Acoustic Players: What strings and why?

[Cougmeister]

I just put on a set of LaBella White tapewounds and they are sick. Got them off Bassstrings.com. The guy there said they were new and he only got a few sets from NAMM. They give your acoustic that beautiful thump

How are they compared to the black tapewounds?

 

[254 stringer]

No worries mate. Your statement is pure speculation. My statement is based on fact, unless the person answering the phone - and providing customer service for one of world's largest string manufactors, decided to lie to me about nylon tape wound bass strings.

I'm sure your "belief" (or lack thereof) trumps a statement from a company rep. At least to you and perhaps many others. It's no big deal, really.

EPA
low volume demand
set-up costs
maybe more reasons, as I did not record the call
you do the math

So the company that makes all tapewound strings I assume is an American company. Then that means they load up all their string making equipment and cart it over to the UK to make Roto's (handmade in the UK) after they run off a batch of La Bella's (made in the USA).

 

[Red_Merkin]

I have yet to try Tapes on my Takamine, but I like the D'Addario Bronzes just fine once they break in and die a little.