Converting tapewounds to roundwounds?

[Geri O]

OP is moving towards the Darkside, possibly having read too many other string-related posts by another dear friend of ours on TB.
Maybe the mods can start a dedicated forum ("Overthinking strings" or some such) to deal with all this distraction.
It's still mind-boggling to some of us of a certain age that flatwound strings are so "Popular" these days. The real tapewound mystery here is why anyone chooses to buy 'em in the first place.
I just had a giggle when Spellcheck autocorrected "Tapewound" to "Tapeworm" too. Peak A.I..

Careful….

 

[dutchwife]

Careful….

Clearly, text can't show that the above was written with a wry smile and no disrespect was intended to anyone regarding their personal gear choices ～ horses for courses etc.
The first part was possibly not quite as tongue-in-cheek however. Not necessarily a dig but an observation that people are posting about doing all manner of weird stuff with strings, necks & stuff ～ a lot of which seems genuinely mind-boggling and ultimately pointless. Still, I guess there may be a fledgling Ken Parker in our midst...kinda doubt it though.
Written with nothing but goodwill as always, even if it may appear otherwise.
Enjoy your weekend.

 

[GTHintz]

I really don't understand why we have so many comments on here discouraging the guy from pulling the silk off his strings. Yes it's an extra step but I don't really appreciate all the negativity around it. It's not hurting anything and I hope he posts pics after he does it and let's us know what he thinks about the sound. I thought this was talk bass not Karen Bass.

 

[Geri O]

I really don't understand why we have so many comments on here discouraging the guy from pulling the silk off his strings. Yes it's an extra step but I don't really appreciate all the negativity around it. It's not hurting anything and I hope he posts pics after he does it and let's us know what he thinks about the sound. I thought this was talk bass not Karen Bass.

Because he asked….

And name-calling? Is that Talkbass now, too?

 

[Prodigus Filius]

I like string experiments. Except those involving ' how much tension before a string breaks' or 'do you worry about strings breaking'. Not naming names he he
I love the mystery of 'what's lurking beneath the surface'. Although the fact at what's under a nylon tape is no longer a mystery per se. But you could always find a dollar bill or an S.O.S under there he he

 

[NKBassman]

No offense intended, but your words might carry more weight if you had Albert Einstein as your avatar instead of the Ancient Aliens guy with the Tesla coil hair.

Jury's still out on who's the wiser between those two...

 

[GretschWretch]

Jury's still out on who's the wiser between those two...

Maybe so, but Einstein had better hair (says the guy who has *no* hair ).

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

We boil strings. Why not put them on fire?

 

[Geri O]

We boil strings. Why not put them on fire?

(In the spirit of playing along....)

Less soot under the fingernails when boiling....

 

[claudel]

Back in the day when I first tried tapewounds ( Fender branded, IIRC ) it was no problem removing the tape.

Both times I tried them, some of the wraps came off by themselves after a while.

That was it for those until I tried Labellas a year or so ago.

Wraps haven't sprung on those, yet.