D'Addario Nylon Tapewound Bass Strings?

[MichelD]

Any opinions on D'Addario Nylon Tapewound Bass Strings?

A luthier buddy has modified an acoustic guitar into a bass and was asking what I thought of them. I don't have a clue.

 

[michael_t]

Any opinions on D'Addario Nylon Tapewound Bass Strings?

You might want to post your question here as well:

TapeWound Club~Anyone?

 

[west al]

Any opinions on D'Addario Nylon Tapewound Bass Strings?

A luthier buddy has modified an acoustic guitar into a bass and was asking what I thought of them. I don't have a clue.

D'Addario ETB92 Nylons are the only Nylons I use. ETB92S Nylons strung on my Epi EB-0. I had a set of ETB92 Nylons on a Fender USA Geddy Lee Jazz for 4.5 years when I sold the bass with the Nylons still on. Gauges, (.50, .65, .85, .105)

 

[BLDavis]

The ETB92 is a fairly versatile string. I use them on my Tacoma Thundercheif and my fretless Jazz, but I'm not sure how they will work for your friends modified guitar due to the string length. I'm guessing it's a short scale and will need ETB92S.
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[bassist4dalord]

These are hands down my favorite Tapewound. One of my favorite strings of all time, easily.

I've had the same set on my acoustic bass for almost seven years now and I absolutely love them!

 

[ToneMaven]

I'm not that impressed with them actually. At least, not on an acoustic bass. Just put some on today, switching out the D'Addario Phosphor Bronze for the ETB92 set. For some reason, I am not getting any wow out of them, mostly just meh. They are slightly duller sounding and a bit lower in volume. Bass wise, I don't get the "double bass sound", plugged in or acoustic. No finger noise, but holy moly, twice as much fret noise. Seems I have to push down harder on the tapes to keep from having a minor rattle on the fret I'm playing. I either have to press harder or a bit farther back or both. With the Phosphor Bronze, I could lightly fret right up next to the fret, even on top of the fret without that rattle. The tension is also lighter on the tapes and the feel a bit slinky in comparison, maybe floppy a bit. I had to add relief due to the lower tension. Ill try them a while and see, but I am nearly ready to take them off.

 

[iiipopes]

They have the same mid scoop tone as do other D'Addario strings. To me, they were just too floppy, because underneath the tape, they are essentially the same as a conventional rounds 35-90. When I gigged with tapewounds, I played the La Bella regular gauge 60-115 White Tapes, which under the tapes are a 43-95 set of stainless steel rounds.

 

[ToneMaven]

UPDATE: After playing them a few days, they don't seem as floppy. I think the floppy feel came from having to dig in harder to get the same volume acoustically that I was used to. The rattle at the fret that comes with too light a touch is still louder than it was with the original strings, but I am approaching that as an indicator of poor technique, shining a light on something I need to work on for consistently clean notes, so I like that aspect of it. Not a fan of black strings on a Spruce top, looks goofy. Not a fan of black strings on a nearly black fretboard. I lose sight of them when learning new music and I need to look at the fretboard. Still leaning on going back to phosphors.