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La Bella Copper White Nylon Tapewounds:

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GBassNorth said:
Good question. Until I saw your pic I had never seen a tapered tape from La Bella. Neither of my Black Tapes or White silver Tapes have a tapered B.
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So, La Bella White and Black Nylon Tapes don't have tapered B. Thanks for the info.

Aamof, I still have 2 unopened packs of the White Nylon Tapes (5 string and 6 string sets). If there's a non-tapered low-B inside, I might just switch to that set, though it means I would be ditching the Copper White.
 
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Aidil said:
So, La Bella White and Black Nylon Tapes don't have tapered B. Thanks for the info.

Aamof, I still have 2 unopened packs of the White Nylon Tapes (5 string and 6 string sets). If there's a non-tapered low-B inside, I might just switch to that set, though it means I would be ditching the Copper White.
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I was stating from memory. Will double check my basses and confirm in a few minutes.
 
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Aidil said:
So, La Bella White and Black Nylon Tapes don't have tapered B. Thanks for the info.

Aamof, I still have 2 unopened packs of the White Nylon Tapes (5 string and 6 string sets). If there's a non-tapered low-B inside, I might just switch to that set, though it means I would be ditching the Copper White.
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GBassNorth said:
I was stating from memory. Will double check my basses and confirm in a few minutes.
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I was INCORRECT.

My white Tapes ARE in fact tapered as are my Black Tapes. I have both 5 string sets installed on basses that string through the body, so the taper was hidden and ends before the string exits the top of the bass body, well before it contacts the bridge saddle.

So sorry for the confusion, these darn strings last for years (going on 15 years on the blacks). I just didn't recall ever seeing a taper when installing them and certainly couldn't see it while playing because it was hidden in the body. On my through body set up, the B string contact at the saddle is full width.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I was INCORRECT.

My white Tapes ARE in fact tapered as are my Black Tapes. I have both 5 string sets installed on basses that string through the body, so the taper was hidden and ends before the string exits the top of the bass body, well before it contacts the bridge saddle.

So sorry for the confusion, these darn strings last for years (going on 15 years on the blacks). I just didn't recall ever seeing a taper when installing them and certainly couldn't see it while playing because it was hidden in the body. On my through body set up, the B string contact at the saddle is full width.
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Ouch...

I'm not home so I haven't got the chance to look at the unopened sets that I have. Anyway, thank you for the update.
 
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I checked whether the low-B was twisted, apparently not.

So, I just have to accept that I had to raise the action even higher than the low-B on my other fretless bass with D'Addario NylonTapewound, gave it good witness points at the bridge saddle and nut, and play it with even lighter power on my plucking fingers.
 
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Stan_da_man said:
How long did the strings last before going dead?
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Couldn't justify the lifetime. I had them on only for a couple months or so. Not because they've gone dead, but I just couldn't stand the flopply low-B.

Don't get me wrong, I'm aware nylon tapewound strings are inherently low tension and flexible. AAMOF, I’ve had D'Addario Nylon Tapewound ETB92-5 on my other Ibanez 5 string fretless (same scale length) for 5 years. Not to mention my main (fretted) 5er has 40-120 Dunlop Super Brights, which 45-125 set are considered by most as already flexible roundwounds. Hence, handling low tension and flexible strings, which low-B's always have the lowest tension, had never been a problem for me until I got these Copper White Nylons.

The fact that I love D'Addario Nylon Tapewound so much on my fretless, which are still going nowhere despite they've been on for years, is what led me in getting another nylon tapewound set when I got another Ibanez fretless. But, since this newer fretless is a semi hollow-body bass, I thought it would sound even better if I put on the Copper White Nylon Tapewound set.

My conclusion of the problem I was having with the Copper White low-B being too floppy is due to its taperwound construction at the ball end side. Thus, making the already low tension and flexible string even floppier. Had the low-B wasn't tapered, it wouldn't be as flopply, and I would've kept the Copper Whites on. FWIW, D'Addario tapes low-B isn't tapered at the ball end side.

Since you seemed not going to get these Copper White Nylons for a 5 string, most likely you would have a blast playing them for a long time.
 
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