Short-scale black tapewound strings with purple silks?

[Damascus]

Does anyone know what strings these are? Thank you!

 

[michael_t]

They're the La Bella Black Tapewound.

Do they have colored ball ends, red-white-blue-gold?

 

[Damascus]

They're the La Bella Black Tapewound.

Do they have colored ball ends, red-white-blue-gold?

No, they are just gold.

 

[michael_t]

No, they are just gold.

That simply means they're more than a few years old. The purple silk definitely points to La Bella.

 

[Damascus]

That simply means they're more than a few years old. The purple silk definitely points to La Bella.

Ok, thank you! They were surprisingly bright and twangy as well as low tension. There was another identical bass with round wounds on it, and the tape wounds were noticeably brighter. Not at all what I expected, but I really liked them. A pleasant surprise. I want a set for a short scale that I have. Perhaps even a 5 string set for BEAD tuning. The low tension and reduction in fret rattle might make them really well suited for this purpose.

 

[CoughSyrup]

Ok, thank you! They were surprisingly bright and twangy as well as low tension. There was another identical bass with round wounds on it, and the tape wounds were noticeably brighter. Not at all what I expected, but I really liked them. A pleasant surprise. I want a set for a short scale that I have. Perhaps even a 5 string set for BEAD tuning. The low tension and reduction in fret rattle might make them really well suited for this purpose.

I use the short scale labella set on my Lakland HB30, great string for that application and I think the tension is just fine.