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TapeWound Club~Anyone?
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Part of it is due to the lower tension on the Jazz Bass, which in turn is due to the shorter neck. I'm considering switching back to flats on it so that I can have a little more tension.
Make sure you contact Jason at bassstringsonline.com so you get the correct strings for it.
Well, La Bella's white tapes have definitely changed me as a bass player.
I mentioned a while back that I was considering switching back to flats on my SX Jazz Bass after I did my demo with "The Trooper", but I like the sound and overall feel of the tapes so much that I just can't bring myself to take them off.
These strings are definite keepers
I mentioned a while back that I was considering switching back to flats on my SX Jazz Bass after I did my demo with "The Trooper", but I like the sound and overall feel of the tapes so much that I just can't bring myself to take them off.
These strings are definite keepers
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I love tapes on my basses, but I found out yesterday that I don't like them on guitar after they have settled in. I ended up taking them off my Tele and putting on a used set of Chromes (which, by the way, sound great).
Having said that, I keeping the strings in case I ever want to try them again.
Having said that, I keeping the strings in case I ever want to try them again.
Do you think you can fit a heavier gauge tapewound string without adjusting your nut if you file the nylon off of the string where it sits on the nut?
I think I know what type of strings I wanna try next on my fretless J. Had no idea these even existed!
That could be a problem. Do you think there is a significant sound difference from the high-gauge Labellas and the low-gauge ones?
NO!!! That will damage the string, compromise its integrity over the nut, and all but assure the strings will break. If you're not comfortable doing it, have your luthier adjust the nut slots to accommodate the tape wounds. He will make them wider, not deeper, while keeping the proper "witness point" and back relief so the string will intonate properly. A slightly smaller string will always work in a larger slot if there is enough down force back from the nut to the tuner, if you decide to go back to conventional strings.
Yes, indeed: .135 . Depending on the bass and a player's current 5-string setup, the B string nut slot may or may not have to be changed. I used to play the (not made anymore 
) GHS .138 Super Steels B string, and so my nut was fine. Others, who play a .125 or .130 B string, may need just a hair of adjustment. But especially on the B string, since the modification is so slight, ( 5 thou or so) if the player does not like the tape wounds, going back to conventional strings is not an issue.
) GHS .138 Super Steels B string, and so my nut was fine. Others, who play a .125 or .130 B string, may need just a hair of adjustment. But especially on the B string, since the modification is so slight, ( 5 thou or so) if the player does not like the tape wounds, going back to conventional strings is not an issue.
I've gone to D'Addario XL nickels on my SUB Ray4 and Rotosound 66's on my SX Jazz Bass, but still have D'Addario tapes on my Ibanez ABG. However, I'm considering putting the La Bella white tapes on the ABG since they feel a lot smoother.
