Thundercat strings

Labella Gold White Nylon Tapewounds.

 

Is that true?
I was planning on trying out some D'Addario tapewounds, might try these instead.

 

According to everything I've read, it's true.

 

Awesome, I am big fan of Stephen. I've also seen these multi-coloured silk ends on ads and wondered "what are they?" So thanks Jim

 

Weird. I knew he used both but never figured they'd be on the same bass

 

That sounds awesome. Anyone know why the high strings are Tapewounds?

 

Based on my experience with white nylons on my fiver I’m guessing he wants a clearer more midrange present tone on the high strings than a flat is going to deliver, but without sounding like a round. The low B for the same reason.

I wonder if that combination feels weird under your fingers.

 

Cool, sort of taking a cue from our brothers on the double bass side, who often mix sets for the low side/high side of their uprights.

I really dig Thundercat.

 

I might give it a try on my E-C 5 String.

 

If you want to do high-C tuning on your fiver get the 6-string set. For some reason it’s often found online cheaper than the EADGC five string set.

 

yeah, just not sure if I want to spend the 120 bucks for both sets combined

 

What’s the other set you’re looking at? I just bought the 6-string copper-white set and put the unneeded low B string in the parts bin. Were you planning on doing the half flats/half tapewound thing in the video? The 750-CB set runs around $55 last set I bought.

 

yes thought about doing the half flat half tapewound. I am in europe, so they are more expensive here

 

It would be an interesting exercise I suppose. But it’s definitely an expensive exercise. I also think with something like Thundercat’s setup, a string combination like that is something precisely matched to the requirements of his personal playing style, his technique (he seems to use a featherlight touch) and the somewhat uncommon type of bass he’s playing. So I don’t think it would necessarily work as well with a different bass or with a different player. But the only way to know for sure is to try it.

You could maybe try the copper white nylons with a domestically sourced set of flats to save some money. You’re stuck with LaBella for the copper white nylons since those are unique to LaBella. But you’ve got some very fine string choices available in Europe. Tomastik-Infeld, Pyramid, and Optima Gold are all excellent choices for flats.

 

If you're not bringing tacos I suggest you start to walk away....
Oh, we're talking about bass stuff?

 

"Gold" or "White"? On my monitor, it looks like the EAD strings are black nylon, and the B, GC are White nylon - no gold.

Black are the darkest in tone
Copper have a different midrange characteristic
Gold are like well-seated NPS
White are the "brightest" in the context of nylon tape wound strings.

I gigged all the above. I had a set of whites last me over two years before I got divots in the nylon tape and they finally died of not holding tune and not holding intonation.

I would suggest whites, not golds, for a six-string.

 

Dont know what his strings are but that bass and sound are dope!

I wonder if thundercat is a fan of the thundercats!