Wow Tapewounds

[Lowendchamp]

So I love my P bass but had a hard time finding the strings that were right for it. Then I found these and Wow! I'm inspired now. If you like flats but never tried tapes, give them a try!

 

[FrenchBassQC]

Wait until you try the duct tapewound, he

makes the best ones...

 

[jdaunt]

I’m currently venturing into the tapewound world, with the big discounts in the TB store right now, i picked up a set of LaBella Black Tapes for my Tony Franklin fretless, and liked them so much i just got delivery yesterday of a set of LaBella White Tapes! Haven’t gotten a chance to put them on my EBMM Stingray yet, but looking forward to trying them out.

 

[pisces_bass]

I run the same tapes you have on my acoustic. Love how they thump. My j-bass prefers stainless rounds.

 

[douglasbass]

I have new LaBella Black tapewounds on my P-Bass; I'm digging the tone and feel. Obviously not as bright as rounds. I wonder how tapewounds will age? They do seem a little stiff. With the flats I've played, they needed some time to 'break in'.

 

[Bob_Ross]

If you like flats but never tried tapes, give them a try!

Also, if you like rounds but never tried tapes, give them a try! They really are their own kind of thing...and not a hybrid of (nor substitute for) flats and/or rounds.

I wonder how tapewounds will age?

If the set on my Rob Allen bass is any indication: They don't!
Seriously, I've had the same set of LaBella 760N black nylon tapewound strings on that bass since 2007. I bought several more sets of those strings so that I'd be able to swap on a new set just as soon as the original set started to loose its sound...and I'm still waiting!

 

[Root 5]

I have new LaBella Black tapewounds on my P-Bass; I'm digging the tone and feel. Obviously not as bright as rounds. I wonder how tapewounds will age? They do seem a little stiff. With the flats I've played, they needed some time to 'break in'.

Tapes can last 20 years or so!