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12 reviews
Dark and fat sounding strings can be fantastic.
These strings are not for everyone. If you are looking for a modern bass tone get some round wound strings. But if you are looking for a vintage, almost upright kind of sound these will fit the bill. Think of that fat bass tone on the Beatles Come Together. McCartneys bass, the way they mastered and mixed it sounds so dark and thick. It's a very 60s sound, particulairly on that song. I have them on a few of my basses now and they are fantastic! (66Gibson EB2, Carvin AC50, Godin A5 fretless, Fender fretless Jazz.) Those basses sound absolutely amazing! Oh yeah, I left out my P bass. They can be slapped on that bass, and they sound good, but not exactly modern. Surprising, however. These strings have a wonderful stong fundemental sound. (Fundemental is the frequency that the note is named for, but with subdued harmonics.( Every note is more than just the one frequency of the fundemental.)Read full review...
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Changed the whole sound of my bass!
I recently blind purchased a new Ibanez SHR505F Fretless 5 string semi-hollow bass that only sports a piezo pickup in the bridge for a more "acoustic" quality. It comes stock with a set of D'Addario Chromes, and while those are very nice, playable strings they are not at all suited for an acoustic tone. I messed with the bass for about a month and was on the verge of selling it because I just couldn't get the tone out of it I was after, which is a bummer because I really like the bass but in a last ditch effort I decided to try the D'Addario tapewounds, and lo and behold as I suspected it was the stock strings all along! They definitely give the bass a more natural, acoustic tone but have good clarity and definition, and play wonderfully! Super smooth and just the right tension so they are flexible but not sloppy! They literally changed the whole sound and feel of the bass in the best way possible!Read full review...
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Smooth black strings!!
So, I came across a fretless 5-string, and read reviews on certain strings that would compliment it, plus it's black with black hardware. For a tape wound string, I find these bright enough, and they are quiet, with little to no finger to strings slide noise. That added to there being no frets, and it's a perfect match. I'm even curious to how these would sound on my regular 5-string neck thru with the Bartolini setup.
Extremely happy and would highly recommend these if you want a different feel than all the standard strings styles out there. Cheers!!Read full review...
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Smooth
Great sounding strings very smooth and easy on the fingers. Much brighter than anticipated. Great tone very pleased. 2010 fender jazz bass Made in Mexico
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I love it
Tapewound strings are my favorite. I'm a thumpy bass player and need tapewounds. Feels great to the fingers as well. These are also real d'Addario strings! I love this product and so are you.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: mymusicstuff
Awesome product, great sound, plays smoothly
1st time I've used tapewound strings. Really like the sound and feel. Will be a repeat buyer
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Nylon tapeworms strings
Now the only string I use, can eq it to have an upright sound, they are fantastic .
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Tapewound strings. Nice. Vintage tone. Smooth
Tapewound strings. Nice. Vintage tone. Smooth
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Smooth!
These strings really improved the sound and tone of my bass!
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Super strings!
Have these tape wound strings on both my fretted and fretless Carvin 5 strings. Super sound...fretted gets thumping when I need it, fretless almost upright sound! Luv em!
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