Every time I hear tapewounds I love them even more

The strings and bass are a match made in heaven!

I still think this bass is really unique and i love the sound when i heard it with those wierd strings.

I have a set of these on a P-Bass and that simple combination just kills. Hearing these with the piezo is very unique.

Man, that piezo with the flats has a lot of that acoustic bass character that so many people keep insisting that you can only get from an acoustic bass.

I prefer tapewound over flatwound. Not necessarily for tone but for feel. I really like the way they feel. Could be a mental thing....well, I guess everything is a mental thing, when you got a head full of spiders and bees....but still....yay tapewound.

The infomercial black and white filter for “old strings” is a nice touch.

I think I commented this in your review video of this bass, but I think it would work really well as a fretless, especially with those tape wound strings. As a fretted instrument it is really not my thing but certainly a very interesting instrument.

Love the raspy growl. The thought of those on my Epiphone Embassy make me weep for joy.

I really like the sound of those strings with that bass-they go well together.

The tape wounds sounds amazing on that guitar. Takes the harsh (to me ) fizz out of the tone; I'm going to give them a try on my other 5 string for some winter-dark-weather experimentation :)

Unic bass with bright teen sound

I've got a set of the white tapewounds ( more clear the white) on a Fender Jazz fretless I'm really a big fan of them.

I would love to hear it with some Thomastic Jazz Flats! May give it a mellow URB sound.

Thanks for the great video. I've got one of these basses coming in next week (5-string Maple) and I ordered the Labella Tapewounds after listening to the video. I just couldn't not try this out!

Hi! I think there's just one major bass you seem to pass and that is the G&L L-2000 and now actually the CLF version really works on some of the downsides the regular one has such as the weight and bulkiness. Give it a try. It's the most versatile, beasty bass you'll put your hands on. You'll give that Spector some time off trust me ;) Also, it can be a great serious of mods such as the K-Mod which ads the a similar sound of single coils or even putting some roundwounds on it to tame the mids. I hope you'd give it a try ;). Love your vids BTW all the way from Israel

I looove LaBella's

They are a lower tension string , I use them and Thomastik Infeld Which are even lower tension, on both their Flat wound , Round wound . I switch between these 3 , when I want to change things up or going after a certain sound.

Great sounds from the new strings.👍

We need more string reviews!!

Oooo..... Can you do an A/B comparison with labella white gold tapes? Its their brightest..... Not a lot out there. I bet they might send you a few sets.... Edit: love the vid. I have played on these strings. Really nice.

My little one think's it's hilarious when you wear checked pants and always says "he's got his Pyjamas on"... But not today!! Love this AFR5.. it's mad but beautiful...

I hate everything about this bass, but you make it sound so good.

Sounds more like an upright acoustic bass with the nylon tape wound strings. Some people are looking for that kind of sound to blend better with acoustic instruments.

Great strings LaBell love them

I might try this (or flats) with my Ergodyne. I love that bass, but it would be nice to be able to get darker tones, yet still get brighter when I need it, that bass is still getting quite bright even with the tapewounds.

I'm not sure I like this bass too much. That piezo soloed with the LaBellas almost sounds like a mild bass synth. Either way, not my cup of a favorite beverage. However, super interesting vid. I can see how playing them may be different for you, because you've said before that you play with a fairly high action and you tend to dig in.

Another great vid. May I make a suggestion about the segments with the drum machine? The drum machine is always way too quiet. It basically sounds like your normal bass playing with a drum machine way in the background. To tell how a bass sounds "in the mix" (the point, I assume), you'd want to mix the bass lower in volume, closer to a real world blend on a recording. I've noticed this issue in all your vids. Aside from that, awesome as per usual!!

taking the tubby part of the bass out and injecting a bit of mid growl and treble....sounds great.

Beautiful sound.

I'll give those strings a try on my Chowny CH-1, should be a good fit. Salutations from the UK.

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I wish LaBella made a 5 string set of medium scale strings (black tape wound) but they are not to be found. I'd love to put a set on my Ibanez Acoustic bass.

Roundwounds feel like sandpaper after tryin some La Bella tapes! Love em! theyre horrible for string bending tho, which makes u play more uprighty.

Double thumbs up for the cat sighting! Awesome video!

Interesting bass, my first reaction was.. the designer must have come to work jacked up on 'shrooms 😅 I like how the tapewounds still have some brightness and mellow lows.

Those tapewounds sound good for a few weeks and then start unraveling and need to be changed. Also if you don’t wipe them down after each session a little moisture gets trapped in between the windings and the strings start to rust underneath the windings. I went through three sets from LaBella and RotoSound before giving up on them and switching to D’Addario Chromes (flatwound) that don’t rust as easily and last for years. Wait and see for yourself.

Very cool! Might try on my Peavey Grindbass 5 ;-)

They almost sound like a fretless when playing on the E and A strings.

You should try out the white nylon tape wounds when you get a chance.

The rounds are not that much brighter , I find that surprising. Maybe its the setup but the tape wounds seem to produce more unwanted string noise , at least IMO.

Thanks Lobster! I have always thought tapewounds sounded cool. Those sound brighter than I would have expected. I have heard some have issues with them especially on noisy basses with shielding and or grounding issues because the strings themselves do not contact metal to metal with the bridge etc. Did you notice any of that? It may be more of an issue with single coil basses especially soloed on one pickup? Also I wonder if using a pick frequently would damage the coating? Last question, is there a type or style of strings that will help out noisier basses, especially active ones, or does It not matter?

Hi! Try those strings on a fretless bass. I'd like to know what they sound like on that kind of bass.

The machine head layout on that bass looks...interesting.

I've been investigating DR's coated strings and they leave much to be desired in their durability claims. Next on my experimentation list are tape wound strings. Thanks for doing my homework! ;)

Ha ha... My wife just walked into the room and was like "Did that guy just call you a crustacean?"

What do you think about Pressure Wound strings? I have the GHS ones on my custom P-Bass and they sound awesome. Also I just put a set of Rotosound SM55 Pressure Wound strings on my new 32" scale Warmoth Mooncaster semi-hollow bass. Good strings but not quite as good in regards to feel as the GHS. But unfortunately GHS doesn't make them in medium scale. I may try the GHS Precision Flats on that Mooncaster next.

What gauges would fit in my squire classic vibes 50s bass?

I have a fretless aria sinsonido Collecting dust. The pickups are actually tiny condenser mics. Any tips on strings? Want to try flats on tapes but worried what happens if I drop the tension.

LaBella offers a wide variety of nylon tape string in order to delight and confuse the customer :) Black Nylon, Copper White Nylon, Gold White Nylon and White Nylon. I am looking forward to your comparison video of those :) In all seriousness, was there any particular reason for going with the Black Nylon over the others? I am still trying to decide what set to get for my fretless bass. Thanks for the video.

What is your opinion on warwick plz

I think that with the piezo it sounded almost the same.

If you have the opportunity to get one of the original Affirma, do you buy it? I saw one and I am having a little of GAS...

Have the afr4 untouched.

Their white nylon string series sounds a lot better IMO.

I really wanna see an Affirma with two single coils instead of just one

I originally didn’t see the match between the two. I’m a P Bass guy, and THAT is where tapewounds go. I was wrong.

ever use elixir strings ?

why tapewounds strings still has tone........

eh, thought it sounded great with the rounds (especially blended between magnetic and piezo), tapes were ok but not my thing. My humble opinion only!

What? No Hofner Club Bass? You're missing out.

The labella tapes are sooooo bad sounding compared to the DAddario Tapes. I had both and really regret spending money on the LaBellas. Get the DAddarios - they feel mich better, too!

0:00 about time, let's get some tape demos goin on get them labella white golds boiiiiii got my mobile mixer and I'm terrified to shoot a clip...lol I have a set of white gold lights to put on the Unity upgrade but then this hollow made of maple I got has crusty old BRASS strings on it. Yep, copper colored. Why would you put bright (although oxidized heavily) sounding strings on a HOLLOW MAPLE BASS? I almost put the white golds on it right there and we'll see soon. I am getting up the nerve to start potato camming - the Go Mixer came yesterday and I almost had a panic attack...gotta start somewhere. I AM NOT TURNING ON COMMENTS. I can take criticism but I don't want to wrangle trolls, I just want to share knowledge and experiences - I don't even care about subs. I'm not rich, but more money past a certain point loses its practicality anyhow and I am not going to be homeless again for at least a couple years so it's on me if I fail this time. It's been a long haul from the first accident in 2017 and I learned a lot of terrible things I was afraid I already knew... Time for a fresh half century of living and exploration. Who knows? Maybe I'll even get a third life after this second half century is up if I don't do something dangerously ignorant in the meantime.

Treble has to be rolled off before those strings come to life. Not sure it is worth it.

Wow....sounds amazing. How would tapewounds sound on a fretless bass?