Members Super Bass Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Well? If you do use them on a fretted bass, how do you like them, what strings are they and what bass is it. What is the sound like? Final question, could you upload a clip of your bass with the tapewounds?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rezdog Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Greetings from the North, I use La Bella tapewounds on a Reverend Brad Houser 5. For what I do I like them a lot. I like the sound, the smooth feel, and the fact that you don't have to change them out all the time like round wounds. I regret that my keyboard skills are still some what limited but if you Google up Bezhig.com and then go to the music section. Select the 'Change Your Ways" album. Listen to 'Change Your Ways' + 'Bunker' + 'So Many Know' and that should give you an idea of what they can sound like on a fretted bass. Happy Times,Rezdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Ya I have used fender tapewounds on a fretted bass B4 in fact that is what I have on my Ric. they are great for smoothe fast fretting without all the zippy sound you get from round wounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Thanks! The tunes sound great and so does the bass! Here's the direct link for anyone else interested. http://bezhig.com/music-group-20.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 sounds good:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rezdog Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Greetings, Thanks for the help with the link and glad that you guys liked what you heard. Rezdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasper383 Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 Go to Bass Player Magazine's TV website. Bobby Vega is on it playing some Larry Graham excerpts with tapes on his Jazz. A wild looking Jazz, at that. http://www.bassplayer.tv/ Go to Artists, then scroll down to Bobby Vega. I have some LaBella tapes right now on my Yamaha BB414. They are really cool. Usually I think it's a steel string used, so you get some brightness, without any string noise. Unique sound. On the Yamaha, it's amazingly focused. I needed to raise the action and relief a bit; otherwise there was a lot of clanking on the frets, something you don't get with flats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yeah, I watched the Bobby Vega videos earlier. I just wanted to hear some recorded sounds to get a better feel for it. I'm going to get the bass setup properly from the outset, so there should be no issues with buzzing when I get it back from the tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonjohn Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 i use them on a fretless. nice. ...but i know a guy who uses a pick and after a while the tape part of the string broke from the pick. something to consider if you use a pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted January 23, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 23, 2008 Well? If you do use them on a fretted bass, how do you like them, what strings are they and what bass is it. What is the sound like? Final question, could you upload a clip of your bass with the tapewounds?? I do. http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/isaacjones-02.m3u It has a mellower sound than your typical Ric. I like them, though not for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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