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  • Опубликовано: 13 май 2023
  • In this clip, Scott and Ian analyze and compare the tonal characteristics of tapewound and flatwound bass strings.
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  • @jonhmusic423
    @jonhmusic423 Год назад +153

    The brand of tapes makes a huge difference. Rotosound tapes are super dark and thumpy, but Labella tapes tend to be a lot brighter.

    • @kaylons
      @kaylons Год назад +9

      Not to mention La Bella's clear tapewounds are just... for me, the balance between tapes and bright roundwounds

    • @mbeckerini
      @mbeckerini Год назад +1

      I agree...at least concerning the Labellas. I have them on my fretless Jazz bass and I thought for sure they'd be dark/muddy, but they totally remind me of nylon strings on a guitar. Not real bright but also not dark at all!

    • @nunyazz
      @nunyazz Год назад

      @@kaylons Or the Golds.

  • @alexeliadis9827
    @alexeliadis9827 Год назад +44

    Love tapewounds. Much less tension across the string than flats. Labella's all the way.

  • @jazzpunkt40
    @jazzpunkt40 Год назад +21

    Tapes sound amazing on a modern active bass too.

    • @JL-bu8bz
      @JL-bu8bz 9 месяцев назад

      Impossible

  • @TheWongKeys
    @TheWongKeys Год назад +13

    I have a fretless pbass with tapes.
    What a sound, somehow its muddy and bright at the same time 😂

  • @Simbosan
    @Simbosan Год назад +14

    can't bear the flappy rubber band sound of flats, but tapes just blew my mind on my fretless. Never going back to round wounds for fretless. Haven't tried them on fretted. So yeah if you play fretless I can't recommend tapes enough, game changing. They have loads of punch, they still have a good amount of harmonics and you can really lean into your acoustic bass impressions. Brilliant, totally sold

  • @quijadriss7650
    @quijadriss7650 Год назад +4

    As a guitar player, I have límites bass experience. Have had a old g&l short scale. Put flats on it a few years back, sent me down a whole "maybe I should have taken up bass" phaze.

  • @watermelone_man
    @watermelone_man Год назад +3

    All blues, Miles. From the kinda blue record. One of my all time favourite songs.

    • @JL-bu8bz
      @JL-bu8bz 9 месяцев назад

      Yes everybody nows

  • @dallassurfersclub8872
    @dallassurfersclub8872 2 месяца назад +1

    Very cool to see this. I'm considering tape wounds

  • @Shred_The_Weapon
    @Shred_The_Weapon Год назад +11

    My bandleader from Aug. 2001 to Sept. 2003 had a Peavey bass that felt like a brick yolk whenever I strapped it on. When we began working together, he had a set of tapewound strings on it, but he replaced them with flatwounds halfway through the time when we worked together.

  • @dacaveman4372
    @dacaveman4372 Год назад +7

    And then there's me with the blasphemy of cobalt strings 🤣

  • @FullMetalAnus
    @FullMetalAnus Год назад +2

    I use nylon tapes on my semi hollow starfire which definitely flavour the acoustic tone to sound way more warm and mellow compared to chrome flats.
    I feel that you have to be a little more conscious with your muting with tapes.
    Went for flats on my jazz bass.
    As a workhorse bass, I feel flats on a solid body give more versatility for what I need it for.

  • @erikavery8569
    @erikavery8569 Год назад +1

    I use Flats on my Jazz Bass and Half-Rounds on my Carvin Fretless. I’m thinking about using tapewound strings on my other bass.

  • @griegoalex7616
    @griegoalex7616 Год назад

    I've tried daddario tapes and half rounds and they sound very similar to me but the tapes just feel so much better

  • @balloonman8796
    @balloonman8796 Год назад +2

    Always loved tapes, so much easier on my fingers

  • @nylesfrench3568
    @nylesfrench3568 Год назад

    I keep Flats on my P-Bass, but dig tge sound of the Tapewounds. Also you can't lose when you Play "All Blues". One of tge Coolest Grooves on one of tge greatest Albums ever, regardless of genre. Long Live Paul Chambers. Mr. P.C. ❤

  • @therealbeskarlorian
    @therealbeskarlorian 8 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Scott. What strings are on the P Bass of Doom? I have standard gauge labella flats on my p bass currently and they don’t hold as much of a deep, rich sound. Are they heavy gauge, or another brand entirely?

  • @Lobsterino29
    @Lobsterino29 Год назад +9

    Remember guys, every song has a baseline, but not every song has a guitar part

    • @McDoinky
      @McDoinky Год назад +6

      Prince - When Doves Cry

  • @johndobbins1105
    @johndobbins1105 Год назад

    Pressure wounds 🙌

  • @judowrestlerka
    @judowrestlerka Год назад +1

    I only use flats on all of my basses. I have rounds just in case a gig will call for it though.

  • @timothylarson3583
    @timothylarson3583 Год назад

    Got my first set of tapes… shouldn’t have gone for lights… it’s quite a change from the previous set. Maybe in a few days I’ll have it dialed in.

  • @markdaniels7174
    @markdaniels7174 Год назад

    In my naïveté, I didn’t think anyone cared for flats and everyone used roundwounds. But of course it makes sense that many people DO like and use flatwounds… anyone going for a round Pop and R&B sound like Jamerson. It’s just not my bag; I’m a rocker so roundwounds all the way for me, for a trebly punch. My heroes all use rounds: Geddy, Squire, and Jaco.

  • @alfberger3150
    @alfberger3150 Год назад

    I have a squire jazz bass and a fender p-bass, both have roundwounds now, i want to change one of them to flatwound or tapewound, which bass should get what strings and why?

  • @bassman6619
    @bassman6619 Год назад

    Used black nylons on a hofner bass early 70s

  • @arnoldfernbladst3875
    @arnoldfernbladst3875 Год назад

    I have flats on my Gibson and round-wounds on my J-bass. I've not heard of "tapewounds"
    Can you give a short description of:
    Round wound:
    Flat wound:
    Tape wound:
    Ground wound:

  • @bassman6619
    @bassman6619 Год назад

    My new rick come with flatwounds 1980 I think.

  • @josemanuel2244
    @josemanuel2244 7 месяцев назад

    Is it true that tape ones will get noisy on an active pickup bass?

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  7 месяцев назад

      not necessarily, there are various factors in play besides the pickups being active (most pickups are passive, even with an active preamp)

  • @atta1798
    @atta1798 Год назад

    The white bass all the way 👍

  • @Gribchansky
    @Gribchansky Год назад

    AUNIG

  • @moxieallen5428
    @moxieallen5428 Год назад

    everybody on this channel looks like the same guy

  • @MikeLaRock88
    @MikeLaRock88 Год назад

    Are those Black beauties?

    • @golfboy83
      @golfboy83 9 месяцев назад

      No, they're black nylon tapewound strings.

  • @ValdrthePraxama
    @ValdrthePraxama Год назад

    la bell or go to he** haha la bella string are the best

  • @boneappletea3858
    @boneappletea3858 Год назад

    My guy's wearing a latex glove.

  • @comradecam
    @comradecam Год назад

    In a mix neither really make a difference, people who just play bass guitar are such dorks.

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад +7

      🤓🤓🤓

    • @comradecam
      @comradecam Год назад +1

      @@devinebass No shade tho, love y'all for obsessing about that groove!