La Bella 750N Deep Talkin' Black Nylon Tape Wound, Light Bass Guitar String 50-105

Incredible strings, took me too long to realize how spending more on a pack of good strings will save me money in the long run.

My #1Less tension, no fret ware, and finger tips are not effected from callusesWish they made short scale .105’s - or, these for the string thru mustang. Those would be hotOnly need to swap these once a year if you keep your tools clean

Got an email asking me to review these. I would normally just delete the email, but I realized in this case it's worth a review. I have literally told multiple people excitedly about how much I like these strings. And I'm not the type of bass player who goes around talking about gear, at all. I bought these because I wanted to test out a new bass and I didn't like the strings it had. These tape wounds ended up ruining the test because I think I would love any bass that had these.What I used them for: a Fender Jazz Bass.Sound: I don't think a bass should sound like a guitar. It needs some thump. These sound like hip hop bass to me: smooth and deep, slow attack, thumpy but with lots of sustain. I play jazz mostly but I love that kind of sound - it's as close to a stand-up bass sound as you would want to get on an electric bass.Feel: this is the thing. These are like butter. I love the tape wound feel. I have another pair of tape wounds from another brand on a different bass and those feel great too - so I guess these probably feel similar to most tape wounds. If you haven't tried any tape wounds though, I highly recommend you try them out.Look: the black looks cool.

I played bass in high school, and back then I was too poor to afford new strings, so I played the same set of round-wound strings on my bass as when I got it. An adult friend who taught me and who I used to jam with had a set of flats on his bass and I swore that one day I'd get flats. Fast forward 25 years and I finally got another bass. I started searching around for reviews on flatwounds, and saw a video comparing flats, half-rounds (which I use on my Telecaster) and nylon tape wounds. My mind was very quickly made up. Even with youtube video/audio compression, I could hear that the tapewounds had the smooth sound of the flatwounds, but with a little more punch and thickness that I really like. So I ordered these and I have not at all been disappointed. They play so smooth--no string noise at all. On the rare occasion when they rattle against the frets, it's not the zzzziiiiingg of flats or rounds, but almost more like a soft clatter, which I don't hear in my amp/headphones/recording. They have that full, round tone that I like from so many of the classic rock and outlaw country songs I grew up with, but there is a punch to them that I really like. I have a feeling these will be my go-to strings for a long time to come.

I had been using flatwound strings on my ‘78 Precision fretless for years but had grown frustrated with what I’ll call their “dull” sound: compared to the round-wounds on my fretted P-bass they had no spark. I heard about tape-wound strings and had read they could bring some brightness without chewing up my fingerboard so decided to try these. And I love them, they are super smooth under the fingers but have a brighter sound than my flats, and wow are they easy to play. And they sound great too, with good pick-ups they can punch right through the mix.They seem very well-made and durable, plus the black strings on my maple fingerboard give things some visual pop. I am converted now, only LaBella tape-wounds going forward. Recommended!

I regularly record electric bass guitar on original music in our Florida based recording studio. Most of the time I like Rotosound bass strings on my three Fender basses but every now and then a song calls for a darker less brilliant sound.These La Bella strings sound really good, they have enough high frequency to make clear notes and massive bottom end tone. They are really easy on your fingers too.I only took off a star because of the limited sound these have, you're not going to get clarity from these. That dark tone is not my favorite and I don't love it, I use it because some songs call for it. Then again they're not intended for bright sound, If you need quality tape wound bass strings these are the ones to try.Good music to all!