D'Addario Bass Guitar Strings, Tapewound Black Nylon, ETB92, Long Scale, Medium Gauge 50-105, 4-String Set, Pack of 1

These are excellent quality tapewound strings. Basically, they are flatwounds with a very thin nylon wrap, which feels very smooth and silky to the touch. The manufacturing quality is typical for D'Addario, which means absolutely top fit and finish.I've got these Super Long tapewound strings on my Fodera Monarch Standard Fretless 4, which has an extremely long scale (a shade over 35" when including the bridge saddles. These strings are a perfect fit for the Monarch, not only for the long scale, but for the factory nut, which received these strings without any hassle. The black strings look stunning on the guitar, especially with its black hardware.The strings impart a nice, mellow tone that is somewhat Motown Snake Pit-ish; basically a slightly thuddy attack, but it resolves to a nice clear ring. With roundwound strings, you'd achieve the same effect with a light foam damper under the strings as they enter the bridge, but just barely. I was concerned that the tape would affect the harmonics capability of the Monarch, but the harmonics are clear as a bell and sustain nicely. These strings are awesome for '60's be-bop jazz or R&B, and acoustic "unplugged" rock that requires a more subtle intonation. Plus, the sliding on these strings is unparalleled; you can Lee Sklar to your heart's content without a lot of noisy string squeaks.I don't yet have enough experience with these strings on my Monarch's ebony fretboard, but have every reason to believe that they will be kind to the wood and help the bass age nicely without wearing grooves. I'll update this listing once I get a year or so of experience with the strings.All in all, I'm thrilled with the strings for my Fodera. They are the right length, have a great tone and beautiful harmonics, are super-easy to play, and help protect the guitar. Can't ask for much more goodness than that.

These are my favorite flat-wound strings. I use them on my P bass and my fretless Jazz. The steel core is covered by a thick plastic sleeve. The string is perfectly smooth and makes no noise against the frets. Slides are effortless and painless.The tone is very warm and mellow but not thumpy. Paired with good pick-ups there is plenty of articulation and subtlety. It's just pure tone with no unwanted noise. Good for soft-rock, jazz, R & B, etc.

As a beginning electric bass player, I was incredibly put off of practice due to feeling like my fingers were being run over a cheese grater. I have no compunction for believing that it shouldn't be necessary to mutilate your body to learn a musical instrument, and so I began to seek some alternative. I found these, and my fingers and I couldn't be happier.To quote a guitar playing friend, "OH MY GOD THEY'RE LIKE GLASS!" Just touching these strings sold him. They are smooth and easy on the fingers. It should be a crime to give any beginning player round wound strings when these are available.Bonus #1: Finger noise is practically a thing of the past.Bonus #2: They should last a very long time. The tape winding will protect the string from the corrosion bare metal strings are susceptible to. Though they are more expensive than bare metal, these will probably prove cheaper in the long run (and save you several re-stringing sessions).Bonus #3: These are exactly the sound I was looking for. I vastly prefer the smooth sound, closer to the string bass or the round-wound strings of the jazz and funk eras, and these deliver that.These were true to their marked gauge, but they were thicker than typical at the silk wrapping and therefore initially didn't fit through the holes on my bridge. Peeling back the silk wrap solved that for me.

Put on a modulus 5 string flea bass. I’ve set it up to be my bass for thick and fat basslines and other basses for the fancy slappy trebly stuff. They are thicker gauge than I usually use but the lower tension makes them feel like normal. The wrap around the low B on the bridge side (the purple silk) was pretty fat and thick which made getting it through the bridge hole tough. Luckily it got in there but it was really close to not working for me. They sound great and they feel great. I’ve tried flatwounds a few times and always hated them but these have more high end content and feel better than Chromes. I hope they last a long time because a $50 pack of strings sucks to buy haha. If you’re looking for a flat wound alternative and want to setup a bass for a unique sound these are the way to go. I might get a 4 string set for my P bass eventually.

Bought these on the basis of many favorable reviews in bass forums for a 32” scale Ibanez acoustic bass. The strings are long enough for that scale—but the coated part is not, as shown in the picture. They’re still playable, but still—why are they advertised as fitting a 32” scale? For all of that, they sound good and tight, and are very playable with little finger noise. Not as loud acoustically as the round wounds I had in it earlier, but sweeter and smoother. I like the tone, I just wish they actually fit the bass like they’re supposed to.