Daddario ETB92

Perfect set

I bought this set of strings more out of curiosity than out of necessity. when I started playing, a thousand years ago, I started with a bass that had nylon tapewound strings. I noticed this product and thought I'd give it a try. Nice surprise, the strings give a full, deep and warm sound, plus they are soft under the fingers! No hassles and you can play for hours without getting tired. I think at least one of my basses will mount this set forever.

Smooth as Silk

I bought these strings for a vintage P-Bass and i just love the feel they provide. As a poly instrumentalist i'm also grateful for the fact that i can now play for extended periods without any pain or discomfort.

As to the sound they're not as "vintage" sounding as i expected but i can take steps to correct that, as i have a very good amplifier with excellent equalization possibilities.

The one thing i did not expect is the fact that,in my case at least, these strings have a bit of hum compared to regular strings. I suspect this is due to being covered by nylon material - your hands don't touch metal on the strings.

Pros: Very musical, very comfortable

Cons: More Hum (In my case - passive P-Bass)

As expected!

Great strings, a bit pricey but great.

Amazing

The feel is amazing, everything about it is amazing if you love flatwound and more low end sounds

Clarity, growl and playability

PROs: great sound that combines the growl of roundwounds with the clarity of flatwounds. On top, the nilon cover helps a lot with playability...no slipping fingers.

CONs: only a minor one...they come with a blue clothing at the two ends that may or may not fit the bass finish.

I really hoped that these will be the strings for my fretless

I bought these string for fretless bass, I was guided with 2 factors to prevent fingerboard damage and to have more upright sound.

They look good they feel good but the sound for the new string set is not there. It's pretty weak actually and dull.

I listened a lot of reviews on youtube and I spent hours listening to nylon strings. I decided to go for Daddario because they have the best machines for 'tapewounds'.

I don't know guys and girls. Imo these set should cost 3 times less.

More like 12-15 euro strings they sound like that.

Livened up my Dean Edge fretless

Thought I would try these on my fretless, replacing a set of flatwounds as I was trying to get more of an acoustic sound. They are very nice to play, easy on the fingers and gave me the clearer sound I was looking for. Would recommend as they definitely give you something different.

Mellow but not dark

I played this set on old but trusty Ibanez PJ Roadstar and Yamaha BB 604. And every time the result is heaven for me. No metal buzz, it is very forgiving to hands technique. Mellow but not dull and dark tone. Very pleasant touch. Black color looks cool. Easy to clean. But the install the set very carefully -- it is easy the break nylon wound as you get string through the bridge.

A unique tone

I bought these strings to fit a PJ bass, looking for that smooth and deep thump.

I was surprised to find that they retain a mid rich snap that gives them a very unique tone, although not for everyone's ears. It is not a traditional PBass sound, even when you roll off the tone knob, and they definitely don't work for a J Bass sharp attack. They are also capable of producing a decent slap tone, although (again) not a very common one.

Also, you should keep in mind that they have fairly low tension and will easily produce that aggressive snap against the frets, which may or may not be to your liking.

They are definitely worth the try if you're into trying different tones, but if you're of a more conservative nature I would probably skip them and go for a traditional flatwound.

I believe they may be amazing on a fretless and I'll probably have to buy myself one just so I can try them.

Pros: A different tone if you like that sort of thing, very smooth on the hands and the frets

Cons: A different tone if you DON'T like that sort of thing

Nylon tapewounds rock!

I bought these for a fretless Ibanez SRF700 Portamento.

As it has a very sensitive, microphonic Piezo element in the bridge, it picks up a lot of string noise. The "soft" nylonwound external of the string provides a smooth, slick playing surface, and the steel core provides a lot of clarify!

I play a lot of harmonics, and if you crank open the bridge pickup and the piezo, it really sings as a fretless should.

The neck-through construction of the bass is good for sustain, and makes up for the slightly shorter sustain of the strings. They do not lack in sustain for fretted guitars, and bolt-on necks, but for a fretless you sometimes go into "ambient" stuff, and then you need clear, long sustain.

On a fretless you don't get a lot of wear on the strings, but on a fretted bass I suspect the lifetime of the strings will be a lot less, due to the softer windings.

They're also a lot kinder on your fretboard than steel/nickel strings (even if they're flatwound!).

These are a very strong competition for the LaBella nylons.

Give them a try!