BASS STRING SET D'Addario ETB92S Tapewound Bass Medium Short Scale [50-105] (050 - 065 - 085 - 105). Engineered to produce a deep, warm tone with a soft feel, D'Addario Tapewound Bass strings are wound with flattened black nylon that is polished for an ultra-smooth finish. These durable and well balanced strings have been specially designed to provide optimum tension and are calibrated to fit properly on standard saddles and saddles. Tapewounds can be used on fretted or fretless basses and are designed to deliver a vintage tone that ranges from the thump of a double bass to the depth of traditional flat wound strings.