Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I've read recently that Pete Townshend says that he only uses Rickenbacker's tapewound guitar strings on his 12 strings, and that they're the key to the early Who sounds with a Rickenbacker.

Does anybody know what he's talking about? I was born in '83, so maybe these were just before my time. I'm familiar with tapewound bass strings, but I've never heard of a tapewound guitar string.

Does anybody know more than I do?

They are simply flatwound strings.

Okay, cool. Thanks for clearing that up. The tapewound bass strings I've had experience with are black and have a very smooth feel a fairly dull sound (I bought an old bass once that came with a set on it.) so I had no idea.

I appreciate the help.

also called ribbon-wound on other brands.