Fretless acoustic bass: flats o nylon?

[peterkas]

Hi everybody
Recently I acquired a acoustic fretless (thanks Chris). Now the bass has a daddario Chrome's string set. It sounds good, but I don't know if nylon tapewound strings could sound more audible unplugged, without loose the deep.
Please, give me your opinion and your experience.
Thanks

Edited June 15, 2016 by peterkas

[AndyTravis]

Nylon tapes are great but take some real working to get volume...

Very upright tone which is cool.

[Silvia Bluejay]

Unplugged acoustic basses never seem to be loud enough, due to their small size. In my experience, the D'Addario Chromes are some of the brightest-sounding flats available; for a more zingy sound you may have to move to rounds, in particular to phosphor-bronze. Bear in mind that, in that case, you'll also have to put up with more finger noise.

[peterkas]

Thanks a lot for your comments.
In my case, the bass is fretless and the noise there is not important but the bronze strings are not an option. I don't want hurt the fingerboard. I don't know what is the difference in sound, volume and tension comparing with the flats

[EssentialTension]

Acoustic basses need amplifying. There's a reason a double bass is as large as it is.

[sblueplanet]

I have black tapewound strings on my fretted acoustic bass. I really like the feel of them. I use the bass for noodling at home so volume not an issue.

[fretlessguy]

If fretless I use tapes and fretted I use flats. Either will work. Prefer light gauges since I do not trust thicker strings with those thin tops on an ABG.

[Beedster]

[quote name='peterkas' timestamp='1466019479' post='3072886']
Hi everybody
Recently I acquired a acoustic fretless (thanks Chris). Now the bass has a daddario Chrome's string set. It sounds good, but I don't know if nylon tapewound strings could sound more audible unplugged, without loose the deep.
Please, give me your opinion and your experience.
Thanks
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Hey mate, theChromes are good, but I'd probably be using TI Jazz flats on that bass had I kept it. It has a big sound compared to many, so youmay get away with tapes also. Enjoy it

[peterkas]

Thanks a lot fpr your comments. i know the volume "issue". In the near future I will try a tapes to compare the feel and the sound. As soon I can , I'll record with both type of strings