Bass Burners Taper Core

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Greg Lorisco

Ahh? So the tension is less with the taper than without?

And I guess I should have said that the E and A sound better to me with a non-taper core; fuller, rounder, more punchy, exactly what you (I) would want the meat and potatoes section of the bass to sound like.

With the TC you must raise your bridge saddles up or lower them with non tapered ones. The extra height if not adjusted might be the difference you feel. The TCs sit down lower near the core and the bridge saddles need to be raised up if switching from non tapered. The same in reverse or going from TC to Non TC.