Bassists (Egan :D) - tapered or non-tapered low B?

[MarcusGHedwig]

What are the differences in tonality/feel, if any? I'm gonna be playing aggressively with a pick

 

[egan.]

I don't like tapered. They are a little brighter but they never intonate or feel right IMHO and you have to raise your saddle way up.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Cool, thanks dude - untapered it is!

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Oh, and one other thing - I was perusing the talkbass forums earlier trying to find an answer, and I saw some mention of sorta creasing the low-B string down above the nut to increase the tension - thoughts? (and what's the best way to do it + how much is too much?)