Cloth tape is going to be mighty difficult to clean so I'll assume you'll be changing the bacteria ladden cover after each use. This is doable but there are better ways.
If you don't want a slippery handle then buy one with a handle you like or have your smooth handle bead blasted, cover with grip tape, sand paper, whatever you wish - it's your knife.
My brother complained about the custom knife I made him (imagine that, given a custom knife and having the nerve to complain). So being the good little brother I am, I made him another knife with ribbed G-10 grips. He is now happy but I'm out a second knife, no mention of returning the no good slippery one.
I prefer a smooth grip that fits my hand. My off hand is in more danger than the one holding the blade.
