Wow. These strings are fantastic! After the frustrating string installation process i finally tuned these strings up and they sound beautiful. Bob Gollihur sure was right on target about these strings. If any one is hesitant about getting these strings -do not be. They are exactly what i was looking for. They are so easy to play and i havent even broken them in but they already sound amazing. I heard rumors of them being to bright - but on my kay bass they sound very warm. These strings have all of the advantages of spirocore strings but they are so easy to play with the bow. These strings sound very good for arco and pizz.

Does Corelli have a web site?

The Corellis are made by the French company Savarez, better known for their classical guitar nylon strings.

http://www.liben.com/savarez.html

Gee, how did I KNOW you would have the answer?
Merci.
(Anglo keyboard; no accent keys)
Don

The Savarez web site is not very helpful at all. maybe i was not in the right place, but there was pretty much no info on the corelli strings.

There is, unfortunately, nothing more than that.
However, their printed catalog is good.
Just ask for one.

I remember reading somewhere on this forum about this, but i wasn't sure where. On the package of Corelli strings it mentions not to wrap the metal wrapped portion (not covered with silk) around the tuning peg. On my E string the metal portion of the string is wrapped around maybe one wrap. Has any one had problems with string breakage? Has any one consulted the Savarez company?

Mine are the same way, and I also was concerned when I read the insert. However, I've had no problems, and that includes the Medium set on my EUB where the E is wrapped around a small diameter bass guitar tuner.

Double Bassist magazine, Summer 2001 page 20. There is an article on Correlli Strings.

Francois: Don't just stand there; what is the string tension of Corellis?

I won't tell you! :p

Seriously, I dunno!

Hi All,

Currently I am using the Heliocore Orch, and like them for both bowing and pizz. I have a decent carved chinese bass that often get compliments from better bass plasyers. However, I am thinking to switch to Corellis, but wonder howe they are when bowing? How is bowing on the E-string?

I would like a bit "quicker" response when bowing the E-string, but perhaps the problem is my lacking skill rather than the string. Anyway, anyone having experience in bowing the Corelli?

Best regards,

Anders Lasson

Anyway, anyone having experience in bowing the Corelli?
Yep, I have 370 TX on my bass and they have a very nice clear sound,they bow better then permanents, Spirocores and Superflexibles "for me on my bass". The sustain in pizz though is extreme [I like this], and they have a much smoother sound over all then Spirocores and Superflexibles.

Corellis are some of the easiest to bow strings out there, and I think you'll find that the response is much faster and much smoother with the corellis. They're not for everything though. As a predominantly orchestral player, they didn't really fit my needs sound wise, but if I had a solo bass, I wouldn't think twice about using them on that.

... As a predominantly orchestral player, they didn't really fit my needs sound wise, but if I had a solo bass, I wouldn't think twice about using them on that.

Is the lower sound volume the problem or is it the tone quality? What in the tone quality does not fit with the orchestra playing?

I would love to have a "cello-like" arco tone for my bass. How does the Corelli fit that wish?

Best regards,

Anders Lasson

I think the general American Orchestral Player may be different than his European Counterpart.

I really enjoy the medium 370's for their "Cello-like" more like screaming bass sound, easy to play and able to play with very low string height.

I have not tried the heavier gauge forte strings, but think they may be different.

i have 3 basses, each with a different gauge correlli on them, so i have all 3 gauges. i love them all. you can hear the pizz of the mediums on the talk bass sampler page. that's my main bass for jazz and classical. the meduiums do it all for me on that bass, but that bass likes lower tension strings. i have the heavy gauge on another bass and they're perfect for that bass. the mediums wouldnt cut it there. that bass needs a stiffer string, but the stiffer corelli (and thicker diameter) is still very easy to bow and has a great pizz. they heavy strings are on a low end bass, and people always compliment me on the tone. easy to pizz and bow. people who dont like them generally have a problem with the thin diameter... but there are 3 gauges...i think if you have an idea of what tensions would work best for your bass, then there would be a corelli to match your needs.

I suppose if you'd like a brighter and more cello like sound they would be fine for that. Volume output was a bit of a problem because the strings don't have enough meat to dig into in certain situations. They're great strings though and I'd be more than happy to use them again if I had the chance.

I suppose if you'd like a brighter and more cello like sound they would be fine for that. Volume output was a bit of a problem because the strings don't have enough meat to dig into in certain situations. They're great strings though and I'd be more than happy to use them again if I had the chance.

again, if you need more meat try the heavier gauge... btw, my mediums sound very dark under the bow.

Even the heavy gauges are fairly thin...

I have tried Obligato strings a year ago (on another plywood bass), and I think the arco sound was open and clear (not nasal) just like on a cello. Perhaps Obligato is the arco answer for me, but for the moment I think the (as people say) better sustain of the correlli interest me also.

My orchestral experience on bass is non-existent (but on cello I have several orchestral experience i amateur orchestras though). Playing in small ensembles in my church could benefit from a cello-like arco sound.

The alternatives for the moment seems to be Obligato or Correlli Extra Forte for me. Perhaps I have to try them out in my own bass.

Best regards,

Anders

I just got a set of Corell 370F strings and they are way too long. I am concerned about the comment on the package that "the metal wrapped portion (not covered with silk) does not go around the tuning peg."

Its not like I have a very small bass. 42" scale length. Yet just holding the E string up to the bass, the silk wrap starts about 3" beyond the tuning peg. That means the metal portion of the string will wrap several times around the peg. Same problem with the G string.

I am still having work done to the bass, so the strings will need to come off once or twice more for repairs & refinements. Have I got a problem here?

I know Bob Gollihur commented on this in this thread (some years ago!), but I'm wondering if anyone else has had any experience (good or bad) with this issue.

Thanks,
Bruce Morris

I just got a set of Corell 370F strings and they are way too long. I am concerned about the comment on the package that "the metal wrapped portion (not covered with silk) does not go around the tuning peg."

Its not like I have a very small bass. 42" scale length. Yet just holding the E string up to the bass, the silk wrap starts about 3" beyond the tuning peg. That means the metal portion of the string will wrap several times around the peg. Same problem with the G string.

I am still having work done to the bass, so the strings will need to come off once or twice more for repairs & refinements. Have I got a problem here?

I know Bob Gollihur commented on this in this thread (some years ago!), but I'm wondering if anyone else has had any experience (good or bad) with this issue.

Thanks,
Bruce Morris

i've been using them on 3 basses for a few years now with no problem with the metal wrapping around the peg

I've heard complaints that the corellis die after a few months. I'm concerned- I just ordered some. Any comments?

well, i think they definately mellow out after a little while, which is a good thing. at first they may be alittle bright or harsh, but play them in alot and i think you'll like the tone. i've had a few sets on over a year and still going strong...

My School bass has Corelli 370 M set on it, the bass is played every day there for more than a year in a row, the strings are still in good condition.

I've heard complaints that the corellis die after a few months. I'm concerned- I just ordered some. Any comments?

Not in my experience. I used the 370 forte's for more than a year and they didn't die on me. I took them off because I just wanted to try different strings. But I liked them and I may try them again in the future. They were very bowable as others have posted, and their pizz sound was good albeit lacking a bit in volume as I remember.

The Corellis are made by the French company Savarez, better known for their classical guitar nylon strings.

http://www.liben.com/savarez.html

They now have a dedicated web page:

http://www.savarez.fr/anglais/corelli-double-bass.html

Regards,
François