Chorda strings

[Troiani]

I've bought a Kay S-9, 1952, and I want gut strings for it. Are the Chorda strings worth the price ? Any other suggestions ? Thanks.

[BHBassman]

EPs!!
Sound great on my old Blonde '40s Kay
Guts would be great also-just need to deal with climate changes, humidity,etc.
Make sure you make the nut & bridge slots wide enough-wider than most steel strings.
Had an Olive E string snap at the nut on a hot & humid summer day. Expen&ive mistake!
Good luck.

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Chordas are wonderful. I've had Clefs, LaBellas, vintage guts and most of the synthetics. My beat up old Chordas are my favorite.

[Freddels]

I love the sound of guts but I found that trying to play them was like walking in deep beach sand.

[shwashwa]

do you have expierence with guts? are you asking as far as guts go are these good ones? or are you asking if you should try gut strings?

as far as i know they are good gut strings. if you dont have any experience with guts, start out with a G string to test the waters. people say that you play slower on guts, but i have a few youtube videos that say otherwise. i can actually play more stuff and more easily on my guts than on my steels

[Troiani]

Thank you all. I've had 2 different gut sets; one of unknown origin given to me by another bass player, (They were very fat and old), and one set I bought at David Gage's store in NYC, Lenzner I think. Right now I'm using Pirastro Eudoxa on my other bass. They are the best strings I've ever had, but they still have a bit of that modern "whine".