clear sounding pizz, still warm arc

[thesneakyjesus]

hey guys

I currently have obligatos on my bass (and they're starting to really die). They have little sustain and are really dark on pizz. They are excellent with the bow, but just down pizz very clearly. Do you guys have any recoomendations on a string that is a bit more clear sounding?

[drurb]

I really like my Dominants. I switched from Obligatos. On my bass and IMO, they are better both pizz. and arco.
YMMV.

[Francois Blais]

Corellis?

[thesneakyjesus]

I have a set of dominants I used to play on my bass before I got the obligato.

I just want a string that gives me a Paul Chambers type of clarity. I have such a dark sounding bass (which I love) that I can't really put supeer dark strings on there (although I love the mingus sound).

What's the story with corelli's?


I was originally looking at Oliv G and D and Eudoxa E and A because a lot of guys use it. I've never uased eith string, so I was wondering if that was a good idea?

[PB+J]

Not an exotic choice, but Spiro weichs. I love animas for pizz but they are horrible to bow. Weichs are very easy on the hands, have (at least on my bass) a much less "twangy" tone than spiro mittels--closer to the animas--and they bow easily. They have a lot of overtones and they can give a raw sound, but once you learn to control that a little they are extremely expressive, easy to start and can really sing. They sound better as they get older. Spiros were designed as an orchestra string--they have a lot of power.

I resisted trying weichs for years because the twangy, steely sound of mittels put me off. Spiro mittles are clear sounding, with tons of sustain, but they sometimes seem to be lacking bottom and are too edgy. I thought weichs would be like the mittels, only more so. But the weichs sound and feel very different to me. They're clear and articulate but also warmer, deeper and softer. At least that's how it plays on my bass.

Note spirocore mittels have a red winding at both ends. Weichs are red at the tailpiece end and purple at the pegbox end

[Francois Blais]

Originally Posted by thesneakyjesus

What's the story with corelli's?

They're one of the best hybrid strings.
People say they bow very well, and the pizz tone is nice, with lots of clarity. On a dark bass they should give nice results.
Plus they're very easy to play.

[labravajazz]

Heritage are v ery good hybrid strings - better imho than obligato or dominant. If you want a paul Chambers like clarity 1 - You have to play that way (!) 2 - Gut strings like he played.......

[thesneakyjesus]

do you think on a dark bass that corelli's or the gut combo (oliv eudoxa)
would be more clear sounding?

[Andy Allen]

Originally Posted by drurb

I really like my Dominants. I switched from Obligatos. On my bass and IMO, they are better both pizz. and arco.
YMMV.

+1, that would be my choice.

Andy

[Francois Blais]

Originally Posted by thesneakyjesus

do you think on a dark bass that corelli's or the gut combo (oliv eudoxa)
would be more clear sounding?

Corellis yes, but if you want a metal flatwound gut string, go with the full Eudoxa set. The Olivs are darker.

[Amin]

Originally Posted by PB+J

Not an exotic choice, but Spiro weichs. Weichs are very easy on the hands, have (at least on my bass) a much less "twangy" tone than spiro mittels--closer to the animas--and they bow easily. They have a lot of overtones and they can give a raw sound, but once you learn to control that a little they are extremely expressive, easy to start and can really sing. They sound better as they get older. Spiros were designed as an orchestra string--they have a lot of power.

I resisted trying weichs for years because the twangy, steely sound of mittels put me off. Spiro mittles are clear sounding, with tons of sustain, but they sometimes seem to be lacking bottom and are too edgy. I thought weichs would be like the mittels, only more so. But the weichs sound and feel very different to me. They're clear and articulate but also warmer, deeper and softer. At least that's how it plays on my bass.

Note spirocore mittels have a red winding at both ends. Weichs are red at the tailpiece end and purple at the pegbox end

..sorry if I'm a bit OT, but this point is really interesting to me..
I had Mittels some years ago on my bass, and they sounded reallly harsh for bow-playing (that's what I care of).
I have to say that in these years I've solved many problems of my instrument, so I don't want to say that Spirocore were the problem.. but that's the way they sounded to me: lots of power, very definite, a little bit raw and harsh , with lots of scratch. And they weren't easy to play at all..for right and left hand..

Do you say that Weich are completely different..? (I'm thinking like a bow-player).

I loved the power and the definition of Spiro, but hated the harshness and their hardness.. they weren't easy to bow..

Thank you so much..!

[thesneakyjesus]

I had dominants (a really heavy gage) when I first bought my bass. they were loud as hell too. I think I'm going to try the corelli's. Does any one mix and match corelli's (for a less bright G string or something?)

[Francois Blais]

The Corelli 374F G is tighter and warmer than the 374TX one.

[Andy Allen]

Originally Posted by Amin

Do you say that Weich are completely different..? (I'm thinking like a bow-player).

I loved the power and the definition of Spiro, but hated the harshness and their hardness.. they weren't easy to bow..

Thank you so much..!

I'd say that the Weichs, once broken in (and this can take six months or more, in my experience) are a little sweeter than the Mittels, but they don't compare to the Flexocores, for instance, and still take some skill to bow (I've heard them sound great, but not when I'm playing them ).

Andy