Jargar dolce or innovation rockabilly.

[kurt]

I'm trying to decide which of these I should go with. I'm looking for a string with short sustain and low tension. i play pizz about 60% of the time, slap about 30% and bow about 10% of the time. I've tried Eurosonics and liked the feel but the papery tone and brutal arco made them unusable for me. only lasted 4 days on the bass. I've heard the UB blacks are bowable and have the same windings as the rockabillys, has anyone tried bowing them? I'm into nylon for slapping and I think they would be softer on the fingerboard, I've had problems with getting grooves from slapping. If the rockabillys don't work for arco I think i'll got with the Jargars cause it sounds like they're the closest steel to gut. If anybody has any advice that would be great! Thanks.

[Jake deVilliers]

Caroline, the bass player with Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dolls is playing the Innovation Blacks and loving them. They make a nicer sound than I expected and they have decent tension too.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...iendid=5702042

[Fat.Mike]

I am currently using the Innovation Blacks on my ply. The blacks are higher tension than the Silver Slaps and bow better as well. But, IMO/E, neither bowed as well as the Spiro's I was using on my E and A. However, Pizzicato, they are fantastic. Short sustain, lots of boomy lows, and a sharp clack for slapping. If you bow only 10% of the time, they will probably work for you.

There are a few threads on the the Blacks from a few months ago, maybe look at those for more opinions.

Regards

Mike