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08-16-2010, 06:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Massachusetts | | | Jazz String for Reghin, Romainian Bass
I have a bass made by MusicFabriken, Reghin Romainia in the early '80. The bass is rather "overbuilt" with a thick spruce top and heavy bracing that tend to choke the sound. It is well set up and plays like a dream.
I'm looking for a string selection that will give me maximum volume, depth and mwah. The bass itself has a somewhat dark sound so a little more on the bright side would be a good thing.
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08-16-2010, 06:59 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | What do you have on there now?
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08-16-2010, 07:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Massachusetts | | | Now I have Piastro Obligatos on the G & D and Spirocore Mediums on the A & E.
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08-16-2010, 07:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City area | | | Spirocores. If a full mittel set might choke up go with weich.
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08-16-2010, 07:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | I agree. If your bass is "overbuilt", Mittels rather than weichs.
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08-17-2010, 03:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Massachusetts | | | Why would mittels choke rather than weichs. Are Evah Pirazzis a good choice?
I do some orchestra work now and then. Just sayin'
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08-17-2010, 06:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | | If you're looking for the mwah sound, Evah Pirazzis aren't necessisarily the best for that, they have a darker, more "gut-like" sound. The Weich Evah Pirazzis might be more mwahish, but Spirocores are much better in that regard. EPs might be better for orchestra work, but you can bow on Spiros just fine and they get better as they get older.
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08-17-2010, 07:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City area | | Quote:
Originally Posted by pickerpete  Why would mittels choke rather than weichs. Are Evah Pirazzis a good choice?
I do some orchestra work now and then. Just sayin' | You have a dark sounding bass and want a brighter string. Mittels might choke due to their higher tension, but then again, they are powerful strings that can really get a bass moving. I had them on an overbuilt bass with thick plates and they sounded great.
Since you already have the mittel E and A, why not pop for the used D and G to see what happens.
The weichs gauge sound similar but bow a bit easier and are less aggressive sounding.
EP weichs probably aren't your answer. Some people here really dig them but for me, they were great during their second week. Once they broke in I found them to be very dark with no definition.
YMMV, etc.
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08-17-2010, 08:13 AM
|  | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | | Up until the mwah part, I was thinking EP weich. I agree with others here that they won't give you that characteristic and that you can't have it all in one string. Oblis were always too weak for my tastes. I agree that, on balance, you should try Spiros first. Then, I might try a set of Doms if you can install them so that no part of the metal is wrapped onto the tuning peg.
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08-18-2010, 10:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Massachusetts | | | OK, Mittels it will be. Come to think of it, I had Weichs on at one time and liked the overall sound coulda been louder though.
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09-03-2010, 05:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Massachusetts | | | Put the Mitts on and it does sound prettty darn good. Louder with more growl and grit.
Kinda sucks for bowing though. I'll just have to go back to my oblis when I have to do a lot of that.
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09-03-2010, 05:49 AM
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I'd try some Thomastik Solo's turned down to regular pitch. Might just work good for pizz and arco.
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