Nylon/Tynex wound gut strings

[Gearhead43]

I just put a Lenzner "Jazz" D&G on my bass today and the D string of this set is made just like the old Golden Spirals were - meaning I really dig this D string.

The Lenzner "Jazz" gut set seems to only be available in Europe - which is where the ones I got second-hand came from. The E&A are silver-plated copper wound, the D is nylon-wound but gut-color, and the G is plain gut in a relatively light gauge. I'd like to find a nylon/tynex wound G string.

Anway, anyone know if the LaBella Golden Tones have a nylon-wound G string still? I know the Pirastro Pizzicato D&G are nylon-wound, but the G is $140.

Thanks.

[Phil Rowan]

$140 for the G Pizzicato!? Holy crap.. just get a medium Lyon gut and you'll be good to go.

BTW, from Lemur:
" La Bella Golden Tone G
La Bella Golden Tone G
Gut core with Nylon wrapping.
First String Tunes to G
In Stock"

[Bobby King]

I've tried all of the above over the years and here are my impressions: The Labella G was OK but the D was quite floppy, an unbalanced tension between the two. The Pirastro Pizzicato G was a nice string, the Ds tension was good but it had an enormous diameter and choked up (at least on my bass) on many notes. It's been years since I had a Golden Spiral, but I seem to remember that D being kind of loose too. It's probably because you need to start with a somewhat thinner core than an ordinary plain D, and the tynex winding doesn't add as much tension as a metal wrap would. It might be different on your bass of course. It would be great if more brands of this type of string were available. I once asked Dan Larson about it and he sort of sneered.

[Gearhead43]

The nylon-wound Lenzner D is nice - kinda fat diameter but I am used to that. It has a bit brighter sound than a plain gut D.

I might spring for the LaBella and see. I am good on gut G strings right now though, might wait till I actually need one.

Of course, I go thru G strings the fastest, so a nylon-wound one might be cool.

[AndreasH]

Do you have any gauge measurements for these strings? The D and G in particular.

[bromius]

What's the matter with this thread ? Is it dead ? What about those strings now ? The nylon-wound Lenzner D in particular interests me. (On my bass right now : plain gut D & G lenzner).
(Sorry for my english, I'm French).

[Marcus Johnson]

Your English Is great! Way better than my French

You might want to check the thread on Genssler guts that's pretty active right now. Complete with some nice sound clips. Sonores Gut Strings by Gerold Genssler