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08-16-2010, 11:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Springfield, VA | |  Olive G Fans: What "D" Do you use?
Curious to hear thoughts on what goes well with an Olive G. Right now I have a Dominant D, and Spiro Mittels on the bottom. I generally dig the sound. My drummer suggested it would sound better if my "D" were more like the "G," but have read here that many think the Olive D doesn't match up well... Any thoughts or suggestions?
FYI this is on a Chinese carved and I play mostly standards and straight-ahead on this bass...
Thanks!
Stan
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08-16-2010, 11:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | | I also found the Olive D to be sort of big and tubby sounding. The Eudoxa D is little thinner, brighter and more defined, but still similar (flatwound, gut core). I'd also recommend the Evah Pirazzi D, a synthetic core but a similar sound. Darker than Dominant, cheaper than Eudoxa! |
08-16-2010, 11:49 AM
| | | | I've had good luck with an olive G on top and the rest Evah Pirazzis.
I've since moved to Eudoxa G, D and A, and left the Evah Pirazzi E string. |
08-16-2010, 01:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: No' Cal (light) | | | Evah D was a good match for the Oliv G on my bass, with Spiro E and A. Spiro Mittel D on there now, and once it settles in that string is excellent. Never tried the Oliv D. |
08-16-2010, 01:56 PM
| | | | I find the Olive D to be a perfect match for the Olive G!
It starts out a bit thuddy, but after a week or two it opens up! I feel that it speaks very well all the way up into high TP!
I have Olive D & G and Evah E & A on both my basses (200 year old german bass and a Chezch Ease K-1) and this set sounds and feels absolutely amazing on both instruments.
But I would agree that both Eudoxa and Evah D's would fit well next to the olive G! |
08-18-2010, 10:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Springfield, VA | | | Thanks!
Thanks all... Evah D seems to get a lot of votes.... On my to try list!
Stan
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08-18-2010, 01:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City area | | Quote:
Originally Posted by William Hoffman  Evah D was a good match for the Oliv G on my bass, with Spiro E and A. Spiro Mittel D on there now, and once it settles in that string is excellent. Never tried the Oliv D. | Mittel. No need to try anything else.
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08-18-2010, 01:35 PM
| | | | Yes, Mittel. They last for a long time. They match the Oliv G very well. The Oliv D is a bit plunky and tubby for pizz. I don't think the Evah will last as long as Spiro. |
08-18-2010, 02:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City area | | | It's very nice to have completed the circle and come back to mittels. I get a nice clear, yet warm and big tone and they now work nicely under the bow. Tonewise, the Olive G is very close, but it has a bit more character on my bass. It sounds fatter, but almost brighter due to the clear pop at the front of the note. The tension, size and overall feel are nice, but I never liked skinny G's. The mitts are now two years old, the G about three months. Hopefully it will be this time next year before I consider changing anything.
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08-18-2010, 02:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | That sounds like just about a perfect setup, clink. I did almost the same thing for awhile.... Oliv G, Mittel E... only difference was I had a Weich A & E. It worked surprisingly well, but I think all Mittels with Oliv G would have to be a winner. Plus, the expense you save by having the Spiros on for the long run make the overall cost pretty reasonable, even with the Oliv on top.
That Oliv G is heavenly. |
08-18-2010, 03:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City area | | | There are two things I don't like about the Olive:
1) Tuning stability. It tends to go a bit sharp on me and is always off during the first few minutes of a gig. This makes my intonation even worse.
2) Not crazy about it up in thumb position. It's good maybe to the Bb but doesn't have much above that. Then again, neither do I so it's no big deal.
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08-19-2010, 09:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dallas,Tx. | | | Olive with a Eva W. works well. The olive will break, after close to a years use,this is, the only drawback with that string. I have use it for the the past three years and going on almost a year with the Weich combination... |
08-19-2010, 05:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | | D? Oliv.
Never played an Olive.
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08-20-2010, 01:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: No' Cal (light) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by clink It's very nice to have completed the circle and come back to mittels... | Spiros are like Nietzsche's eternal reoccurrence: you keep coming back to them in a cycle. Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Higdon ...Never played an Olive. | Gee, never? You pluck them. Tasty. |
08-24-2010, 04:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Springfield, VA | | | but watch out for the pizz... : )
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08-24-2010, 04:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | | Grooooaaannn..........
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