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Old 08-30-2006, 06:17 PM
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Pirastro Eudoxa (or general gut question)

I've put Pirastro Eudoxas on as my D and G strings, and I like how they sound but they never stay in tune, and I find myself tuning constantly. They've been on for about a month. Is this par for the course, or do they eventually settle in?

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Old 08-30-2006, 07:18 PM
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That's pretty typical, in my experience. They'll settle in, but they'll always need more frequent tuning than steel strings. You'll get used to it...
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Old 08-30-2006, 07:56 PM
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Guts initially go through a lot of stretching when new and then settle down but they're always going to be affected by temperature change. If your house is colder at night, often they'll be sharp in the morning, etc. Bring your bass into a club from the car and it goes wacko. Then they'll stretch from playing, contract from the climate, etc., it just goes with the territory. Gut is an organic material, like skin or leather.

When I have a gig, I try to set my bass on the stage for 10 minutes or so to get acclimated, tune, then play for a few minutes and tune again. At that point, if the temperature is reasonably stable, the bass will stay in tune fairly well. I still keep one of those Boss tuners that mute the sound when you step on it in line when playing amplified and do quick tuning checks.

Yes, it's a pain, but you've got to suffer for that gut sound! Or else get some synthetic strings

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Old 08-31-2006, 04:14 PM
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Thanks guys.

Thanks for the replies. Now at least I know it's not just me.

Bill Wingfield
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Old 09-02-2006, 04:38 PM
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It's not just you. I use Olivs (same gut, different winding). When they're new, they can drive you nuts, but as they age they stabilize just like steels. Mine used to go a half tone sharp on a 20 minute break.
But the sound.......
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