What kind of string is this?

Alex Spradling · #1 10-26-2006, 10:21 AM

They came on my old bass and I immediately relplaced them because they were impossible for arco work. I never got to find out what kind of strings they were...any ideas?

its a silvery string wrapped in some kind of synthetic, it feels very smooth. the end is yellow with black stripes spiraling up.

GriffithLea · #2 10-26-2006, 10:54 AM

This is a good tool:

http://quinnviolins.com/qv_stringidsearch.shtml

**Basschair** · #3 10-26-2006, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Spradling

They came on my old bass and I immediately relplaced them because they were impossible for arco work. I never got to find out what kind of strings they were...any ideas?

its a silvery string wrapped in some kind of synthetic, it feels very smooth. the end is yellow with black stripes spiraling up.

Huh...I would think Corelli 370F based on those colors, but I never thought of them as being impossible for bow work, nor did I know of any synthetic coating...hmmmmmm

Chasarms · #4 10-26-2006, 12:08 PM

Sounds like Eurosonics to me.

**Francois Blais** · #5 10-26-2006, 01:18 PM

http://www.jrmusicsupply.com/strings.htm

Alex Spradling · #6 10-26-2006, 02:57 PM

You guys are really good!

They're Eurosonics, medium tension set. They have a nice jazz/pizz sound but they don't offer any arco ability.

**Francois Blais** · #7 10-27-2006, 08:26 AM

Maybe you'd like these?:
http://uptonbass.com/catalog/product...9f2edd82e56972

Alex Spradling · #8 10-28-2006, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by francois

Maybe you'd like these?:
http://uptonbass.com/catalog/product...9f2edd82e56972

Do you have any experience with their arco response? Right now i have Helicore Hybrids and they seem to meet all my needs, but i'm always on the hunt..

**Francois Blais** · #9 10-29-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Spradling

Do you have any experience with their arco response? Right now i have Helicore Hybrids and they seem to meet all my needs, but i'm always on the hunt..

No, sorry.
I've never tried them, in fact.
Just saw them on UptonBass.