What kind of strings are these?

[derridiandrift]

I hope someone can help me out. I broke the E string on my upright this afternoon while I was tuning my bass. I can't afford to buy a whole new set of strings so I'll try to buy one string from Upton or someone closer to home. I don't know what brand of strings these are. I think their are Spirocore strings but I'm not sure. Can anyone help me?

[TMSP]

Hello

This string is the D'Addario Helicore (I think it's Solo string).
Hug.

[TLR989]

Yes that correct. That is a Helicore solo string.

[derridiandrift]

Uh oh.

When I checked on the D'Addario web site it says the Helicore Solo strings are optimized for bowing in F# tuning. I play pizz and slap (we'll, I'm learning how to slap with Lee Rocker's video) and I use regular E tuning. I wonder if I should just change up the whole set now that I've blown one out.

Is the 'solo' set workable for my applications, or should I ditch them all start with something completely different now that I've killed the E?

[mje]

Helicore *pizzicato* string. They come in light, medium and heavy gauges, but not solo. To know the gauge you'd have to measure it or compare it with other strings,

[derridiandrift]

Thanks to those of you put me onto D'Addario. I thought they were Thomastik. That helps immensely.

Now... I've found a colour chart on the D'Addario website. http://www.jdaddario.com/resources/J...olor_Chart.pdf

Am I reading the D'Addario chart correctly? Because according to that chart, the D'Addario Hybrid set has purple silk with a gold spiral at the ball-end and the Pizzicato string has no silk. But I think they've made a mistake on the chart and all the samples on the right should be shifted down by one space. I can't imagine that they sell a string with no silk on it.

Anyone?

[mje]

That table doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. Orchestras are blue with a yellow stripe, hybrids are green and yellow, and the pizz are red and yellow. BTW, I was incorrect in my earlier post when I said they don't come in a solo gauge- it appears that they do.

[Francois Blais]

The solo gauge is more brownish.
What's on the pics is a pizzicato one.

[derridiandrift]

I didn't realize that "solo" refers to the gauge. I get it. I'm new to the whole upright world.

[AMJBASS]

That is a D'Addario Helicore Pizzicato Regular gauge. If I were you I would replace it with a Thomastik Spirocore E. D'Addario are fairly low priced strings, but I have also had breakage problems with them(although I do use the Hybrids on one of my basses). The Spirocores are practically indestructable, and you would be hard pressed to find a better E(for Jazz).

[derridiandrift]

Thanks everyone, especially Adrian Juras. I took your advice and bought a Thomastik Spirocore E to replace the broken D'Addario string. I'll replace the A with a Spirocore string when it breaks or when I have the money to spare.