Recent content by Leonidbass

Oh by stage I mean classical solo with piano accompaniment

Hi everyone, I’ve been struggling recently with my orchestral bass sounding too muffled, and I’ve made it my goal to find a set of strings that works well in orchestra but also projects decently on stage. Here’s what I’ve tried so far: Permanents – too bright for orchestra on my bass...

Well I guess my budget just depends on how convincing the options are. I would hope to have a new bow before December 2025, but I can wait.

Woah, sorry, I’ve been gone a long while. I’m a bassist who is usually in the New York/Pennsylvania area. I’ve gone to a lot of big shops and I’ve tried their bows but always felt that they didn’t have that, you know, “unique ” or “intimate” aspect that I’m looking for. Would anyone happen to...

How would you describe the difference between Belcantos and Passiones?

Could they work for solo arch playing?

What strings are comparable to Belcantos? I tried to use Spirocores on my bottoms strings and I stuck out too much. I guess my bass can’t handle bright strings. Besides Belcantos, which do work fine for me, what else is there? I have tried flexocore originals and they didn’t really work out that...

Hi, I have been looking out for bow recently and I came to realize that I don’t know what makers to look for. I also don’t have a lot of time to get an idea of what makers are good through trying them out. I was wondering if anyone had some recommendations. Please understand that I am looking...

I got the FDs on my top and Spiro Mittle on bottoms now. Just wondering, how long do Spiro mittles take to break in? Besides the slight metallic sound in the Spiros though everything is going pretty great.

Hi, I have Permanents and I have Belcantos. The problem is that my Belcantos are about to die and I don’t want to put Permanents on the top. My luthier said that his instruments are working great with both Belcantos and Flexocore Deluxes, but I am slightly afraid to approach G and D Pirastro...

Ok, thanks. Just wondering if this would make a huge difference or not, but what would you think of Spirocore weich for the top two?

Ok, I just want to say that the way I wrote my question makes me seem experienced. I don’t have a great knowledge of bass strings. I used belcantos for years and permanents actually just happen to be me second set. So I want to update my question. If I used a loosened permanent solo A the...

Hello, what is still available? If possible could I get the spiro Weich g?

Hi, I am an orchestral plus solo bassist on the side. I only really play classical music. I picked up a set of Permanents a few weeks ago and instantly fell for their projection. The only problem is that they are too stiff and when I spend a long time on the G string I start to feel really...