Chorda special edition (Carlos Henriquez)

http://www.pirastro.com/post-double.html

Carlos: can you please describe them?

Thanks!

 

gauges :

G : 2.15
D : 2.70
A : 2.55
E : 3.15

same set with more modulation and sustain an espacilly for the D string. price : 300 euro chorda rules

 

They definitely look interesting. I know that Ken Smith is using a set right now. They are certainly worth a look at if you are going to try an all gut set up. I do recall really liking the E an A strings of the Chorda set, but not the D. The low strings have that big organic quality to them that you hear on older records.

 

Gor-gy, can you measure them in thousandths of an inch?

Thanks, Jake

 

Found this site (http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_common.htm) to be useful for such stuff.

I did the conversion for us:

G : 2.15 = .0846"
D : 2.70 = .106"
A : 2.55 = .100"
E : 3.15 = .124"

- Mark

 

Nice! We'll have to get them added to the String Gauge Sticky.

 

carlos talk about them at :

http://www.smithbassforums.com/showthread.php?t=812

gauges :

G= .085"
D= .104"
A= .100"
E= .124"

 

Are they availabe anywhere yet? Except directly from Pirastro.
Anyone willing to try these out? I just bought a set n.o.s. Artone guts so I think I'll pass for now.

 

this new chorda are alvaible only at pirastro. For any interest please write to : [email protected]

 

Bump.

Anybody tried these yet?

 

I have a set on my bass right now. They are pretty nice. After I've played them for about a month, I will be able to say more about their sound. I am loving them at the moment and I doubt I will go back to any other types of strings after these.

 

I would love it if Carlos would check in on these strings. My guess is that he's busy because he can play like this;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1HvI-uiwCQ

 

Carlos loves playing his bass... and Nintendo!



Nathan, have you played regular Chordas aswell?

 

Man, he's playing some **** on that one. Great hands.

 

No, I have not. I have a used set I bought from a fellow TBer, but I reckon it will be a while 'til I put it on. I wish I had two basses, so I could compare at the same time, but I reckon they would sound different because of the different basses anyways.

 

The D is lighter than the standard set. When I bought Gamuts, I specifically bought a light D after reading about Carlos' Chorda set. My Gamut light D is way more defined than the medium it replaced. I imagine the same would hold true for the Chordas.

mark

 

The Artone set I got follows the same light D philosophy. The G is .092 and the D .110. The D sounds nice but it feels a bit floppy at times compared to the G.