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Double Bass Evah Pirazzi strings megathread part I

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The E string has opened up a lot in the last few sets. It now seems to be a good match for the other strings. Nice volume across the board. They also sounded very good last night on my first foray with the amp. I can really push a groove around with these strings.

The other thing that I really dig is the nearly seamless sonic transition between pizz and arco. There's none of that "okay, switching to the bow now" thing at all.

Cool strings, especially at this price point. They sound more expensive than they actually are!
 
#282
I'm a long time Spiro user who likes to experiment w/ different G's that are less pingy.

For awhile now I've settled on Spiro Mittels w/ a Superflexible G. They match up well and on my dark sounding Prescott, their brightness balancing the sound to a robust zoom instead of too much mwa and zing as on brighter sounding basses.

However, I do a lot of arco playing for a Jazz player and I wouldn't mind an easier bowing E. I'm getting close to a set change and I'm considering the EP's.

Would a Spiro user miss the immediate response on the D and A w/ these or not so much? I'm thinking maybe trying EP G and E w/Spiro Mittel D & A. Or would that have too unbalanced a feel. Crazy?

Thanks for your response,

BG
 
#284
There's also MUCH more of a fundamental to the tone.

I'm a professed Spiro guy that's keeps coming back to Mittels on my instrument. I was pushed by another bassist into the direction of EP's, so I bought a G-string. It's really unbelievable. The tension is similar to Spiro Mittels, but the sound is so much more open. By that, I mean that there are far less overtones. This is noticable when you pizz, but even more so when you bow. It's like buttah. The clarity ROCKS, and the diameter feels just fine. There is still a serious growl factor and, suprisingly, perhaps more volume on my instrument than the previous Spiro Mittel?! I'm VERY impressed with this G. It matches okay with the rest of the Mittel set, but it'll probably make you want to just have all four Evahs. I'm going to try and go string-by-string until I have a full set of EP's on the bass within a couple of months.
 
#287
I think it's worth mentioning again that these aren't low tension strings like Obligatos. That's a good thing for me, but they aren't that soft, floppy feel like oblis.... you have to work them a little bit. They feel quite substantial. After a three-four hour gig, you'll know you got some work done.... in a good way. As PD said, big fundamental.

They feel quite similar to Spiro Mittels in tension to me.
 
#288
I was looking at them last night and I like (conceptually) the gauge. I'm considering having my luthier install them for me this weekend, although I usually change my own strings.

Not only the soundpost thing, but I want to make sure that they are gliding nicely through the nut and bridge so that if I have a problem with them, I'll know that it wasn't me.

-tk
 
#290
I said I was thinking about it...not that I was able to make it.

Do we have good gauge measurements on this set? When I bought my bass, way back when, it was set up with Superflexibles. Good set up from Hammond Ashley. If I had good measurements to compare, then I might talk myself out of it. I can always see the luthier for a SP adjustment afterwards. :-)
 
#293
Hi. I asked a question a few days ago that might have been lost a bit in the thread - so if anybody can help me on this I would appreciate it.

I am intruiged by these strings, but tune in fifths. I have been using mostly fifths-tuning obligatos for the last couple of years, but the G (III) rolls a little too much. I am curious to try Obligato A (I) and D (II), and Pirazzi G (AIII tuned down) and low C. Given that these strings seem to be higher tension than obligatos, what do you think about how they would function tuned down a tone? Do you think they would sound okay and maybe match the tension of the obligatos? maybe someone could try it out and let me know if it's not too much trouble.

thanks.
andrew.
 
#295
iiiiii! f***!
My Evah G broke!
For the record it broke at the metal wound part on the peg end, and it was going over the string-winding-thing, so it probably broke there. It had been on and of my bass some times. but crapp...
 
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Monki said:
iiiiii! f***!
My Evah G broke!
For the record it broke at the metal wound part on the peg end, and it was going over the string-winding-thing, so it probably broke there. It had been on and of my bass some times. but crapp...
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Were you playing? On a gig? Tuning it up to pitch for the first time after re-installing?

-tk
 
#300
Monki said:
iiiiii! f***!
My Evah G broke!
For the record it broke at the metal wound part on the peg end, and it was going over the string-winding-thing, so it probably broke there. It had been on and of my bass some times. but crapp...
Click to expand...

I suspect that the EP's will need to be treated somewhat gingerly like the other "synthetics" :hmm: . I broke a Dominant E and the Thomastik USA Rep asked me:

"When the strings are at pitch on the bass, where is the silk on the peg-end? Is it right on or just barely clearing the nut? Does it wrap around the peg enough to where any steel is touching the peg? I ask because breakage can occur if there’s metal wrapped on the peg or if too much of the silk is on the nut."

Also .... Are the nut and bridge grooves the proper size with smooth edges and lubed well? Are you bringing the string up to tension slowly and evenly? Etc. Etc.

The whole breakage thread is here if you are interested:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330000

The Esteemed Unca T gave me the advice to contact the string maker .... I will pass along his oh-so-sage advice. I ended up getting a free replacement string (Dominant E).
 
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