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Double Bass Evah Pirazzi strings megathread part I

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Well I got em on and played them. First impression, God I hate these strings, tight and nasally.

Second impression after about 30 minutes of playing: I love these strings to death. I don't know if its that my last set was so old and bad or if these are just that good, but I really like them, Like Obligatos on steriods with out the draw backs and everything.
I had to play with bridge height a little to get the tension where I like it, but that didnt take to long, theyre even starting to hold tune after only about 5 hours.
 
#742
so after a day of playing there is a weird almost buzz from the strings, its almost like I'm not getting them down enough with my left hand, even when I'm jamming them into the fingerboard. I would describe it as kind of a nasally vibration or something. Has anyone else experienced this?
 
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Eli_Upright12 said:
so after a day of playing there is a weird almost buzz from the strings, its almost like I'm not getting them down enough with my left hand, even when I'm jamming them into the fingerboard. I would describe it as kind of a nasally vibration or something. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Not me. I loved them at home. They sounded unbelievable there. Found them ok at best on the gig. Much harder to solo on than Spiros. Walking was a blast since the fundamental was so strong. I didn't really like them for anything else on the gig and I hated the way they amplified. No buzzing though.

mark
 
#744
This thread has been beaten to death.I would like to revive it but only requesting arco and orchestral responses please,with all due respect for our jazz friends here.
Only a few people have commented on these in the orchestra(hampton and a few others)
I heard the philly section is switching over to these,is it true??
Also there are mentioning of the G string being on the thick side,does this inhibits solo playing??
Most importantly ,can you attack the FF and Sforzando without rolling?
I think the quest is for us to find a most organic sounding fat warm without sacrificing on the response(got to be able to pop those fast notes out in mozart)
Thanks
 
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SUNBA said:
This thread has been beaten to death.I would like to revive it but only requesting arco and orchestral responses please,with all due respect for our jazz friends here.
Only a few people have commented on these in the orchestra(hampton and a few others)
I heard the philly section is switching over to these,is it true??
Also there are mentioning of the G string being on the thick side,does this inhibits solo playing??
Most importantly ,can you attack the FF and Sforzando without rolling?
I think the quest is for us to find a most organic sounding fat warm without sacrificing on the response(got to be able to pop those fast notes out in mozart)
Thanks
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I think most organic would also include the Bass you have. Can you fill out your profile so there are less guesses?

I used my [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] strung with the EPs to do the 6th/Storm. At first I thought the Bass was louder and deeper than with regular Flexocors. Digging in was not a problem and being slightly softer in feel, I could raise the strings a bit as well. I was able to play all the single 16th notes in the Storm on the C-extension without any bowing problems.

Recently I put the Flexocors back on and have decided I prefer the tone of the Flexocors to that of the EPs. On darker sounding Basses the EPs might work better but I don't like the edge they have on the note. One day I may try them on one of my other Basses but for now I am only playing reg. Flexocors (92s) and on some of my Basses, I use the '92 Stark E or E/C.

Also, to stay away from Jazz comments, you might wanna look at this thread on Orchestra String comments.
 
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Update; I think I may have declared the EPs "dead" a little prematurely (in post #675). They are really nice at the moment. After repairing the popped seam that I mentioned, it all kind of snapped back into focus. They are still not the easiest pizz strings around, but boy, they sound great when you meet them in the middle. They are hands down the most balanced set of strings that I've used. Arco is just terrific. The initial stiffness has relaxed somewhat, and they feel great to me right now. I really look forward to gigs with these strings on the bass.
 
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I got a call a few days ago about a last minute fill in for the musical, "Barnum". I love pit work when I can get it, but it's been a while. I got my bass (1920-30 Mittenwald carved factory bass) out and realized that the 8 year old orchestral helicores were beyond awful and dead. About 80% of the show is pizz so I wanted a hybrid string. I became intrigued reading this thread and ordered a set of the Evahs from Gollihur. They are supposed to arrive tomorrow. With any luck they will be stable by the time rehearsals start on Sunday.
 
#751
ok, i bought a set of these and have yet to install them, had the obligatos 2 years now (i can't believe it, i think they we spent last year) and found them kinder to my hands than the antique spiros that came on the bass. i am playing mostly bluegrass on my American Standard.

My question, after all the short life comments, is should i wait until may to put these EPs on so i have June, July & August (prime bg season) to enjoy them before they crap out in the fall? I was pysched to put them on but with a big cd release a week away and winter shrinking and lack of humidity i am leary of messing with my bass so close before such important gigs.
 
#752
I would not say that these strings have a particularly short life. Personally, I would be pretty squirrelly after two years on Obligatos. I think that after 6 months the Evahs sound and feel great. Physically, they hold up extremely well, showing no signs of deterioration. The windings are intact, unlike the Obligatos, which fairly immediately begin to open up over the bridge. After 6 months, the strings are still sounding good, but I wanted to replace the strings on my EUB so I put my "old" Evahs on the EUB and put a new set on my Pöllmann. I could tell a difference, for sure, but it was not as drastic as if I had done the same with most other strings I have tried. Bottom line for me is that after 6 months, I am quite impressed with the way the Evahs are hanging in. They are still the most robust and even string I have ever used.

"...big cojones...."
 
#754
yeah my obligatos cracked open at the bridge right away also but held up pretty well...

i wanted to change them last year but just don't yet have experience to know what to spend my $ on and i'm gunshy about doing the change myself since i had my luthier do it previously...

i assume everyone will recomend me not to change strings right before the gig since it is likely i won't get much practice in before that...

sorry if i'm getting us off topic...
 
#757
If they have any kind of decent longevity at all, I think I've found my new default string for the time being. They just do a lot of things really well. I'll keep appraising them as I go into month seven and beyond. I play a LOT, so I should be able to give a pretty fair assessment of their staying power.
 
#760
Cool,

My G is not in such good shape (winding issues). I'm trying to decide whether to pick up another Evah, or try a different G. I, like Ken, have noticed them being slightly bright for my taste.

Suggestions are welcome.
 
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