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Double Bass GUTS ARE SO MUCH FUN!!!

#282
Thanks Greg. I think I'm still getting used to the feel difference especially when soloing and intonation is a bit different as you have to adjust your ears to the different sound but that sound it glorious. So big, warm, full.

I'm really digging how I can bully drummers without it sounding like a battle. The sound is so subliminal all they feel is a punch in the stomach that says "this is where time is m*****f*****"
 
#287
fingers said:
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Very nice! I like the warm puffiness of the G string, and the extra width on the D. I'd love to keep the sound I already have and add that thick G vibe as an option for other times. What string will allow me to do that? :ninja:
 
#290
Marc, that's exactly the sound why i love guts! Nice playing.

Picking up my Gamut E+A tomorrow, after importduties and taxes very expensive , but i'm still friggin' excited. I really hope they don't disappoint =)
 
#291
Fwiw, half that sound is Animas, and low tension strings on a responsive bass. I always loved how those Animas sounded on my Cleveland, just hated that copper thing. Tight and warm. Like Spirocores with Guts.;)

Someday perhaps I'll try another set of those that isn't totally dead on the AQ and see what that sounds like.
 
#293
Uncletoad said:
Fwiw, half that sound is Animas, and low tension strings on a responsive bass.
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Indeed. Actually I didn't like how guts and Animas paired up when both were new. As they've broken in, both the D coming to life and the Animas settling down and perhaps my bass getting used to the tension difference, I've been in heaven. It took nearly a month though and was a bit trying at times.
 
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fingers said:
Indeed. Actually I didn't like how guts and Animas paired up when both were new. As they've broken in, both the D coming to life and the Animas settling down and perhaps my bass getting used to the tension difference, I've been in heaven. It took nearly a month though and was a bit trying at times.
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And training yourself not to overdrive them....
 
#295
Toad, with the guts on top the black hand syndrome is much better. I grew to dislike the the black thing when using a full set.

Marc, you're right about not judging new velvets or guts. The Animas sound a bit weird when brand new and the guts barely sound at all. The Pistoy D had nuttin' for a few days. It's now been on two weeks and is tightening up and actually playable well into thumb position. It takes time.

I have been reviewing my gig recordings over the ast year +. A couple of them just really knocked me out, the sound more than the playing. One of them was when I had a full set of mittels and the other with Animas and an Olive G. Both sounded really good but just different. Right now and probably for the long run though, I'm on guts. They are a whole new world.
 
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Uncletoad said:
Oliv G.
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fingers said:
or Eudoxa. I really dug the sound of that string but the tuning issues with wrapped gut (and the cost vs lifespan ratio) killed it for me.
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I've wondered about the Oliv. Marc, is this the string you are mentioning with the stability/lifespan issues, or are you speaking of the Eudoxa?

I really don't want to get sucked into the string vortex again, but if the Oliv would match well with Dominants, it might be worth a try next time I decide to change them. Problem is that if I take the Dom G off to try the Oliv, it might not go back on without snapping in the middle of a gig...
 
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fingers said:
Indeed. Actually I didn't like how guts and Animas paired up when both were new. As they've broken in, both the D coming to life and the Animas settling down and perhaps my bass getting used to the tension difference, I've been in heaven. It took nearly a month though and was a bit trying at times.
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There's also a bit of just learning how to play on guts. It does require a different touch. I've found that when I replaced strings, they were happening a lot sooner than the first time I put them on. Man, you're sounding good on them. You've got me wanting to try a heavy G now.

I had the cool opportunity on Saturday to actually hear what my bass sounded like from the position of a horn player. Last August, I started playing trombone again after a 25 year lay off and I've gotten my chops back to the point that, while I'm not ready to headline a solo gig, I can certainly hang. Anyway, a couple of bassists came to my gig and knowing they were coming, I brought my horn. So when they came up to sit in, I played horn. That wide, huge sound of a gut bass underneath everything was AMAZING. It was a real gas. It just filled the space beautifully without hijacking it. The funny thing is I got a couple of trombone gigs out of the deal too.

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Chris Fitzgerald said:
I really don't want to get sucked into the string vortex again, but if the Oliv would match well with Dominants, it might be worth a try next time I decide to change them. Problem is that if I take the Dom G off to try the Oliv, it might not go back on without snapping in the middle of a gig...
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It would be a great match with the Dominants.

I dunno if I'd suggest you go there though. Some days I'm not sure that Oliv is so much better sounding than the Dom or the Evah Weich or the Original Flatchrom G that it's worth the breaking issue and the winding separations. That always happens on a gigging instrument with those wrapped guts sooner or later. The Oliv on my bass is coming apart now too. I may buy another I may not.

If it ain't broke I'm not thinking I'd mess with it. Now when your Dom G takes a crap maybe it might be fun.
 
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Chris Fitzgerald said:
Marc, is this the string you are mentioning with the stability/lifespan issues, or are you speaking of the Eudoxa?
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Yup. Eudoxa. From what I understand the Oliv has the same issues. Both are wrapped gut.

Thanks for the kind words gents. I'm certainly far from used to this setup but getting better everyday. I think the amount of time it takes for gut strings to settle in, cost, feel, setup changes, etc make lots of gut experiments end too early. It's really a big PITA but I'm glad I stuck with it.

Eric, do it man. I bet that old Bohemian bass would sound glorious with those babies on there.

It's all Calivox's fault. ;)
 

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