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Double Bass GUTS ARE SO MUCH FUN!!!

#963
Let me clarify im strictly pizz. Strings for double bass is a daunting subject! Ive been reading this forum obsessively for something like two solid months and feel I have just covered the tip of the iceberg (steel on rope, steel on steel, gut, wrapped gut, synthetic pseudo gut, mixed sets, arco strings VS pizz strings the list goes on!).
 
#964
Will Kelly said:
Yup. Hard to tell, but def plain D and G. Could be lycon lowers. Typically, the E and A are smaller than the D and G, with the D sometimes being the largest string on the bass.

I dont think you'll give up anything in speed with wound lowers.
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Definitely all gut...

In my opinion speed has more to do with string height and set-up. That said, smaller diameter, higher tension strings are faster because there is less excursion and theoretically they speak much faster.

This is a great concert to watch, Ray's technique is the sh!t. Any bass player who wants a big sound acoustically should study this.

-Jeff
FWIW- my bass is currently strung this way with silver wound E & A (Lenzner) and plain D & G (Dlugolecki.)
 
#968
I bought a used Genssler E and A here on TB, described as his Helix. They are flat wound, the E measures .125, the A about .103, and as Nathan mentioned, they don't seem to have the tuning issues that other wound guts have. Gerold's catalog describes the core as " stabilized gut". John
 
#969
Marc Piane said:
Jeff. I have a lenzner E and A in the string drawer but could never get them to sound very good. Do they take a while to come to life?
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On my bass they came up pretty fast. I happen to like the slightly floppy, high excursion vibe of the strings and they seem to rock the low end on my bass pretty hard but it's not everyone's cuppa... many (most) seem to want more tension on the lowers and maybe your bass needs more tension. Are you using wound gut E & A now?
FWIW, I played Nathan Parker's bass with the Chorda "CH" E & A and they seemed to have a lot more tension than the Lenzners. Sounded huge and sweet but I hear he's bailing on the whole gut string game... kinda of a wuss move if'n you ask me.
-Jeff
 
#970
JeffKissell said:
On my bass they came up pretty fast. I happen to like the slightly floppy, high excursion vibe of the strings and they seem to rock the low end on my bass pretty hard but it's not everyone's cuppa... many (most) seem to want more tension on the lowers and maybe your bass needs more tension. Are you using wound gut E & A now?
FWIW, I played Nathan Parker's bass with the Chorda "CH" E & A and they seemed to have a lot more tension than the Lenzners. Sounded huge and sweet but I hear he's bailing on the whole gut string game... kinda of a wuss move if'n you ask me.
-Jeff
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really, thats what backup basses are for.
 
#971
I am going back to a gut D in the near future,a Gamut Pistoy,probably varnished. I talked to Dan,and he informed me he could make the D a little smaller in size. He also stated going smaller makes the string somewhat more floppy . Was wondering if anyone has gone that route? I had tried the his lightest D string a couple of years before. I am going back to his gut D after trying various Garbo D's...:hyper:
 
#972
Recently switched from an Oliv E&A to Gamut copper wrapped and I'm a bit on the fence. Acoustically, the Gamuts have more volume, better tension for my tastes, a more lively sound and better note definition. Amplified, I still kinda prefer the Oliv's overall . Gonna keep the Gamuts on awhile longer and see how they break in. Usually, whatever I prefer acoustically is what I prefer amplified (use amps on all my gigs), so I'm a little confused by this
 
#974
nukes_da_bass said:
Anyone using guts on a 5 string strung B to G? If so, is there a wound gut big enough to work as a B string, or would it be wiser to go with something like a Garbo? (God forbid I go back to metal strings!).
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You might have better luck using the Garbo or something similar, especially considering cost, but you should check with Gamut, Dlugolecki or Genssler about building a string for this purpose. I'm not sure you can get the mass needed but I don't know really know and I'm definitely curious.
-J
 
#975
nukes_da_bass said:
Anyone using guts on a 5 string strung B to G? If so, is there a wound gut big enough to work as a B string, or would it be wiser to go with something like a Garbo? (God forbid I go back to metal strings!).
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I know Pirastro will make a Eudoxa B/C string if you ask ( I know someone who uses one). some people have had serious problems with lifetime on them though (having them cost a lot of money and only lasting a year or less!). other people have had them on for long time periods with no issue.
 

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