Double Bass Mixed Set String ID

[Steve Freides]

i'm pretty sure this rental my student is playing is from David Gage.

Thanks in advance.

 

[misterbadger]

Obligatos over Helicore Orchestras?

 

[Steve Freides]

Obligatory G and D? That's what you mean by "over"?

Thanks.

-S-

 

[misterbadger]

You've got it.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Close. Helicore Hybrids.

 

[bassmanbrent]

What KFS said.

 

[Steve Freides]

Thanks, folks - much obliged.

-S-

 

[clclark]

Can't tell the color of the Helicores exactly. If they are blue, then orchestra. Green, the hybrid. The tops are certainly obligato.

 

[bassmanbrent]

On second viewing, it almost looks like the E is an Helicore orchestra and the A is a hybrid, so what clclark said. Hard to say for sure from the pics though...

 

[Steve Freides]

Any way to know if the D'A strings are light, medium, or heavy gauge?

-S-

 

[DoubleMIDI]

They are marked at the pegbox end.
D'Addario has a nice PDF/flyer to explain that. Get it from their website.