Exactly my experience, the G string felt tense, and the sound was not very "deep" to me. I have hopes for an Efrano, also based on the Efrano "stark" G, I have tried earlier. But it will have to be later in the year.
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Double Bass My string journey documented (to be Continued)
- Thread starter Sam Dingle
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My spirocore D string broke.
Not a snap but I can't tune it up to pitch. I haven't been playing a lot (working res life at a jazz camp). I subbed for a combos bassist tonight and half way through a tune it dropped pitch.
Everything else looks fine. Just the D string I get it tuned to about a C and it drops again. Peg doesn't seem to move when it happens. Has this happened to anyone else?
Not a snap but I can't tune it up to pitch. I haven't been playing a lot (working res life at a jazz camp). I subbed for a combos bassist tonight and half way through a tune it dropped pitch.
Everything else looks fine. Just the D string I get it tuned to about a C and it drops again. Peg doesn't seem to move when it happens. Has this happened to anyone else?
I had that happen with a Thomastik Superflexible that had been removed and reinstalled. I'm pretty sure it means that the core is unraveling and the string will eventually fail.
Thus continues your string journey...
- Steve
Anyone got a dead spiro medium D string? Or should I order that cheep set I found on eBay yesterday....but I dont want new strings 
Anyone got a dead spiro medium D string? Or should I order that cheep set I found on eBay yesterday....but I dont want new strings
I've got an extra Obligato D string you can have...
- Steve
The string might slip on the peg.
Or the tuning machine doesn't hold nad the gear slips.
Or indeed one or more strands of the core are broken, but then you need a new string rather quickly, it could break any moment.
Or the tuning machine doesn't hold nad the gear slips.
Or indeed one or more strands of the core are broken, but then you need a new string rather quickly, it could break any moment.
Ok so this is actually an interesting predicament I'm in:
As you may have seen above my spiro D was put through too much abuse
. I ordered a set off of Ebay for just under a new set but when I got the string, I realized they were Starks. They are now in the Classifieds.
I found a used set on here for a good price, but then my phone decided to not work anymore so there goes the funds for that...
so...what are starks like? At this point its starks or wait till my next gig on a 3 string bass or find a D string.
As you may have seen above my spiro D was put through too much abuse
. I ordered a set off of Ebay for just under a new set but when I got the string, I realized they were Starks. They are now in the Classifieds.I found a used set on here for a good price, but then my phone decided to not work anymore so there goes the funds for that...
so...what are starks like? At this point its starks or wait till my next gig on a 3 string bass or find a D string.
Starks, i heard my teacher play them for a few months some years ago. Absolute monster spiro sound, loud and fat.
Even he needed to be in top shape just to be able to play them, they are huge and heavy.
Here is a great thread about them;
Spirocore Stark- initial thoughts and encouragements
Even he needed to be in top shape just to be able to play them, they are huge and heavy.
Here is a great thread about them;
Spirocore Stark- initial thoughts and encouragements
From beloved TB'er Marc "Pain":
"Try em. They are certainly huge sounding plus if you need to repair a suspension bridge they'll work in a pinch."
He also referenced bleeding and ice in his old post - sounds encouraging.
"Try em. They are certainly huge sounding plus if you need to repair a suspension bridge they'll work in a pinch."
He also referenced bleeding and ice in his old post - sounds encouraging.
Starks sound awesome, especially the G. I went from Mittels to Starks a few years ago because I wanted a heavier G and decided to do the whole set. Pizz was definitely tiring and required a lot of practice time (for me, YMMV) to stay in minimum shape.
What are string thicknesses like among the spiro sets? Particularly the G string. I plan on switching to Spiro Mitts or Weichs later on in the year after my Helicore Hybrid Lights die a bit more. One thing i hate about the Heli's is the thin G string. I liked my Zyex G string much more. Do the Spiro sets suffer from the same issue? Is this why many will use a substitute on the G?
I think it's more about sound than thickness or feel. Spiro G's can sound pretty bright and whiny on some basses.
Spirocore G is great when it's broken in. It is very thin feeling because of the gauge but on the mediums at least you can get a big sound out of it. I'd stay away from the weich if you're worried about a thin G
Thanks for the details folks. Honestly i think my issue mainly stems from my nut being cut for a Zyex G. It seems like when i put on the Heli G the string height of the string went down considerably and kind of killed my E to G balance. Anyone else have that sort of problem when switching out strings? I don't want to have to get a new nut cut for a string change and am having trouble getting to where i need to with the bridge adjusters.
Typically, the only difference in nut slots cut for various strings is width. The depth of the slot, or height off the fingerboard, should not change.
All steel core strings are a lot thinner than synthetic or gut core strings. The diameter depends on the mass of the metal used, the tension and the amount and type of damping material.
For string diameters there is a nice table in my Dropbox that comes from a site baen.tamu.edu, that has gone and was reconstructed. Have a look at the end of the last string sticky for the link and feel free to download from there as much as you want.
For string diameters there is a nice table in my Dropbox that comes from a site baen.tamu.edu, that has gone and was reconstructed. Have a look at the end of the last string sticky for the link and feel free to download from there as much as you want.
