Pretty sure I got my set from Slod a while back... anyway, I liked the D and G, and agree with Sam. A good D and G to mix with Spiros. I really liked the full set on my American Standard.
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Double Bass New Gamut Red Diamond Gut Strings
- Thread starter Earl
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After 1 months the RD set, I’m happy the D & G but not with E &A very light on my bass ( SB21 made by Patrick charton). So I decided to order a kind of same set but in academie line. I took :
D & G medium lyon with nylon winding ( medium +) as RD if I understand well.
E & A medium +
my bass can be adjust (sound post, neck, tail piece height)
do you think it will work ? I confused if I need E&A medium ou medium + ?
D & G medium lyon with nylon winding ( medium +) as RD if I understand well.
E & A medium +
my bass can be adjust (sound post, neck, tail piece height)
do you think it will work ? I confused if I need E&A medium ou medium + ?
The Red Diamond E and A are fairly-high tension for guts, and if you don't like them much, I say go for a lighter gauge in the Academie series. A lot, too, depends on whether you are plucking or bowing. I found the Red Diamond E/A to be as good for arco as the more expensive strings, while the Academie seem better for pizzicato.
And, of course, strings behave differently on any given bass. But you knew that!
exactly about them behaving differently. i eventually took off the D and G because they were too high tension and replaced them with pistoy. i liked the E and particularly the A because they were lower tension on my bass
G&D red diamond are perfect tension on my bass, (my bass need high tension) but I need more tension on E and A, gamut tell me to try medium tension E and A to match with.
Last week gamut offer 20% discount price, so I bought a complete set academie line :
G&D lyon medium tension with nylon ( the same tension than RD I think)
E&A cooper wire medium tension.
but I curious if E &A Have enough tension.
Last week gamut offer 20% discount price, so I bought a complete set academie line :
G&D lyon medium tension with nylon ( the same tension than RD I think)
E&A cooper wire medium tension.
but I curious if E &A Have enough tension.
I keep checking for the Gamut strings to go on sale, but always miss it! 
Somebody please message me if you see them on sale! Thanks
Somebody please message me if you see them on sale! Thanks
I'm still rolling with the D and G a couple of years later. This was after Gamut presumably changed the winding process to whatever it is now. You can scan back through my posts here for details.
Given the earlier QC problems, I wasn't expecting these to hold on for this long. It's been a pleasant surprise. No separations on the nylon windings. I still enjoy playing them.
I don't think I'll ever bother with metal wound over gut ever again, copper or otherwise.
Given the earlier QC problems, I wasn't expecting these to hold on for this long. It's been a pleasant surprise. No separations on the nylon windings. I still enjoy playing them.
I don't think I'll ever bother with metal wound over gut ever again, copper or otherwise.
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How do they compare to the Evah Pirazzi Slaps?, Especially the E. I want to try the single Gamut E with a set of Markbass Ares Tavolazzi strings (low tension, punchy sound).
I have tried the Pirazzi Slap E string and I like the tension (better match than the Tavolazzi E string), but soundwise I found it too dead soounding,... when paired with the other 3 Markbass strings, the difference is very noticeable
. How do they compare to the Evah Pirazzi Slaps?, Especially the E. I want to try the single Gamut E with a set of Markbass Ares Tavolazzi strings (low tension, punchy sound).
I have tried the Pirazzi Slap E string and I like the tension (better match than the Tavolazzi E string), but soundwise I found it too dead soounding,... when paired with the other 3 Markbass strings, the difference is very noticeable
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How do they compare to the Evah Pirazzi Slaps?, Especially the E. I want to try the single Gamut E with a set of Markbass Ares Tavolazzi strings (low tension, punchy sound).
I have tried the Pirazzi Slap E string and I like the tension (better match than the Tavolazzi E string), but soundwise I found it too dead soounding,... when paired with the other 3 Markbass strings, the difference is very noticeable
I've played both. The E in the RD set is nothing like an Evah Slap. The windings on the RD E are copper, round wound. If you prefer a polished feel, I would not recommend the E or A from the RD sets. They do sound nice, but don't feel great to play, and will eat your board. Also super noisy with a pickup if you do any shifting/sliding around. Too bad because they do sound nice acoustically until they give up the windings.
I had gotten used to them just about the time the windings started giving up. It's one of the real negative things I can say about the set. After going back to a smooth string, I don't think I'll ever dabble with round wound or metal over gut again.
Evah Weich or Innovation Strings might be good options to try. If you really like the smooth nylon feel, Innovation offers a bunch of stuff in that realm.
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So, after sitting neglected on my Kay bass for over a year, I've come back to these strings and am very glad that i didn't take them off and sell. Boom! Very powerful, and the G and D can be pretty. I hope they don't discontinue these.
I'm using Evah Slaps on my 42 M1. I have the set with plain gut G&D, and the flat wound synthetic A&E. They are very easy to play and the tension is great on all four strings. Also the tone is very balanced across the set. I'm thinking about putting them on my 5 string Swing Bass with a high C. So far I can't say anything negative about the Evahs! I've been using them for about a year now. Nice dark sound. Pf course one has to perform regular maintenance on the G&D, but a little olive oil, and a clean rag after playing does the trick for me! No complaints here.
I gotta warn you I got less than a year out of the G before the winding started coming off. This during the pandemic when I was limiting my playing to an hour a day because I live in an apartment and all my neighbors were home all day. As you know, none of us practice with as strong a touch as we do on a gig.
Evah Slaps with pure gut G&D if you want a nice even dark sound for pizz. I don't know about arco, but I would guess the G&D are great, just not sure about the A&E as they are synthetic core with flat would outer.w
Thanks for those words of experience with the RD strings Jay! I almost wanted to try them, but already tried some copper round wound guts on E&A and the same thing happened to me. The winding unravels way too quickly, and yes if I had left them on I'm sure I would have grooves in the FB. I didn't use the bass through an amp, and they did sound nice acoustically, but I'm sticking with Evah Slaps
Hey @AGCurry do you happen to remember if the Academie copperwounds were smoother/more polished than the RDs? Thanks!
It's been awhile, and I really can't remember well enough to answer properly. I do prefer silver-plated wound guts to plain copper-wound, though. They seemed to produce a little less friction on the hands, and keep a little nicer look as they age.
