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Double Bass New! Pirastro Perpetual Double Bass strings
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Yes, my question was about the mediums (though I think I had a light E string). ...they didn't last long with me, Obs went right back on.
Me too, but in a good flexibility way-- not a underpowered way.
How are they for arco? Im interested in putting them on a craved bass. 50/50 arco and pizz. work replacing my superflexblies.
thanks in advance
thanks in advance
put these on a carved bass. Arco is very good but shouldn't be wasted on a plywood.
I did some more 'home recording with my pianist friend, Jonathan Markow, and Meghan Causey singing. Dave Albert joined us on drums this time. Lots of fun.
And, yes, this is a full set of PERPETUALS.
And, yes, this is a full set of PERPETUALS.
Big: Get a clean cloth and pour some almond oil (or a similar kind of pure natural oil) on it. Then rub the gut strings with the cloth. The idea is not to let the gut dry out.
Do a search in the Strings DB forum for gut maintenance. There is plenty of detail and it won't derail this thread.
Also here
-Jeff
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Another tune recorded with the Perpetuals. The last tune in post #409 I did a little EQ in 'post', with a low cut starting at 100 hz and graduating down to 6db cut at 40hz, and a boost from 400 hz to 10k hz.
On this recording there is no EQ. Signal chain is Perps on my Shen Gemunder > Chuck Israels Mic > Genzler Acoustic Pro Gollihur model going from the Pre-EQ DI to my Zoom H6.
I think it's a nice kind of 'old school' bass sound. Still very happy with these strings.
On this recording there is no EQ. Signal chain is Perps on my Shen Gemunder > Chuck Israels Mic > Genzler Acoustic Pro Gollihur model going from the Pre-EQ DI to my Zoom H6.
I think it's a nice kind of 'old school' bass sound. Still very happy with these strings.
Sounds great: Full and warm, definition but not harsh or brittle.
Rick,
Nice sounds! Were you separated from the other instruments? much bleed etc?
Nice sounds! Were you separated from the other instruments? much bleed etc?
I was NOT separated from the other instruments. The drummer even requested that we NOT put the gobos in front of his drums because he likes to hear the drums resonate. We were all in a room that is about 10 x 20 with acoustical treatment on the walls but no separation.
To demonstrate, below is the bass track from the recording. You can hear for yourself how little bleed there is.
Some time ago, Peter Axelson (the designer of the Chuck Israels mic) suggested I try blending a piezo with the mic to add some extra high-frequency material. Well, like a dummy I never did anything about that until today when I remembered his suggestion and tried it in my studio. I think this is a MUCH BETTER sound in that it keeps the rich natural sound of the mic but adds some crispness and high end from the piezo. I run each into a separate channel of my 'Genzlihur' amp and I cut the highs on the mic channel to avoid feedback. Then I cut the lows on the piezo channel to get rid of that 'rubber band sound'. I also cut a bit around 600 hz on the piezo channel to get rid of the dreaded 'piezo quack'. I think the result is going to be really nice, both live and recording. The second clip is with the Zoom recorder about a foot in front of the Genzler Acoustic Pro amp with the mic and piezo blended as described above.
