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Double Bass New! Pirastro Perpetual Double Bass strings

#681
bassfiddlesteve said:
Sounds great Rick, but I can't recall a video you've posted that didn't sound great..even the EUB's (like you I've owned and subsequently sold both an Eminence and a BSX Allegro). I suspect this is due to the common denominator in all of your videos ;)



I also have Perpetuals on both of my basses now, and the new set on the Roth is noticeably brighter than the set that I installed on the Wunderlich in July. The older set is darker, although they still have good clarity and some growl when you want it. I wonder if the fact that I rented the Wunderlich out a few times hastened this change. The guy who used it changes his Spirocores every quarter, so I assume he's pretty hard on bass strings.

- Steve
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I’m also noticing my perps are getting darker. Not bad but I did a heavy week before my break and noticed less mwah
/ growl unless I intentionally dig it out. These still have a good 8 months or so left in them (for my ears). Remember this is coming from someone who changed their spiros every year. These are just about where I would expect a Spiro set to be after 7 months
 
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I’m up to convincing 5 people so far to switch to these strings. Everyone’s loving them. Working on 6 and 7 lol. I sugguested them to a pretty well known player and he said “yeah but in a year everyone will be back to spiros wondering why they switched just like with Evahs and Zyex”. Not too sure of that, but I understand some people thinking “this is just the next big thing, it’ll go away soon”.
 
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Sam Dingle said:
I’m up to convincing 5 people so far to switch to these strings. Everyone’s loving them. Working on 6 and 7 lol. I sugguested them to a pretty well known player and he said “yeah but in a year everyone will be back to spiros wondering why they switched just like with Evahs and Zyex”. Not too sure of that, but I understand some people thinking “this is just the next big thing, it’ll go away soon”.
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on my bass, if they keep their sound for at least a couple of years, they're keepers.
 
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Fran Diaz said:
on my bass, if they keep their sound for at least a couple of years, they're keepers.
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For me on my bass they are ageing like spirocores. I like a slightly brighter sound cuz I feel like it’s easier to control bright and make it darker than the other way around. 7 months in and about where I’d expect to see spiros at this age for me....maybe slightly brighter? I kill strings quickly for me so I changed my spiros each year. I’m gonna try and push these as long as I can to truly see where the cut off for me is.

Not a perfect test as the last 3 years I was practicing about 2-3 hours a day and gigging 4-8 times a week so a string change each year makes sense. Grad school just allows for more practice time with less running from gig to gig (not a bad thing haha) maybe I can go the full degree program without changing...

Sorry ending the rant there.
 
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Quick question re the comparison to spirocores. I'm on a 3/4 Weich set at the moment and I'm imagining the Perpetuals will feel softer than these and possibly softer than the 4/4 Weich too? And I'm getting the sense that the bowing is approximately similar to the 4/4 Weich set?

Anyhow, looking forward to trying them I think. I'm pretty happy with the Weich set but I've only really compared them to Evahs and tend to stay resolutely outside the string rabbit hole :-). If I can mix a slight bit of Evah-ness into the Spiro sound in a steel string that lasts well, I'll be happy.
 
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john-boro said:
And I'm getting the sense that the bowing is approximately similar to the 4/4 Weich set?
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I found them to be very similar, particularly in terms of how fast they start — Perpetuals are (maybe) slightly easier. Also like weichs, the whole set of Perpetuals is clear under the bow. D&G perps are certainly darker than the weichs.

As far as pizz comparisons — again, similar. The weichs’ tone goes “pong” while the Perps have more “plunk”. Weichs growl and Perps purr.

Generalizations, I know ... but still. That’s how I found them on my bass, anyway.
 
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john-boro said:
Quick question re the comparison to spirocores. I'm on a 3/4 Weich set at the moment and I'm imagining the Perpetuals will feel softer than these and possibly softer than the 4/4 Weich too? And I'm getting the sense that the bowing is approximately similar to the 4/4 Weich set?

Anyhow, looking forward to trying them I think. I'm pretty happy with the Weich set but I've only really compared them to Evahs and tend to stay resolutely outside the string rabbit hole :). If I can mix a slight bit of Evah-ness into the Spiro sound in a steel string that lasts well, I'll be happy.
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I’m slightly inclined to compare them to 3/4 weich just because they are more fat sounding then the 4/4 weich I’ve tried on my bass but I don’t know for sure.

I think the saying that these are what Evah weich would be as a steel string is semi-correct. These feel a little more bouncy and the set is consistent feeling (Evah weich e blows) but there is a cool ping to the start of the note that I liked in evahs.

Only way to know is to give them a shot.
 

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