Double Bass Olive G lovefest

[Gregmak]

Sorry to hear that. As stated above prehaps try leaving them on to have them open up. If not I'll take them off your hands when I see them in the classifieds.

Hey man, I'm gonna keep, along with my other stash of strings, as I might change my mind at some point

 

[Sam Dingle]

Good. There really is something sweet about that G string. What were you paring them with? I'd suggest old spirocores in the future.

 

[Gregmak]

I had paired them with wrapped A & E guts. I've tried steel strings, spiros/helicores/zyex but I never liked the tone. The spiros were the only steel strings that sounded good to me, but I prefer the guts especially for arco.

 

[Sam Dingle]

Yeah olivs are good steel upper substitutes. I can't imagin them sounding good with wrapped gut on the bottom (other than more olivs and eudoxas)

 

[Gregmak]

Yes, the wrapped guts were taking over too much! The only reason I ordered the oliv's was to just give them a try and see what they sound like. I might put them on my second bass with A&E spiros, and keep my main bass with guts. I'm just not sure why with an amp they sound so muted.

 

[LouisF]

I use the Olive G with Eudoxa DAE -- great orchestra combination for the right bass (they can be a bit thick and muddy on some basses)

 

[Fran Diaz]

I finally took the plunge on the Oliv G. I'm really happy with my D,A & E Spiro Mittels but the G isn't always working for me; Somedays I like it, soomedays I find it lacking so I have an Oliv G coming my way. A few questions:

It comes with two felt washers. Do you use them both? only one? none? ...and why?
Any advice about how to install it and/or how to take care of it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[SamuelHarris]

I always used both washers because....they're on there. No good rational but considering Pirastro puts on 1 washer per string I figured 2 washers was very much on purpose.

 

[misterbadger]

I always used both washers because....they're on there. No good rational but considering Pirastro puts on 1 washer per string I figured 2 washers was very much on purpose.

It's crucial that they be put on in both the correct order, and with the proper sides facing the tailpiece. ;-}

 

[Povl Carstensen]

On a bright bass you can try reversing the order.

 

[Sam Dingle]

Wait two washers? I never used a washer with my oliv...what is it supposed to do?

 

[misterbadger]

On a bright bass, you'd want to reverse the washer direction, not the order.

 

[lrhbass]

The washer added some un-wanted sounds,so quickly took them off. As a rule I have always go without...

 

[SVT4001]

I use the Olive G with Eudoxa DAE -- great orchestra combination for the right bass (they can be a bit thick and muddy on some basses)

Oliv G on top of Eudoxas- Man, I LOVED that setup on my main orchestral bass!

 

[Greg Clinkingbeard]

Since I started this thread i hope you don't mind if I clear up any misunderstanding regarding the washers. They are provided to remove any unwanted resonances. In other words, to provide a 'cleaner' tone.

I'm settling into a low maintenance setup and expect to maintain this for the foreseeable future. Spirocores on my Kay are making my life easier. No more tuning issues. Unexpectedly, the Spirocore G sound is pretty meaty on this bass and I don't miss the Oliv at all.

 

[Povl Carstensen]

On a bright bass, you'd want to reverse the washer direction, not the order.

Sorry, my bad...

 

[misterbadger]

No worries -it's a common mistake.

 

[Sam Dingle]

Anyone still using the Oliv G? Luither had a bass strung with EP mediums and an Oliv and I almost cried at how beautiful it was.

 

[erniepro]

I have Olive G with Sonores wrapped guts below, presently on one bass. Work great. Olive is a bit more tension but feel is close enough, and sound is right there. And I have found the Olive above EP to be good on that bass too.

 

[Sam Dingle]

What was wrong with the Sonores G?