Here's a logistical question for those who have switched back to Spiros from gut. Did you guys need to have a new nut made? My slots are pretty wide at this point.....
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Double Bass SPIROCORES ARE SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!
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I tried gut 3 times before it finally taking this last time and always went back to Spiros. Nut and bridge slots were fine. To be fair, I only had to widen my D a little tiny bit and didn't have to mess with the G,A or E at all when I switched to gut.
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Does anyone favor the Mit G over the Weich G? I've been using Weich A, D, G with a Pirastro Jazzer E for almost a year now. I really like the feel and sound of this setup, but I'm beginning to think the Weich G might be too weak on my bass. Does anyone use a Mit G with Weich E, A, D or something similar?
Jake deVilliers
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good idea Jake! or why not have an animated ad with Stark E singing (with Terminator-style Austrian accent): "I'll be back, you girlie boys!"
That's the sound! He even looks like Ahnold did before the steroids and the Mr Olympia competition etc. I really wanted to ask him to say "Kahleefourniah"!
I've had BC's on both basses for a year, strictly arco work. Today I put some used Spiros on my carved La Scala.
Wow. I had forgotten how ballsy they are. For some reason, I could play pizz faster.
Wow. I had forgotten how ballsy they are. For some reason, I could play pizz faster.
I'm thinking about going back to Weichs. I just put on some Mittels, maybe a month ago. The Mittels choke under my bow a bit...or maybe I choke over my bow, more likely. Anyway, anyone interested in a trade for similarly aged Weichs.
Anybody else find mittels to be too weak? Even wth my healthy string height (10mm across EADG). The g string is borderline unacceptable to my ear, D string also too weak. A not bad, but could be better. E, near perfection, but makes me wonder what a stark feels like....
You weich users are crazy... i dont think i could ever play a string that small......
You weich users are crazy... i dont think i could ever play a string that small......
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Every bass has a different response to strings and setup changes. There are many reasons a G might seem weak, only one of which is the string itself. Sometimes it's one of the other strings pulling on the top in a way that chokes the G string, Sometimes it's where the soundpost lives, sometimes the overall tension is to high or two low. There are many other reasons two, that's just two off the top of my head.
That's why many of us monkey with our basses, strings and setups for years till we settle on something that sounds "right".
I just replaced a Garbo Light set with an ancient Spiro Weich set on my ply. It was weird for a day, if that. Adaptation happens a lot quicker than you can imagine...
I resemble that remark! Of course, I come from an EB background where the gauges of a medium set of electric bass strings are similar to a set of Spiro Weichs, so it wasn't that much of a transition.
I just bought a set, and I love the sustain with pizz. Unfortunately, Im bowing a lot and they sound a bit tinny. Will they get better as time goes on?
Found out yesterday that my bass really likes Spiro Weichs for E and A. They sound amazing, to the point where I don't understand the anti-arco sentiment people associate with them. I'd say they are as easy and pleasant to bow as the EP's, but with much more power.
Think I might throw a Weich D on there in the next few months, but so far the combo of Spiro E&A and EP D&G is working quite nice-like.
Think I might throw a Weich D on there in the next few months, but so far the combo of Spiro E&A and EP D&G is working quite nice-like.
I've always thought Spiro E and A were amazing strings....I even mixed them with guts for many years. They work pretty well with Bel Canto for D and G as well.
About a year and a half ago, I had a set of Evahs on my Cleveland when I decided to switch back to Animas. I ordered a set of Animas then had a chance to trade the Evahs for a set of Velvet Blues. I put on the old proverbial set of spiros for a "few days" and ended up leaving them on well over a year. It was amazing how the bass just opened up and sang.
I finally installed the animas a couple of weeks ago. I was quickly reminded why they are my favorite string. The blues have never been out of the package.
But in the back of my mind I'm still hearing this little voice "spirocore . . . spirocore . . . spirocore" I guess they're like a narcotic--you're never completely free.
I finally installed the animas a couple of weeks ago. I was quickly reminded why they are my favorite string. The blues have never been out of the package.
But in the back of my mind I'm still hearing this little voice "spirocore . . . spirocore . . . spirocore" I guess they're like a narcotic--you're never completely free.
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I got my Weichs used. Well used. Saved much time, hassle, money, and bemoaning of any twanginess. They are old enough for the growl to have subdued slightly, perfect for me.
Also -- I switched my G string to the tuner closest to the nut, to get more angle and downforce over the nut, and switched everything else around completely non-conventionally. The E, A, & D have great consistency of tone, and there is none of the "twang" that some folks complain about a Spiro Weich G.
Every time I get a hankering for another kind of string, I have been lucky enough to find somebody with something strung the same or similar. So having gotten to play more different kinds of strings than I ever imagined without spending massive $$, I can safely say that barring a string break or such, I'm not going to be getting a new set of strings anytime soon.
And for those who would say, "Yeah, right," know this: I've got a Rick 4002 with GHS Progressive rounds and I haven't changed them in a couple of years, and the steels I used to use, whether Roto, D'Addario, etc. on my custom P-style fanned fret usually were on there for months, not just until they thunked, but only changed when intonation became an issue. Now it's strung with the new Fender 9050CL flats set of 45-60-80-105, which is not only a great, balanced, consistent set with a lot of growl in its own right, but make a great stable mate on a slab for anyone who also wears Spiro Weichs on the DB, and being flats, they also have an indefinite lifespan.
Also -- I switched my G string to the tuner closest to the nut, to get more angle and downforce over the nut, and switched everything else around completely non-conventionally. The E, A, & D have great consistency of tone, and there is none of the "twang" that some folks complain about a Spiro Weich G.
Every time I get a hankering for another kind of string, I have been lucky enough to find somebody with something strung the same or similar. So having gotten to play more different kinds of strings than I ever imagined without spending massive $$, I can safely say that barring a string break or such, I'm not going to be getting a new set of strings anytime soon.
And for those who would say, "Yeah, right," know this: I've got a Rick 4002 with GHS Progressive rounds and I haven't changed them in a couple of years, and the steels I used to use, whether Roto, D'Addario, etc. on my custom P-style fanned fret usually were on there for months, not just until they thunked, but only changed when intonation became an issue. Now it's strung with the new Fender 9050CL flats set of 45-60-80-105, which is not only a great, balanced, consistent set with a lot of growl in its own right, but make a great stable mate on a slab for anyone who also wears Spiro Weichs on the DB, and being flats, they also have an indefinite lifespan.
