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Double Bass Spirocores for less

#5
gabehizer said:
Thanks. I already copied it to over there, but can't see how to erase the original over here!
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Um, since you are here, Weich means light and Mittel means medium. Since the sets have the same part number, 3885, which did you actually get? I always preferred the 3885 Weichs, and the 3885.5 E string from that set is, in my opinion, the most underrated E string out there, with everybody for some reason wanting the S42's either Weich or Mittel instead. The easy way to tell which set you have: Weichs have red silk at the ball and purple at the peg box; Mittels have red at both ends. You are now set for at least twenty years, if not the rest of your playing days. Remember: everything goes with a dead Spirocore E string!
 
#7
FWIW, 3885 indicates Spiro strings sized for a 3/4 size double bass. Weich, Mittel and Stark talk about the tension (3885 series does not have a Stark tension). In contrast, S42 followed by the tension abbreviation indicates strings sized for either 4/4 or 3/4 sized double bass. As it works out due to the physics of string making, there is also a gauge difference between the 3885 series and the S42 series; 3885 series strings are slightly thicker than the equivalent tension in S42 strings.
 
#8
Don Hergert said:
FWIW, 3885 indicates Spiro strings sized for a 3/4 size double bass. Weich, Mittel and Stark talk about the tension (3885 series does not have a Stark tension). In contrast, S42 followed by the tension abbreviation indicates strings sized for either 4/4 or 3/4 sized double bass. As it works out due to the physics of string making, there is also a gauge difference between the 3885 series and the S42 series; 3885 series strings are slightly thicker than the equivalent tension in S42 strings.
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Yes. That is why IMO the 3885.5 Weich E string is the most versatile E string out there for double bass. See my thread about the comparative tension if every Spiro set were mounted on the same 3/4 bass, adjusting the published TI tension specs by the difference in the scale length they use for 3/4 versus 4/4:
All The Different Spiros Sets
And this thread that talks about all the E strings in particular:
Spiro E - You will be assimilated. Resistance is Futile
Everything goes with a dead Spiro E string.
 
#9
3885 Weich is a good set. Not as wirey as the S42 Weich and a bit less tension than S42 Mittel, if that's what you're going for. It's what I'm (mostly) using. I did put an S42 Mittel G string on there and I like that bump...my bass...YMMV...IMHO...etc...et al
 

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