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Double Bass Time for a Dead Spiros Club

#62
iiipopes said:
MartinC - can you compare the tone and sustain of the Zyex G to the tone and sustain of a Spiro G for us? Having a titanium wrap, it could have the potential of going the distance with a Spiro E string.
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The Zyex medium G has less twang....more fundamental....a bit less sustain. I used a Zyex medium D for a while with it. Sounds OK...but the Spiro Weich D has a bit more life...even after it settles in. The Zyex G and Weich D are very close in tension. They are also close in diameter and their sound matches well.
I used a Bel Canto G for a while a few years ago and liked it but the Zyex medium G..on my bass...is a little more responsive.
 
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Jeff Bonny said:
If I ever really do cut a set of strings off I will think fondly of you.
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I do agree with you on one important point - your slogan in your avatar. All of the professors who read all of the grad school papers I wrote all those years ago were much more concerned with the thought process and analysis than they were with the conclusion. And all who read my reports, memos and briefs are more concerned on how I get to the conclusion so they can justify the expenditures, consultation advice, or decisions on appeal than just the conclusion.
 
#66
Jeff Bonny said:
Nobody cuts new Spirocores off every 3 months like they were bass guitar strings.
My lord people.......stop asking for my "old" strings. There aren't any. It was a joke.
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Satire is very difficult to express on a forum without context and without accompanying non-verbals of visual media, either face-to-face or broadcast. Your post came across as straightforward, not as satire. That is why I was very careful to preface my OP with the warning that satire followed.

Now, all that aside, do you actually play Spiros, and have you had them on for over a year? - final straight answer.
 
#67
Just did the math. Got my spiros with 6 months and change from my luthier (he checked his books to be sure) had them on for a year and 4 months, (tried evah weich for a moment) 2 months with spiros (then Evah Orch). I didn't play those for 2 months because traveling so about 2 years of playing with my spiro set. I'll keep the spiro E evah mix on for.a little bit but I'm probably gonna go back to full set
 
#68
Sam Dingle said:
Just did the math. Got my spiros with 6 months and change from my luthier (he checked his books to be sure) had them on for a year and 4 months, (tried evah weich for a moment) 2 months with spiros (then Evah Orch). I didn't play those for 2 months because traveling so about 2 years of playing with my spiro set. I'll keep the spiro E evah mix on for a little bit but I'm probably gonna go back to full set.
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Further proof that everything goes with a Dead Spiro E string!
 
#70
The Children's Choirs of Southwest Missouri, http://childrenschoirs.org/ , had their fall formal/holiday concert last Saturday. I was asked to play bass on their last two numbers, including their finale arrangement of "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," in jazz style. Splendid concert. The children sang magnificiently. The other guest artists were spectacular, in that they were not only top rate musicians (their bios listed professional ensembles, advanced degrees and other experience far greater than mine!) but they also all knew what it took to accompany the various ensembles of the children by age. The concert was well received. A splendid time was had by all.
 
#72
I'm probably not a good candidate for membership - although I do keep a set of spiros (and sometimes aux obligatos) on for at least a year or two.

I'll change to a new set if I have an upcoming recording session for example.

Otherwise, I'm happy so far with the 3/4 Weichs - they seem to strike a good balance on my bass - hopefully they'll stay on for a few extra years then I can officially join the club!
 
#76
Jason Hollar said:
I am on track for the "dead broke" spiro club - a set of those is expensive!!!
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Considering how long they last, Spirocoores are probablly the best value for strings in the history of the instrument! I never buy them new ( 'NOT into that telecaster through a an old Fender twin reverb played in a subway tunnel new string sound...); I always buy them here in the classifieds. I don't think I've paid more than $75 for a set for mittels. I probably put on 40+ different sets of strings a year for customers, but at the end of the day 95% of the time I go home with old Spiros E / A on my own basses, and bounce between plain gut and Olives for the other two. I've got a drawer full of Spiro D and G strings that I never use if anyone needs some.

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#78
Fellow stringmen,

do we have the time and space to discuss another aspect in this thread that sadly is all about death? I like to bring a freash breeze of positivism in here, like if there could be some hope in these walls that are holding the confessions about the love of the deceased.

I am impatient to know if some of you have made any sort of attempts in order to reviving a dead spirocore string?
Are there any liquid formulas, secret rituals or other magic spells that have the power to breath new life into the soul of our beloved ones?

I like to wipe mine with an alcoholisized tissue for example, to take the dirt away, and they seem to like it, gaining a bit more of dynamics afterwards.

Or is these kind of recipes voodoo for you?
 
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ctrlzjones said:
Fellow stringmen,

do we have the time and space to discuss another aspect in this thread that sadly is all about death? I like to bring a freash breeze of positivism in here, like if there could be some hope in these walls that are holding the confessions about the love of the deceased.

I am impatient to know if some of you have made any sort of attempts in order to reviving a dead spirocore string?
Are there any liquid formulas, secret rituals or other magic spells that have the power to breath new life into the soul of our beloved ones?

I like to wipe mine with an alcoholisized tissue for example, to take the dirt away, and they seem to like it, gaining a bit more of dynamics afterwards.

Or is these kind of recipes voodoo for you?
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There are legends about drummers digging their cymbals under ground and keeping them there for some time for pre-aging purposes. Since I am originally a drummer and nowadays a Spirocore user I thought if there was a effective way for pre-aging Spirocores? Burying them feels a little extreme :eek:

Edit: Seems like I`m on the other side of issue here, didn`t quite get the point. I can always blame the lanquage :)
 
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