Double Bass Weich E with Mittels?

[JtheJazzMan]

Solos are great to bow on though you have to change your approach. Especially the solo A tuned to G. Youll choke it very easily if youre used to pulling a grunty orchestral sound.

On a side note, when playing jazz/pizz I find the solos amplify really well, through a full circle in my case. The note is softer on the attack compared to mittels. Though for the same reasons, youll lose acoustic volume.

No free lunch hey.

 

[Bobby King]

Thanks for the suggestions! I've also heard of people liking Solo Gauge Superflexibles, any experience with them? What does the tension of these feel like compared to mittel, weich, etc.? Are they skinnier in diameter?

 

[Francois Blais]

Thanks for the suggestions! I've also heard of people liking Solo Gauge Superflexibles, any experience with them? What does the tension of these feel like compared to mittel, weich, etc.? Are they skinnier in diameter?

There are several threads about them, if you use the Seach engine.
Here's one: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390507

 

[Bobby King]

Well, I tried a Weich E with the other Mittels and didn't really care for it, feels too mushy next to the others. Just for some string voodoo -- I put the Mittel E back on and it seems to be responding somewhat better now. The only difference I can identify is that before the E was wound on at a slight angle away from the peg box, now the string is pretty much straight and touching the edge of the box. Could that be a factor?

I was once told that you shouldn't wind on the strings so the windings are jammed against inside of the box -- the E can be a little difficult to get right though.

 

[Jake deVilliers]

I was once told that you shouldn't wind on the strings so the windings are jammed against inside of the box -- the E can be a little difficult to get right though.

That's good advice Bobby - the windings can act like a wedge and split the cheeks off the pegbox.

Have you tried swapping the peg assignments ie A string on the E peg and vice versa?
Many basses respond well to this - I like to do it just to confuse the players!

 

[Francois Blais]

It may also be just a matter of tension.
The pull of the mittels on the other strings may be too much for the weich E which gets kind of muted.

 

[Downright_Low]

I feel that the flexocor 92's had a small sort of E that was very response to my memory - I only played it for 9 months... I think it's a good idea to try the mittels with a weich E. It might make everything else sound really good. I've played on smaller strings and liked it so I wonder what the mittels do to the E as well. There's the whole set synergy apsect as well...