Double Bass You have to mix a set

[jloehrke]

I too find the compas 180 set great across all four strings.

 

[HateyMcAmp]

I agree with Chris on this, when it comes to steel strings anyway. I had a dead Spiro Mit E next to a particularly-dead set of Sprio Weichs (got everything used, so I'm unsure if they were 4/4 or 3/4) and the weak E I always felt on the Weichs was gone, with a more balanced feel and projection still while still being relatively low tension. I really liked the sound of that set, overall.

Some strings, like Velvets have low action and matched tension. I need them higher, but I have little to no E drop off on either on my old bass or new bass. For me, it's my favorite thing about Velvet strings. Very balanced sounding and feeling. I'd be worried a significantly heavier tension E might throw that balance, and feel weird without having the desired effect.

Something I've noticed in the past is that 4/4 Sprio solos also have matched tension string-to-string (although IIRC the E has a pound or two more) and a similar overall tension to Velvets. I wonder if the same principal would apply, at least when it comes to string to string balance in projection?

 

[AMJBASS]

Interesting that you say that... The Spirocore Solo(tuned to Orch) set is perfectly balanced on my bass. I put my last set on 2 years ago and I've been totally happy with them gigging about 3-4 times a week. They are just starting to get really dark so almost time for a new set, but tension wise they are perfect across the board.

 

[SVT4001]

I haven't experienced this with trying strings on my bass.

I'm with bskts on this. I read many of the threads lamenting the weak E strings on so many sets, and I've never found it to be a problem on any of my instruments. I even tried some heavier E strings...because...well, you know...everyone was doing it... I never felt it made enough positive difference to warrant buying split sets and singles. But what do I know?

Joe

 

[DoubleMIDI]

I agree with Chris on this, when it comes to steel strings anyway. I had a dead Spiro Mit E next to a particularly-dead set of Sprio Weichs (got everything used, so I'm unsure if they were 4/4 or 3/4) and the weak E I always felt on the Weichs was gone, with a more balanced feel and projection still while still being relatively low tension. I really liked the sound of that set, overall.

That's probably the S42W 4/4 set.

The S42 have had too much tension for me on the 110 cm scale, because I don't have that much time to play bass to keep the strength of my muscles playing more than an hour on them. They were a nicely balanced set but the high tension on the long scale was a bit too much. I once tuned them down by about a halftone for playing with baroque recorders and that was so much nicer.

So I got the S42W Weich set, but the E is indeed a bit weak on this set. I tried to replace it with the S42 Mittel E but felt that this was more unbalanced than the S42W Weich set, even with the weak E. Then I decided I need to adjust my playing to use the Weich E.

I have the 3/4 Weich Spiros on my Clevinger EUB, very balanced and the E is not weak. If I remember correctly iiipopes experience is the same on a double bass with this set.

 

[martinc]

I agree with Chris on this, when it comes to steel strings anyway. I had a dead Spiro Mit E next to a particularly-dead set of Sprio Weichs (got everything used, so I'm unsure if they were 4/4 or 3/4) and the weak E I always felt on the Weichs was gone, with a more balanced feel and projection still while still being relatively low tension. I really liked the sound of that set, overall.

Some strings, like Velvets have low action and matched tension. I need them higher, but I have little to no E drop off on either on my old bass or new bass. For me, it's my favorite thing about Velvet strings. Very balanced sounding and feeling. I'd be worried a significantly heavier tension E might throw that balance, and feel weird without having the desired effect.

Something I've noticed in the past is that 4/4 Sprio solos also have matched tension string-to-string (although IIRC the E has a pound or two more) and a similar overall tension to Velvets. I wonder if the same principal would apply, at least when it comes to string to string balance in projection?

Hatey: You have a dead Spiro Mittel E????
I don't think I have ever heard anyone mention this on this website....ever!
Mittel E's don't die. Maybe it's like the Monty Python dead parrot...it's just resting.

 

[834federal]

I feel like string hell always leads back to a full set of spirocores/ or flexocores.

Except for that G spiro- can't do it. wish I could. It's a gut up top for me!