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Brilliant tool this! Tried and tested in many environments on double bass and it’s a dream.

Added the Gold Spring Vintage to the listing.

Both sets still available at the moment

Of course. I shall message you.

I have only only the fantastic Aquila pure guts D and G left. The Gold Spring D and G are now sold. * pure gut D and G (brand new in packet). I got these and never put them on my bass, and I’m realising now that probably I don’t need them. They cost € 170 + Vat = € 204 (the postage and import tax would cost you loads on top of that!), so you would be probably looking at 200GBP once you import them. I think £180 posted is a good price (U.K. postage I mean). here is the Aquila page https://aquilacorde.com/en/shop/modern-instrument-string-sets/double-bass-en/double-bass-g-d-set/double-bass-natural-gut-g-d-set/ * Aquila Golden Springs Vintage D and G SOLD! (gut wrapped in nylon, exact reproductions of the Golden Spirals of Scott LaFaro and Charlie Haden. The D has 3 months of use and the G is 4 months use on one bass. They go for €220 + Vat + shipping as above. I think £150 posted would be good). Happy to entertain offers! Thank you for looking and reading.

Still available. In the unlikely scenario that anyone needs my opinion: Great low tension alternative to Spirocore. I liked that they have none of the harshness and yet they are still in that sonic ballpark. So they are very present in the mix without being a bit too much. If I were to ever go back to steels, I might well get another set of these. They are very easy on the hands, which is such a great advantage when using steels. I found them easy to bow, although I hardly ever bow, and Pirastro considers them pizz strings. Any question please ask.

Great piece of gear: it’s serving me excellently well in every type of venue. Plus great seller!

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Full set of Pirastro Perpetuals G and D were on my bass for 5 minutes (only to compare them with my guts). A and E were on my bass for 3 months, but did zero touring and only one recording session in that time, so they are in great condition. The best U.K. price for these strings at the moment is a heavily discounted £202 (Retail price is £278). so how about £150 posted?

G and D bought brand new on this forum and on my bass for literally 5 minutes (because sometimes I like to remind myself of how strings sound, see next post about Perpetuals). Best price new in the U.K. currently is £53 for the G and £56 for the D, so how about £80 posted for both?

Actually, I haven’t quite found anything that sounds as good as these, so I’ve had a change of heart and I’m taking these off marketplace just now. I shall list other strings I’m not using instead.

Photos added and post updated with strings still available. Aquila nylon-wrapped D&G £130 (would be over £200 new plus postage from Italy, tax etc…) New Old Stock Pirastro £50 (difficult to price this, but a pure gut D would be at the very least around £120 if at all decent).

The unbranded nylon wrapped G and one of the pure gut D strings are now sold. The Aquila D and G Gold Springs Vintage and one of the Pirastro Gut D strings are STILL AVAILABLE.

Hi guys, post updated with the gut string still available, having sold a couple yesterday. I’m selling some very interesting gut strings. - First up my Aquila Gold Springs vintage G and D. These are wonderful exact reproductions of the Golden Spirals used by Charlie Haden, Scott Lafaro etc…hence but strings wrapped in nylon. I have had them only on one bass, played for 6 months, in which I have only used the bass for recording sessions and home practice, so no sweat damage at all and excellent condition. Here is the web link https://aquilacorde.com/negozio/corde-musica-moderna/contrabbasso-corde-musica-moderna/g-d-set/contrabbasso-gold-springs-vintage-set-g-d/ £130 for both D and G - Finally, I have 1 x NEW OLD STOCK Pirastro pure gut D string “Gold Etikett”. I don’t know when it came out of the factory, but as you can see from the photos they don’t make this model any longer. It is a wonderful new pure gut string, never been on a bass, it feels varnished so it is in perfect new condition with no fraying whatsoever . £50

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If any use to you, I have a D and G Zyex light that I’m not using. 3-4 months use. I quite liked them actually and I still use the A and E on one of my basses. Feel free to message if you wish to buy them, or if you need to ask anything and otherwise best of luck.

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Ah thanks mate. Right back at you! Brilliant strings these; I’m pretty sure I’ll bite my lip at some point wishing I hadn’t sold them. Alas, my laptop is an antique so I’m selling a couple of things to get a new one. hope you’re well.

Set of Tempera Hybrid strings developed by Gerold Gennsler and Jan-Ole in Berlin. 6 months of use on my main bass in which time it has done 3 recording sessions but no live gigs (I have taken my smaller bass to all the gigs so no yucky sweat on these strings!) You probably know the reputation of these strings; they are simply the best boutique strings available. If I can see correctly, outside of Germany you can’t buy these directly anymore, as the guys only deal with partner luthiers. What sound do they make? Difficult to describe exactly, but I shall try: they are modern “gut” strings, but only in the sense that they produce a huge dark sound with low tension. I have played all the guts (I think) and I must say these have their own sound. Guts are often thumpy and decay quickly: these have a very defined note all the time on every string, and yet they have that complex lovely dark sound you get with guts and they let you attack in a very satisfying way. the low strings are especially miraculous and that is so rare for low tension strings. My expertise is pizzicato based. Arco, they are very easy to start even for a bad, bad arco player like me and they produce a wonderful full sound, with none of the scratchy voice of steel strings. If I played arco, I would never take these off! so why am I selling? For my bass, they are too much of a good thing. Meaning that my bass manages to tame the zing out of steel strings, making them sound dark. As a result, these sound too dark on my bass. Also, I do prefer a tiny bit higher tension. I think if the great gut players of the past had these strings available to them, they would probably be playing them instead of guts. They are that good. And they have no animal in them, so it’s a win-win situation. the price of these stings, when I bought them 6 months ago, was €405 including shipping. I cannot remember if I had to pay tax on top as well, I can’t find any evidence of that. so, after 6 months of judicious use, I feel that £270 including shipping is a very reasonable price. According the the Tempera guys, they are very long lasting strings, meaning they should have a long life ahead of them. I have only mounted them straight after buying them and took them off today. So all the windings are intact. They come with the original fancy box complete with booklet of instructions on how to fit the strings correctly (please follow the instructions, don’t be a macho man and throw the booklet away: that will not do you any favours, as of course it never does). any questions please ask.

Back before we all became audiophile nuts, this was the daddy of the preamps for double bass. I did thousands of gigs with mine and loved it, so I bought this from esteemed Basschatter Clarky last year, but ended up never needing it. So here it is. No box, but otherwise in great condition.