rikodriko Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Hi 2 questions in 1 !! anyone had any experience with these strings ? The Gut-a-like are not too expensive, so was thinking of buying some just to try out at the same time i am going to buy some more 'traditional strings'. I have been using spirocores for about 6 years, and i think its time for some new ones - my old bass teacher recommended the 'jazzer' from Pirastro - any experience with these also? Would love to hear some comments !! thanks Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Not tried them personally but TalkBass has a thread on them [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f17/pirastro-jazzers-917706/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f17/pirastro-jazzers-917706/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Not tried those, but I use these http://www.presto-strings.com/doublebass.html They suit my old ply bass, are deep and have a nice fat feel about them. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 My first upright came with Jazzers. Higher tension than the Spiro Weichs I've on now, but fantastic growl on the E and A and a very rich E altogether. So much better that I think about swapping the E back in (but I'm too lazy just now). . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basstroker Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Hi Richard! The Gut-a-like E string has very low tension and sounds very weak on most basses, only recommended if the bass is amplified. "The Jazzer" are very fine strings for pizzicato, I think a little better ("fantastic growl") than Spirocore mittel/medium on most basses and they seem to be the strings with the longest sustain on the market. Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philparker Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 There's a second hand set of jazzers in the classified section from Marvin Spangles for £65 - might be worth a try at that price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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