Clarky Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) Much as I love the sound and feel of these premier steel-wound gut strings, I have decided to move on my Oliv A/D/G strings. By way of background I bought the D/G off BassChat in used but excellent condition from Laurence Bassadder (there's no breaks at all in windings, silks are in vgc). I bought the A brand new from StringZone about a month ago and it matches really well and has decent sustain on my bass ... despite some of the naysayers who only recommend the D/G. Together they cost me £170. I would sell them as a package for £150 posted. Would be £270 new from thestringzone.co.uk, so this is a serious (£120/c.40%) saving [url="http://www.thestringzone.co.uk/categories/oliv"]http://www.thestring...categories/oliv[/url] PS, Why sell you ask? Simply that I would prefer more stable tuning. I only get to play 30 minutes max a day and often just a couple of minutes on weekdays, when not rehearsing/gigging with my band, so a more stable non-gut set would suit me better. Basically I am lazy! If I were a full-time player or had more time to practice it would be different. Also if I were an arco player (these are known to be excellent for arco) it would be different. Instead, I have put on a set of Velvet Blues on my 3/4 flatback and I have a set of Presto Nylonwound Lights as a backup set. These do gut-sounding pretty well (not as nice as the Olivs, obviously) but are much more stable tuning-wise. PPS, obviously you would need to match with an E, but the Oliv E is renowned as being largely thud, which is why I used a Spirocore Mittel E. Edited October 28, 2013 by Clarky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 here's a pic to show the excellent condition of these strings [attachment=146056:DSCF0612.JPG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 On hold for a couple of days for a BC'er to do some research into these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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