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Industry standard strings
These strings are seen on almost every jazz bass in the country, for a reason!
Although i have strayed away a few times, trying the likes of velvet and helicore, I keep coming back to these Spirocores as the sound consistently great.
Growly, with a lot of life, but not overly toppy these strings sound great un-amplified and (importantly) with a pickup. They also are very long lasting and (once you get past the initial 'zing') sound very even throughout their life.
They Can be bowed, but I think its fair to say the are primarily a jazz string with Pizz in mind, as some players (including myself!) find them a little unruly under the bow.
Overall, a great set of stings at a very good price.
Although i have strayed away a few times, trying the likes of velvet and helicore, I keep coming back to these Spirocores as the sound consistently great.
Growly, with a lot of life, but not overly toppy these strings sound great un-amplified and (importantly) with a pickup. They also are very long lasting and (once you get past the initial 'zing') sound very even throughout their life.
They Can be bowed, but I think its fair to say the are primarily a jazz string with Pizz in mind, as some players (including myself!) find them a little unruly under the bow.
Overall, a great set of stings at a very good price.
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Bench Mark for a Reason
I recently changed strings from Spiro weichs to Spiro mittels and it has transformed my bass. The bass is particulary dark and the mittels brightened it enough for better note clarity, definition and volume, but not the banjo twang that's talked about with these strings. The tension wasn't that noticeably different from the weichs either so wins all around. Great price on these from Thomann too. Mittels are certainly worth trying at least once in your double bass adventures.
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Spiro Weich
Great strings. Scratchy with the bow though and hard work on the right hand when playing jazz pizz at up tempos and when faster lines need to be played. Of course these strings are the jazz classic with awesome power and huge punch on the fundamental with a lovely growl on the lower notes on the E string. I replaced my Mittels with Pirastro Perpetuals and i must say the perpetuals do it all. I will always keep the spiros in the string box for the future as they last soooooo long.
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My best choice!
As a double bass player (jazz) I am using Thomastik strings since 1987 and I am very pleased playing these strings. I have tried some other good brands but I realize that I am best off with The Spirocore Medium (weich)
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Must buy!
Right. Brilliant strings.
I have a fully carved Maple & Spruce 3/4 Czech Double bass built in the 1940's - 1950's.
These strings have brought my double bass to life in a way I didn't expect, fabulous depth, sustain & growl.
Very nice under the fingers as well.
I'm sold for life on these.
I have a fully carved Maple & Spruce 3/4 Czech Double bass built in the 1940's - 1950's.
These strings have brought my double bass to life in a way I didn't expect, fabulous depth, sustain & growl.
Very nice under the fingers as well.
I'm sold for life on these.
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Excellent!
Great pizz jazz tone, not too hard on fingers, will buy again when needed!
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Great strings
Spirocores are exceptional.
I have ordered these strings form my wife's double bass. We play together in quite a wide range of styles - jazz to blues to bluegrass to some light rockabilly and these fit great for all of the applications. Although arco is not what we ordered these for, they are great for that (also, it is very easy to clean resin off).
Slapping is possible, but will require some getting used to as these are obviously quite more rigid than, say, weedwhackers, however there are some famous slap-heavy players who use these.
Pizz is where these strings shine - deep, growly sound with lot of thwack but also a surprising amounts of the actual note. It, of course may differ, but I found that these really drive the bass - the sound is loud, resonant, you can almost feel the amounts of air moving.
Note that in the beginning spirocores may and will sound pretty bright - give it a month or two to get to their best.
I have ordered these strings form my wife's double bass. We play together in quite a wide range of styles - jazz to blues to bluegrass to some light rockabilly and these fit great for all of the applications. Although arco is not what we ordered these for, they are great for that (also, it is very easy to clean resin off).
Slapping is possible, but will require some getting used to as these are obviously quite more rigid than, say, weedwhackers, however there are some famous slap-heavy players who use these.
Pizz is where these strings shine - deep, growly sound with lot of thwack but also a surprising amounts of the actual note. It, of course may differ, but I found that these really drive the bass - the sound is loud, resonant, you can almost feel the amounts of air moving.
Note that in the beginning spirocores may and will sound pretty bright - give it a month or two to get to their best.
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Bright and solid strings
These have a very bright tone, with a long sustain. These are a classic for a good reason... They've been heard countless time...
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Good jazz strings
I have the Thomastik Spirocore Double Bass 3/4 M strings on my Thomann 22 3/4 Europe Double Bass. For playing Jazz they are the perfect strings. Great sustain and very easy to play!
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Great Strings
Top quality. Really nice sound and upgrading to these strings from Innovation I noticed a massive difference in quality. Highly recommended
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