TPJ Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I picked up an EUB recently and it has Spiro Weichs on it. I'm looking for a darker, less growly tone out of it. Any body have a used set of Heli Orchs going spare? I'd like to see if that sort of string would give me the tone I'm looking for out of the bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I have a set of Helicore Hybrids... Sounded great on my old Aria Lite but synthetic strings like Honeys were better for the old school vibe. What's the EUB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 [quote name='TheRev' post='1191721' date='Apr 7 2011, 01:52 PM']I have a set of Helicore Hybrids... Sounded great on my old Aria Lite but synthetic strings like Honeys were better for the old school vibe. What's the EUB?[/quote] The bass is a used BSX Allegro 5. It's tempting to go with Honeys or Rockabillys but I'm not sure how the synthetic strings handle detuning when the bass gets dismantled for travel all the time. Perhaps the all steel strings would deal with that better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Yup, steel core strings will cope better with that. You can have my Hybrid set for £50 posted if you can't find a set of orchs. My Eminence EUB came with Hybrids but with an orch. G. I growled a bit on the d and A but otherwise sounded nice and full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Helicore lights any good to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 [quote name='slobluesine' post='1193543' date='Apr 9 2011, 08:58 AM']Helicore lights any good to you?[/quote] How do they compare to Spiro weichs as far as thickness and tension go? I'm finding the weichs a bit thin and not offering enough tension, even with higher action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 havn't tried Spiro Weichs, but i do have Spiro mediums and the Helicores are abit higher tension but not much in the gauge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 [quote name='slobluesine' post='1193754' date='Apr 9 2011, 01:19 PM']havn't tried Spiro Weichs, but i do have Spiro mediums and the Helicores are abit higher tension but not much in the gauge[/quote] Interesting. I always thought Spiro mediums (Orchs) were high tension. If the Helicore lights are higher in tension than the Spiros the might be too tight. Of course all this is speculation as strings react differently to different basses, which leads me into the string game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 i have the Helicores on my Superlight EUB, so cant really compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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