Which hybrid set of strings?

[fatgoogle]

Ive been looking at the corelli 370(mediums) or Daddario Hybrids also medium.

I cant honestly say what kind of sound im after as i havent played a huge amount of double bass's and my teacher uses velvets(i think there called that) which are well out of my price range. Just something to last a few years of playing preferably.

Ive also come to the conclusion that my double bass has pizz only strings on it and ive been battling away with them i could be wrong but its about time for a change.


Any others i should check out?

Thanks
Sma H

[geoffbassist]

I've used both and they are both great strings. I really like the hybrid light gage. The Corellis are also a great hybrid with a better arco response.

I'm selling a set of the Corelli if you go down that route.
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/174004-string-sale-evah-weich-corelli-spiro-helicore-hybrid-lights/#entry1621859

[fatgoogle]

I must admit i have barely any experience with DB strings. So them being light, hmm i dont know. Anywere i could source a single E string. Ill get back to you by the weekend though.

[geoffbassist]

The Corelli are lot lower tension than the hybrid mediums.
Pretty different strings. See what your teacher recommends.

[fatgoogle]

Have you tried the Corelli forte set of strings at all, thats the ones i meant when i said medium.

Ill give my teacher a call tomorrow and see what he thinks.

[geoffbassist]

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Have you tried the Corelli forte set of strings at all, thats the ones i meant when i said medium.

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No just the Medium.

[timbo1978]

What did you go for fatgoogle? I'm in the same boat you were in when you started this thread. Really want a lighter string due to sore arms during long gigs :-/

[fatgoogle]

I went for Belcanto's in the end which are really a bowing string but you can get a reasonable pizz sound out of the a,d and g. Im thinking of changing to something that is as good bowed (as i really bow most of the time) but with a lower tension as the belcanto's on my bass can really take it out of you.

Not much use i know.

[timbo1978]

Thanks

[mtroun]

Evah Pirazzi stand out as the best choice for a 'hybrid' string. Spirocore are also fabulous for both arco and pizz (whatever anyone else says) I currently have Spirocore E and A with Oliv D and G, I play pizz only professionally but I practice arco a lot.

[Apprenti L'Artisan]

Personally, I wouldn't bother with D'addario's 'hybrids'. The orchestral ones are more bowable, and sound quite similar.

I think Rufus Reid says the same actually, both are good but I think that the orchestral ones are more useful.