Gut strings on my EUB?

[Nice Guy Rich]

Has anybody put gut strings on their EUB?

 

I was thinking of putting a set on mine and wondered if anyone has tried it and, what they thought.

Edited September 6, 2024 by Nice Guy Rich

[ezbass]

Interesting, hopefully someone will have tried this as the concept intrigues me too.

[Beedster]

Yes, I used some Gamuts on my Yamaha SLB-100 and it was horrible. I suspect guts, in order to resonate and breath in the beautiful way they do, require the slow acoustic swell of the large wooden body. 

 

Note also that guts will not work with a magnetic PUP and tend to have lower output than steels or synthetics so the quality of pickup on your EUB wil also be a factor (on my SLB I was using an high quality underfoot and wing PUPs) 

 

But you'll only know if you try it for yourself. If you go for it I suggest that you do not buy new gut strings however, decent ones are bloosy expensive and they will halve in resale value the moment you put them on your instrument.  

 

Good luck 👍

[Nice Guy Rich]

@Beedster Huge thanks for your input, I’ll definitely give gut strings a miss and stick with what I know.

[pete.young]

You could give Presto Lights a try, or some other gut-alike variety. I have these on my acoustic upright because I wanted a lower tension, but they still have a steel core and work with magnetic pickups.

[Bloopdad1]

Expensive game for the good 'uns! 

Eudoxas are knocking on almost £900 for a set..