What strings are these?

[Jay Carter Music]

[flytim]

Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Gold/Slap

https://www.thestringzone.co.uk/evah-pirazzi-slap-double-bass-strings-set?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwna6_BhCbARIsALId2Z3V9vw6eGF90DLW4eN-JRAn0LEyEGwsj5vP2D1chGeJqy4twHdZTaUaAiW0EALw_wcB

[Jay Carter Music]

They are on a Shen SB100 and I play jazz. I am guessing they might not really work too well for loud amplified quartet stuff with drums. I wasn't crazy about them but yesterday was the first time I touched that bass so don't have much context. I feel like spiro's might cut the mustard better for what I'm doing. They seem to be quietish, woolly without much sustain. I just don't think it will do too much more than whisper on stage with the cabs I have available to me here. Do you have any experience of them? I think in some contexts they might be fine!

[flytim]

I currently have them on my bass, but normally I would have Spiro's. I've only got them on because I'm doing a lot of slap with the current band and the lower tension helps a lot for that. Spiro's will definitely cut through more than these and probably more suited to what you are doing.

[PaulKing]

I have these on all my basses and have no problem generating festival shaking volumes that cut right through the mix. I love 'em.

Plenty of people get perfectly good roots tone out of Spiros but I find them much to mid-rangey. 

But yeh for jazz, you'll probably be better off with Spiros.

 

If you do swap them out, how much do you want for the cast-off EP's?!

[NickA]

Spiros or Eva Pirazzis .  Spiros are best for that modern long sustain mwah sound ( Eddy Gomez), less good if you like a more old school thud (Mingus).

[Jay Carter Music]

I can't sell them as they aren't mine its a ship bass on a cruise. I think with the tiny stages, awful bass amps and the drums, keys, and vox all pretty full on I will need all the mid I can get unfortunately!

 

It has the realist copperhead and if its like the bass I used last time its going to be a chocolate fireguard of a set up.

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Jay Carter Music

[NickA]

Dead strings and a copperhead ...gonna be dark and thumpy ☹️.  Cruise ship tho... Will anyone be listening?

[Jay Carter Music]

They did last time but I'll let you know for this time! The audience will be ok with FOH so I'm not worried about that side of things. I'm just trying to make the next 4 months a bit more pleasant on stage. Several hours 6 nights a week so might even put my hand in my pocket to point myself in a direction where I can hear myself and so can the band. Last time was not the funnest losing a fight to get a workable stage sound every night. Anyone found the lifeline cuts better and goes louder without feeding than the copper head? (thats what folks say I believe)