The core material is a high-tensile rope made from carbon steel which is wound with chrome steel. They generate a very clear and bright sound, with great projection in space, making it essential to have a very precise technique when playing with a bow. They have a very fast response and great stability. They are particularly suitable for bowing and solo playing. Solo tuning.

Modern synthetic core strings, suitable for arco and pizzicato alike. Powerful, big and dark sound. Outstanding resonant decay. High torsional stiffness. Solo tuning.

Strings with a multi-filament steel core that produce a high-quality tone and excellent bow response. Solo tuning.

Finely wound and polished, handmade gut strings. Suitable for arco and pizzicato. Dark and powerful sound. Orchestra tuning.

Thomastik Superflexible Solo Double Bass strings

Superflexible strings offer excellent sonic purity, and their impressive durability and tuning stability make them highly reliable. Solo tuning.

Pizzicato strings have a multi-stranded steel core that produces a brighter tonal quality than the rest of the Helicore double bass line. Orchestral tuning.

Material: Lamb gut.

• 230HU. 1 G. Unsplit gut string. Gauge: 2,30 mm. Length: 180 cm.
• 300HU. 2 D. Unsplit gut string. Gauge: 3,00 mm. Length: 180 cm.
• 420HU. 3 A. Unsplit gut string. Gauge: 4,20 mm. Length: 180 cm.
• 83FU. 4 E. Silver wound type F. Gauge: 5,80 mm equivalent gut. Length: 160 mm.

Modern synthetic core strings, suitable for arco and pizzicato alike. Powerful, big and dark sound. Outstanding resonant decay. High torsional stiffness. Orchestra tuning.

The core material is a high-tensile rope made from carbon steel which is wound with chrome steel. They generate a very clear and bright sound, with great projection in space, making it essential to have a very precise technique when playing with a bow. They have a very fast response and great stability. They are particularly suitable for bowing and solo playing. Orchestra tuning.

The Charm Kids Bass Tungsten strings are a cutting edge innovation. They are developed considering the kids’ fingers needs and thanks to the tungsten in their composition, they are easy to play. Charm Kids Bass Tungsten strings have a very intensive and warm sound. Orchestra tuning.

Extremely flexible rope core steel strings. Tremendous volume and clarity. Eeasy and comfortable left hand feel. Highly articulate and dynamic response.

Made with a highly flexible multifilament synthetic core, Dominant strings provide the tonal warmth and feel of a gut string, while at the same time being impervious to changes in humidity. The sound is soft, clear, with a stable intonation and very rich in tonalities. Orchestra tuning.

The Perpetual Solo Set works very well as an arco classical string for Solo Bass material. The strings are colourful, projecting, and have a consistent clean attack, with a wonderful singing quality.

Rope core steel strings, especially suited for arco. Round, noble and very warm sound, big tone, powerful volume, instantaneous response, short sustain. Orchestra tuning.

Helicore Orchestral double bass strings produce a warm tone and are ideal for bow and pizzicato playing. Quick response and very good damping.