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

They are exceptionally well balanced strings, providing a very fast response and completely impervious to changes in temperature and humidity. They are suitable for bow and pizzicato. Solo tuning.

They generate a bright, clear and focused sound. They are exceptionally well balanced strings, providing a very fast response and completely impervious to changes in temperature and humidity. They are suitable for bow and pizzicato. Orchestra tuning.

The sheep gut core of the Eudoxa strings is manufactured, wound and polished following the traditional way, by hand. They are wound with silver. They produce a bright, clear sound and are capable of generating a complex tonal range. They are suitable for both arc and pizzicato. Orchestra tuning.

Strings with a flexible multiwire spiral rope core. Orchestra tuning.

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. 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.

Rope core steel strings, especially suited for arco and soloistic playing. Clear and focused sound, big volume with great projection. Orchestra tuning.

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

They offer great projection with a warm tone and great resonance. Suitable for playing Classic with bow or Jazz with pizzicato. Orchestra tuning.

Rope core steel strings, especially suited for arco. Round, noble and very warm sound, big tone, powerful volume, instantaneous response, short sustain. 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. They have a large tone volume and are absolutely stable. They have a very fast response. They are strings especially indicated for bows, since they are capable of withstanding powerful and heavy movements. 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.

The strings produce a warm, full, and well-balanced tone with excellent projection in the higher frequencies. They offer a very homogeneous sound across all lower positions. The sound is easy to produce, and the tuning stability is very reliable.