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Velvet upright bass strings
Velvet bass strings are no longer in production.
With many dedicated players loving their strings, we are only able
to sell what we have left in our inventory. We still have lots of C
string extension E strings still, at special closeout prices. Buy
them while you can!
Also, we still have the Velvet special
synthetic tailguts which can be found on our
upright bass accessories pageVelvet strings were mainly
geared towards non-classical, pizzicato (plucking) kinds of playing,
like Jazz, Bluegrass and other similar music style genres.
Players that liked that "gut" kind of "organic"sound that Velvets
had, should also like some other brands with similar tone and
playability. Below, these Velvet C extension strings
selection, we put together some good combination sets that should
satisfy some of the staunchest Velvet fans!
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Velvet C Extension Strings |
Price |
V-100 |
Velvet Garbo long
E string (for C extension) |
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V-101 |
Velvet Anima long E string (for
C extension) |
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V-102 |
Velvet Blue long E string (for C
extension) |
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With Velvet bass strings now out of production, what are some good,
viable options?
We go for warmth, lower tension and
sustain.
Our first most obvious choice here has to be the Evah Pirazzi
strings, combined with either the (Oliv)Olive D & G, or just the
Olive G. Here we make up some nice sets and offer significant
discounts priced together. We offer the Evahs in both their
orchestra 'thick' gauge, as well as the lighter gauge ("weich").
What's the difference? When Evah Pirazzis
first came out, they were noticeably thicker than the typical metal
strings (these again are synthetic). This is interesting because
Velvets were also of similar diameter. The regular orchestra gauge
(thicker) strings will offer a little more presense (power) and
sustain. While the Weichs, are more manageable and with slightly
lower tension, might give that 'looser' feel which made the Velvets
so famous. The Oliv strings (yes they cost more!)
are gut core with silver wrapping. Any string with a gut core is
going to have the loose, warm and lower tension feel, because they
are! So here we package a set with the Evah Pirazzi E/A, with Olive
D/G. You can choose any tension you want (either Orchestra or
Weich) and again, only one choice for the Olives. Secondly, another
popular set combination is Evah Pirazzi E,A,D with just the Olive
G. Saves money and the trade off is quite nice. (Make sure your nut
groove for the Olive strings are well lubricated, but grinding a
pencil tip in it before you first install them so that the string
will glide through easily.) A huge improvement here over the old
Vevets: The Evahs and the Olives are actually made for bowing, not
just plucking. We can always do other combined sets for Jazz
players, but again, we really try here to stay as close to the old
Velvet strings as possible. So again, this is our #1 set for that
reason alone.
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Evah
Pirazzi and Oliv Combined Sets |
Price |
EO-100 |
Evah Pirazzi
E/A with Oliv D/G |
$301.05 |
EO-101 |
Evah Pirazzi
E,A,D with Oliv G |
$371.50 |
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Have a question about upright bass strings? Call us at
480-785-5491 |
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