The Bass Spa is very pleased to represent Innovation Strings in Canada.
These finely crafted strings are hand made in England to meet the needs of players everywhere.
We are stocking the Innovation Honey, Rockabilly, Ultra Black, Super Silver & the all new Psycho Slap strings.
Medium-high Tension Strings
Innovation 'Ultra Black' are black tape wound over a stranded nylon core and sound great for jazz and rockabilly
Medium Tension Strings
Innovation 'Rockabilly' are black tape wound over a stranded nylon core and are designed for rockabilly and slap
Innovation 140SS 'Super Silver' has a clear nylon wrap over a braided synthetic core and sound great for bluegrass
Innovation 140H has a solid nylon core with a very smooth stainless steel wrap and works well for pizzicato and arco
Innovation 140B has a braided nylon core with the stainless steel wrap and is intended for primarily arco use
Light Tension Strings
Innovation 'Super Silver Slap' are a lighter version of the 140SS for those who need a softer string
Innovation 'Psycho Slap' are clear nylon over steel on a stranded core and are designed for mega slapping
We are stocking the Innovation Honey, Rockabilly, Ultra Black, Super Silver & the all new Psycho Slap strings.
Medium-high Tension Strings
Innovation 'Ultra Black' are black tape wound over a stranded nylon core and sound great for jazz and rockabilly
Medium Tension Strings
Innovation 'Rockabilly' are black tape wound over a stranded nylon core and are designed for rockabilly and slap
Innovation 140SS 'Super Silver' has a clear nylon wrap over a braided synthetic core and sound great for bluegrass
Innovation 140H has a solid nylon core with a very smooth stainless steel wrap and works well for pizzicato and arco
Innovation 140B has a braided nylon core with the stainless steel wrap and is intended for primarily arco use
Light Tension Strings
Innovation 'Super Silver Slap' are a lighter version of the 140SS for those who need a softer string
Innovation 'Psycho Slap' are clear nylon over steel on a stranded core and are designed for mega slapping
These strings are available at Long & McQuade in Vancouver and at The Bass Spa
For more information please email jake@thebassspa.com
Bass String Accessories
Lycon 'Tone Filters'
The Double Bass String Chant
Spirocore!
Flexocore!
Gut! Gut! Gut!
Velvet!
Presto!
String Height, Nut!
Weich, mittel, stark!
Fifths Tuning, Solo!
Chromstahl, Ropecore, Solid core, Nylon core,
Perlon core, Tynex, Nickel, Aluminium, Silver, Copper, Silk!
Hooray!
Flexocore!
Gut! Gut! Gut!
Velvet!
Presto!
String Height, Nut!
Weich, mittel, stark!
Fifths Tuning, Solo!
Chromstahl, Ropecore, Solid core, Nylon core,
Perlon core, Tynex, Nickel, Aluminium, Silver, Copper, Silk!
Hooray!
(Written by Reuben Radding - Arranged & adapted by Jake de Villiers)
Bass String Gauges
Strings can have a huge effect on the sound and the feel of a bass. Some are designed primarily for arco
play, some for pizzicato and there are also many strings that do both well. Manufacturers websites tend to
have tension data but not sizes, so with the help of many other bass players I've collected some size data.
Gauge and tension are not necessarily related - construction has much more influence on tension than
does size. The gut and gut-like strings have imposing size and need to be much higher off the fingerboard
in order to speak clearly but because they are looser they are just as easy on the hands as higher tension
strings set close to the fingerboard.
strings set close to the fingerboard.
G D A E
ARTONE
Gut .092 .110
Wound Gut .110 .140
CORELLI 370Wound Gut .110 .140
Forte .043 .055 .067 .089
Extra Forte .044 .054 .071 .096
D’ADDARIO
Prelude
Medium .050 .057 .078 .106Helicore Hybrid
Light .082 .110
Medium .049 .058 .082 .115
Helicore Pizzicato
Light .049 .060 .078 .110
Light .049 .060 .078 .110
Medium .082 .120
Pro Arte
Nylon/Nickel/Al .089 .084 .107 .146
DLUGOLECKI GUT
Maneri Custom .088 .110 .106 .128
Kissell .086 .108 .106 .136
EUROSONIC
Ultra Light .046 .060 .077 .104
Light Tension .074 .098 .118 .149
Light Tension .074 .098 .118 .149
FISOMA GUT
Red gut/Silver .095 .133
GAMUT GUT
Medium .083 .114 .104 .127
Medium + .085 .1165
Heavy .087 .118
Heavy + .089 .120 .110 .132
Medium + .085 .1165
Heavy .087 .118
Heavy + .089 .120 .110 .132
INNOVATION
140H Honey .065 .073 .098 .117
Ultra Black .078 .088 .102 .124
Rockabilly .078 .087 .100 .124
Super Silver .086 .093 .106 .126
Silver Slap .088 .095 .105 .125
Golden Slap .088 .095 .105 .125
Psychobilly .105 .115 .126 .148
Ultra Black .078 .088 .102 .124
Rockabilly .078 .087 .100 .124
Super Silver .086 .093 .106 .126
Silver Slap .088 .095 .105 .125
Golden Slap .088 .095 .105 .125
Psychobilly .105 .115 .126 .148
JARGAR .047
LA BELLA
Gut .086 .107 .114 .135
LYCON NLA .049 .077 C - .135PIRASTRO
Chorda .080 .110 .100 .140
‘Carlos Henriquez’ .085 .106 .100 .124
Eudoxa .071 .079 .090 .108
Evah Pirazzi
Regular .059 .071 .089 .110
Weich .057 .069 .086 .107
Flat Chromstahl .047 .055 .074 .098
Evah Pirazzi
Regular .059 .071 .089 .110
Weich .057 .069 .086 .107
Flat Chromstahl .047 .055 .074 .098
Flexocor '92
Regular .047 .060 .076 .098
Stark .050 .060 .105
Jazzer .051 .069 .083 .111
Obligato
Solo .058 .063 .080 .106
Orchestra .060 .069 .088 .111
Orchestra .060 .069 .088 .111
Oliv .070 .085 .105 .135
Original Flatchrome .052 .063 .087 .109
Original Flexocore .052 .062 .088 .109
Permanent .053 .064 .080 .106
Pizzicato .084 .120
Pizzicato .084 .120
THOMASTIK-INFELD
Belcanto .050 .063 .080 .105
Dominant
Solo .075 .102
Orchestra .055 .065 .085 .113
Solo .075 .102
Orchestra .055 .065 .085 .113
Spirocore
Solo .044 .061 .076 .103
Weich .046 .063 .079 .107
Mittel .052 .070 .085 .111
Stark .054 .065 .095 .120
Red Mitchell 5ths .044 .069 .092 .134
Mittel .052 .070 .085 .111
Stark .054 .065 .095 .120
Red Mitchell 5ths .044 .069 .092 .134
Superflexible
Solo .046 .064 .072 .096
Solo .046 .064 .072 .096
Orchestra .052 .074 .079 .107
VELVET
Anima .078 .081 .095 .110
Compas 360 .065 .072 .086 .109
Garbo Light .092 .093 .097 .111
Garbo Gut .085 .097 .100 .125
Blue .060 .068 .086 .105
Garbo Light .092 .093 .097 .111
Garbo Gut .085 .097 .100 .125
Blue .060 .068 .086 .105
Thanks to all those TalkBass Double Bass Forum members who posted string measurements in the Forum
and a special thanks to
Francois Blais and Phil Manieri for their
devotion to expanding the world's double bass string knowledge base.
As always, if you have more data to add or any corrections, I'd be happy to have them. Send to: jake@thebassspa.com
Bass String Tensions
Velvet Garbo, Anima and Compas 360 all have the same tension, 25 kgs per string (55 lbs)
The Velvet Garbo Light have a tension of 23 kgs per string (51 lbs)
The Compas 180 and the Compas 180 solo have a tension of 26kgs per string (57 lbs)
The Compas 180 Suit and the Compas 180 Solo light have a tension of 24 kgs per string (53 lbs)
The Compas 180 V tuning also have a tension of 26 kgs per string (57 lbs)
The Velvet Garbo Light have a tension of 23 kgs per string (51 lbs)
The Compas 180 and the Compas 180 solo have a tension of 26kgs per string (57 lbs)
The Compas 180 Suit and the Compas 180 Solo light have a tension of 24 kgs per string (53 lbs)
The Compas 180 V tuning also have a tension of 26 kgs per string (57 lbs)