3/4 and 4/4 Size
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7710N BLACK Nylon Tape Wound Upright Bass Strings
LaBella
only $238.40These strings are a favorite of jazz bassist Ron Carter, and are pretty popular for that and other reasons. They are metal rope core strings, surrounded by a black nylon wrap, for a smooth feel. According to LaBella, they were originally designed to...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Sugar Slaps Strings by Aquila
Aquila
only $109.00The Sugar Slaps are designed to emulate gut strings (for slappers, particularly) in a durable, affordable synthetic option. The early feedback on these strings is that they do it very well - players report that the strings feel very much like gut strings...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Jargar Handmade Upright Bass Strings
Jargar
only $163.00Jargar has been making strings for orchestral instruments by hand in Copenhagen, Denmark, since 1956. These strings share their general construction (steel rope core) with Corelli 370's, but they have a very different vibe, thanks to some additional...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Red Springs Upright Bass Strings (Gut or Synthetic)
Aquila
only $200.00Inspired by the immensely popular (and long-missed) "Red-O-Ray" classic strings, the "Red Springs" are a part of Aquila's "Modern Music Strings" lineup for upright basses. According to Mimmo at Aquila, these strings are carefully designed to emulate the...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Supernil Upright Bass Strings
LaBella
only $135.95Supernils are a bit of an oddity in the Upright Bass World... they do have a big and fat, boomy sound, which can be a bluegrasser's delight, but they have some unique characteristics - and as with anything unique, some people love them, some people don't...- FREE SHIPPING:
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SuperFlexible SOLO Tuning Upright Bass Strings
Thomastik
only $231.95Thomastik Superflexible Double Bass Double Bass Strings have a braided steel thread core. For most players, the Superflexible are a "smoother" sounding steel, rope core string than the very popular Spirocores. Recently, some rockabilly-slap styled...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Eudoxa Gut (Silver Flatwound) Upright Bass Strings
Pirastro
only $886.16These strings generate a lot of requests, and I can say that they are popular among jazz players who want a little more brightness and a smoother bowing surface out of their gut strings. A more "traditional" wound gut string would be the Olivs, also from...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Passione Upright Bass Strings
Pirastro
only $325.52Pirastro released these steel rope-core strings, which are tailor-made for orchestral bow style (arco) players, in 2010. For a metal-based string, they are not "metallic" sounding at all, and have pretty "average" tension and feel. They're not really...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Rockabilly - 140RB (Rock a Billy) Med/Light Tension Strings
Innovation by GHS
only $219.00Innovation Double Bass Strings have a unique, non-metallic core which provide a gut-like tone without the cost or maintenance of gut upright bass strings. They hold their pitch well in climate and temperature changes, and most of their strings are...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Chorda Gut Upright Bass Strings
Pirastro
only $792.83Pirastro Chorda Gut Strings These strings are manufactured, wound and polished in the traditional way, by hand, and made of gut. Gut strings are the original "old-school" sound, but the wound (with silver-plated copper wire) A and E provide easier play...- PRODUCT OPTIONS:
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Heritage Upright Bass Strings (Newly Improved for 2022)
Kolstein
only $245.00Orchestral/Jazz Perlon Bass Strings The Kolstein Heritage strings were designed by Kolstein Music, Inc. -- a well-known shop in New York with a long-standing reputation for excellence. So what are the Heritage Bass Strings all about? They are a Perlon...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Polychrome Hybrid Medium Tension Strings
Innovation by GHS
only $233.00Innovation Double Bass Strings have a unique, non-metallic core which provide a gut-like tone without the cost or maintenance of gut upright bass strings. They hold their pitch well in climate and temperature changes, and most of their strings are...- FREE SHIPPING:
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