Review: Aquila Gold Springs VINTAGE G/D + Aquila Series 22 A/E Double Bass Strings
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- Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024
- In this video I present the GUT version of Aquila Gold Springs G/D along with the Series 22 A/E strings.
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Seeing this video together with many other videos from this channel made me change from Pirastro Perpetual (with strong D and G) to exactly this set which I played for nearly a year.
I really liked these strings and I was very happy with them. They are extremely comfortable to play and I could play for hours without getting tired at all. They sound great, have a great punch and a very big volume and I find them very even all over the fingerboard. My bass "agreed" with them from day 1 on I had the impression and it seemed like they made my whole bass resonate much better and respond faster and they were very receptive to different ways of plugging the strings and they are very dynamic. The E and A strings sound great and very powerful and they blend perfectly with the D and G strings which have this very nice warm and very round "old-school" gut sound. I absolutely loved the feel and sound of the G-string, especially in the low register. The D string sounds great too but gets much thinner in the thump position and loses a lot of sustain there. The D-string is very thick which feels and sounds nice in the low register but unfortunately not so much in the thump position for my taste. E and A settled in after a few days and after 3 weeks D and G settled in and stayed very well in tune. They kept getting better and better in what concerns tuning stability and after a few months I found them even nearly as stable as Thomastik Spirocores. I find them to be of very high quality and my bass sounded better and better over the months but I can't tell if it was the strings getting better, the bass adapting better or me learning to better control them. They have a very strong sound signature and I find them perfect for playing walking and more traditional styles and they are very inspiring and had a big impact on my playing. But for more modern jazz styles I couldn't make them always fit the way I wanted and playing amplified was a big challenge in order to have a clear sound in a less acoustic band setting. This is the reason why I decided to take them of but if I would have a second bass that I would only use to play in more "acoustic" and "traditionnal" settings, I would probably play these strings for many more years. I learned a lot from playing and experimenting with these great strings I have the impression. Thank you very much Hervé for your great work once again and your inspiration.
I’ve been playing the synthetic set for almost a year and feel exactly the same. Absolutely my favorite string i’ve played, just unfortunate that they don’t arco which is why I probably won’t stick with them forever.
Thanks as always for doing these videos. You provide a great service to the worldwide bass community! Always on the cutting edge with new product reviews and this one is no exception. I do think the gut and synthetic sound very similar.
Thank you for your feedback!
Awesome video and playing as always Herve. Really liking the sound of these strings and it's great that they work with the bow as well!
Thank you George!
The biggest difference between the Vintage and the Synthetic is the price. 🤑 There Will Never Be Another You StringMatrix!!!🔥🙌🏾🏆🤩👍🏾
Haha, thank you so much 😅!
Man you really have some serious chops.
how do you imstall the vintage set at the tail piece?Just loop through like some of the Velvet did?
I was definitely pleasantly surprised by the arco sound. They're not strings you'd want to use in orchestra obviously, but sounds like one could easily do fine in jazz and other styles with them.
Also I know I commented on the other thread, but I've had the Red Springs metal D and G on for almost 3 weeks now. They're nice and do have a pretty good arco tone. The pizz sound is absolutely great. I don't know if I'll stick with them though. The sound is great but something feels like it's missing on my bass. I've been pairing them with Spiro mittel B E and A and am tempted to put the full set back on. Might just keep the Red Springs G on though at least.
At some point though, I would love to try the Gold Springs vintage. Especially if I'm at a point where I can keep one bass for arco and another for pizz.
I also tested the Red Metal G/D. At some point I will do a review for these. I can relate to your impression - I am myself also sometimes trying to figure out what doesn't convince me in the sound of these strings.
I think the strings definitely sound a little different but I don’t think the synthetic ones are inferior and can be used as an appropriate substitute.
Lieber Hervé, Deine neue CD gefällt mir ausgesprochen gut! Sie läuft gerade rund in meinem Player. Schöner, moderner Jazz mit sehr melodischen Bass-Solos und einem tollen Sound! 🎩👍
Lieber Johannes, das freut mich sehr, ganz vielen Dank!
I would like to see what you think about a double bass made out of a kick drum, from a drum set.
Thank you Herve for all you do! I’m considering throwing a set of these on my old Kay bass- are the vintage worth the extra $, or are the synthetic pretty accurate? I’m not at all worried about arco on this bass….thanks!
I don't have long term experience with these two possibilities. My impression was that the synthetics are so close to the guts that I would take synthetic for a start. And If you like the vibe and feel you can take the guts next time.
I think I like the synthetic D & G better than the vintage. The vintage D sounds maybe a little less focused. Are the Aquila D & G brighter than Olives?
Yes the Aquilas are a lot brighter than Olives !
my impression is that they don't have enough sustain for pizz. To me they sound unfocused and somewhat dead, but maybe this is the "thump" that gut string players want. Arco sounded pretty good
Yes, it's nearly impossible to have a strings that is "sustainy" and thumpy at the same time. It's a matter of taste but for some styles it is great to have a thumpy string.
Have you ever tried the pirastro pizzicato gut strings? They are made of sheep gut i heard silverwound. Thanks for a reply
Yes I had a set. They don't make them anymore I think. The nylon wound strings were quite good. The other ones were fragile and sometimes caused problems.
@@stringmatrix thanks! Appreciate your videos very much.
Bei so viel Saitenerfahrung, was sagst du sind deine Lieblingssaiten für
Arco, Pizzicato, Hybrid und letzendlich DIE Saite (Saiten für die einsame Insel)
Es gibt keine Saite die "alles" kann. Für mich ist seit 3 Jahren die Kombi aus g+d oliv und a+e genssler wraps 2016 die beste. Aber die tiefen Saiten bekommt man leider nicht. Ich bin immer noch auf der Suche nach einem Hersteller, der mit mir den "Satz für die Insel" entwickelt. Der sollte ähnlich klingen wie meine Kombi, sollte aber einen synthetischen Kern haben.
So in the end do they sound like the golden spirals?
Unfortunately I never had golden spirals so I can't tell 😕!
@@stringmatrix fair enough :) thanks for all the work you do. I Will wait for more general feedback to come out on these strings in the meantime I'll stick to my sprio weich :)
Hi, thank you for all the videos!
Are the E and A strings roundwound? They look like it on the photos.
Or are they flatwound?
Thank you.
Bonjour, merci pour vos vidéos, j'ai une question sur le modèle de pirastro jazzicato que vous présentez sur votre site, il s'agit des black nylon ou tungstène ?
Merci
Bonjour, j'avais reçu le jeu sans enveloppe. Elles ont en tous cas une surface noire synthétique. Est-ce que ce sont les black nylon dans ce cas? Quel est l'aspect de la surface du modèle tungstène ?
@@stringmatrix merci, je sais pas pour les tungstène mais je suis presque sûr que ce sont les black nylon .... 🙏🙏