Corelli Nickel bass strings are aimed at the student and intermediate-level musician. Made of a solid steel core, with a diameter thinner than other comparable bass strings, Corelli Nickel bass strings have a more flexible feel and a lighter touch.

Super Sensitive Red Label bass strings, made on a solid core, are an economical choice for students and music programs. Red label Bass strings offer a bright and powerful sound as well as durability.

Tone: Bright and powerful

Playability: Responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Super Sensitive Red Label Bass string composition:

G string: Nickel over steel

D string: Nickel over steel

A string: Nickel over steel

E string: Nickel over steel

Corelli Tungsten bass strings produce a rich, full, and projecting tone. Corelli Tungsten strings are made in a similar same fashion to the Corelli Nickel bass strings, but are aimed for a more advanced and professional player seeking greater volume and depth. Made of a solid steel core of a thin diameter, the Corelli Tungsten bass strings have the feel of flexibility and ease under the left hand.

Tone: Warmth and projection

Playability: Easy on the left hand and responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Corelli Tungsten bass string composition:

G string: Nickel over steel

D string: Nickel over steel

A string: Tungsten over steel

E string: Tungsten over steel

D'Addario Prelude bass strings are an economical choice for students and school programs. Prelude bass strings have a solid core that makes them durable and very stable in pitch.

Tone: Warm and strong

Playability: Responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

D'Addario Prelude bass string composition:

G string: Stainless steel over steel

D string: Stainless steel over steel

A string: Stainless steel over steel

E string: Stainless steel over steel

D'Addario Helicore Orchestral bass strings are designed for the artist who plays primarily arco, for full and resonating bow strokes. A multi-stranded core allows exceptional bow response, even tonal balance from string to string, and a full fundamental tone with warm harmonics.

Jazz and Folk bass players, also consider Helicore Hybrid bass strings for greater flexibility of pizzicato.

D'Addario Helicore Hybrid bass strings are designed for the player who performs both arco and pizzicato. Excellent attack and quick accurate bow response.

D'Addario Kaplan bass strings are made with a lower tension and provide a rich, complex tone with excellent playability. Kaplan strings facilitate both left-hand ease and quick bow response.

Tone: Rich and complex

Playability: Responsive with ease of playing for the left hand

Stability: Less vulnerable to climate and temperate change

Thomastik-Infeld Superflexible bass strings, made of a steel rope core, offer power and durability. The rope core allows the musician a more flexible feel under the fingers, facilitating left hand playing.

Thomastik-Infeld Spirocore bass strings produce a powerful and clear sound. Made of multi-wire, spiraled steel core, these strings offer brightness and strong projection, with a more pliable touch under the fingers, while remaining extremely responsive and crisp.

Spirocore bass strings are preferred especially among jazz bassists for their powerful sound and excellent response to pizzicato.  The lower strings are also very popular in mixed sets.

The Weich (light) gauge is an option offering quicker response and more mellow sound. Weich is available as a set only.

For string set designed specifically for orchestral playing, consider Thomastik Belcanto bass strings.

Pirastro Evah Pirazzi bass strings have been developed with a new and modern synthetic multi-filament core exclusive to Pirastro's Evah Pirazzi string line. Offering unparalleled power and focus, Evah Pirazzi features a depth and warmth not found in most synthetic core brands of strings. These strings enable the musician to express freely in every dynamic range without any loss of tone or stability.

Tone: Great power and nuance

Playability: Highly responsive while maintaining ease of playability

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Pirastro Evah Pirazzi bass string composition:

G string: Chromesteel over synthetic

D string: Chromesteel over synthetic

A string: Chromesteel over synthetic

E string: Chromesteel over synthetic

Pirastro Obligato bass strings are usually compared with Pirastro's own Eudoxa bass strings. The advances made by Pirastro's multifilament core allow Obligato bass strings to surpass their gut-core counterpart. These bass strings have an ample amount of depth and warmth, with more clarity and projection than most strings designed to warm up a bright instrument.

Tone: Deep and warm with clarity and brilliance

Playability: Ease of playing for the left hand

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Pirastro Obligato bass string composition:

G string: Chrome steel over synthetic

D string: Chrome steel over synthetic

A string: Chrome steel over synthetic

E string: Chrome steel over synthetic

Thomastik-Infeld Belcanto bass strings produce a rich, full sound. Made on a steel rope design, these strings produce a dark and warm tone full of nuance.

Belcanto bass strings are very popular among classical bassists; the depth of tone and quick response of these strings work especially well in an orchestral setting.

In the Belcanto set, the low orchestral C string is also available for basses with a C extension.

For a bass string which works especially well in jazz playing, consider Thomastik's Spirocore bass strings.

Pirastro "Permanent" Orchestra-tuning Bass strings are a modern rope-core steel string especially suited for arco and soloistic playing. Permanent bass strings project a brilliant, clear, and focused sound, with powerful volume!

The core material is a high-tensile rope (made from carbon steel), which is wound with nickel. This string composition allows for a very quick response, stability of pitch, and a brief break-in time.

Pirastro Permanent Bass strings are ideal for both arco and pizzicato, through their high elasticity, lively sound, and excellent projection!

Pirastro Permanent bass string composition:

G string: Rope Core wound with Chrome Steel
D string: Rope Core wound with Chrome Steel
A string: Rope Core wound with Chrome Steel

E string: Rope Core wound with Chrome Steel

• 824: 2.10m Orchestra Rope Core/Chrome Steel

B (Low) string: Rope Core wound with Chrome Steel

The Pirastro Passione bass strings are a modern and reliable steel-core string suitable for the demanding bassist. The core material is made from a high-tensile and very flexible steel rope that is extremely stable and responsive. The set is extremely well balanced for both tension and sound.

• Tone: The core sound is full, round and warm with a complex overtone spectrum which results in a deep and noble sound with great projection and power. The sustain characteristics of the string allow a strong, big and warm pizzicato
• Playability: The response is incredibly easy and flexible, the notes are separate and distinctively clean when played in fast passages. The strings vibrate freely and easily with no need for excess bow pressure.
• Stability: Passione bass strings provide exceptional tuning stability.

Thomastik-Infeld Dominant orchestral-tuning and solo-tuning bass strings are made with a Perlon synthetic core. Dominant bass strings boast a clear yet warm sound that is rich with overtones. Both Dominant and Dominant Solo bass strings have excellent tuning stability.

For the classical bass player who desires a rich, blending, orchestral sound, consider the Dominant Orchestra bass strings.

For the bassist working primarily on solo repertoire, Dominant Solo bass strings are brighter than the standard Dominant string set, and provide greater projection. These strings are the preference of bass soloists who often play in scordatura tuning. Dominant Solo bass strings are sold as set only.

Tone: Warmth with clarity

Playability: Very responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Thomastik-Infeld Dominant bass string compositon:

G string: Chrome over perlon

D string: Chrome over perlon

A string: Chrome over perlon

E string: Chrome over perlon

Zyex Bass strings utilize D'Addario's recently reconfigured Zyex core and represents a new generation of synthetic material. The advanced core configuration allows musicians to have an even greater ability to control the finer nuances of their tone, making them extremely versatile for a variety of musical styles, from classical to modern or jazz to country.

• Tone: Warm, rich, gut-like tone quality
• Stability: Fast break in time and excellent tuning stability - even under extreme climate conditions