EPs and the Bow.. vs. Flex w/Stark E
I just took a set of EPs with Ext.'E' off of my English Gilkes that were on the Bass for about 4 months. I put on a new set of Flexocor 92s with the Stark Ext.'E' (yes, I have a few of the discontinued Stark xE's left).
The Pizz was beautiful with the EPs but the Flex's just Bows a bit sweeter and smoother. If I was doing more Jazz playing than Orchestral Bowing then the EPs would still be on my Bass. The Gilkes is a brighter type sounding olde English Bass with more midrange presence rather than a low organ sounding type instrument. Perhaps the EPs would do better on an ultra dark sounding Bass that needs to be brightened up? For me, a Bass can never sound too deep with a Bow in an Orchestra.
So far, no matter what I try I keep coming back to Flex 92s with either a Regular or Stark 'E' depending on the Bass.
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