That "zing" up on the Spiro G is literally the only thing I don't like about them. It bugs me the most when I'm playing through the pickup. I'm now using the AMT mic for just about everything, so a lot of that is not a problem anymore. I'm really loving that mic right now! It's actually helping to delay my next string purchase, because my current Spiro set sounds so great.
Greg, I think you'll like the Obligatos. They are really hard to beat, given the price. On my bass, they are warmer and darker than Spiros, a little more diffused sounding. The growl is still there, but a little less ubergrowly than Spiros. Arco is lovely. I guess I got about a year out of my last set. The G string zing is less pronounced than Spiros. I never really got rid of the zing factor until I used Animas.
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