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Originally Posted by Ken Smith
Well I did play on Guts all thru High school but what do I know? 
Aside from all this 'purity' talk, if you are trying to play bass professionally today for the most part, Gut's will not get you there. Even with a better bass, you need the best strings to match that your Bass actually likes.
Just my opinion .. |
Guts in a modern orchestra today? No, that will not work and would be silly to attempt. Though, there are many orchestral players that use wrapped guts like Olivs or Eudoxas...These don't sound anything like "real" gut but they have a really nice sound.
I do a lot of playing with baroque groups so I have several sets of oiled up sheep gut strings to put on...I also play with a lot of modern groups so I have a lot of metal strings...Different music, different context.