Belcantos for Jazz?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Adrian Juras

Its too bad they don't make a Stark Belcanto E. That would probably work out nicely for a darker pizz tone.

As a matter of opinion, the Extension E/C to 'me' is a Stark in comparison. Coming from using 92s and comparing the regular or even the E/C 92, the Stark 92 is about as different in comparison to MY feel as the E/C Belcanto to the regular Bel E.

The don't call it a Stark but it feels like it.

My Martini with 92s needs the Stark 92 E/C. The Hart with 92s is just fine with the regular E/C 92 at about .102, the regular E being about .098. The Stark 92 is about .106. I had the same Belcanto set on both Basses. The E felt TOO heavy on the Hart but felt great on the Martini. I had another set on my Gilkes as well and the E/C was only a tad heavy by comparison. So, it depends on the Bass. Some older basses need regular gauges and some more robust ones need the extra oomph to get the blood flowing..

All of the above Bass comparisons have C-Extensions.

[Richard Prowse]

I found the pizz feel of the Bel Canti slightly light on my plywood, but I'm loving it on my carved - they've been on for a year now and they will be staying. I'm looking forward to lots of jazz gigs - you know me, forever the optimist.