Prelude bass strings are multi-stranded steel core strings that produce a warm tone quality with good bow response.

Helicore Orchestral bass strings are multi-stranded steel core strings that produce a warm tone quality with excellent bow response. The core design makes for strings that are very easy to play under the left hand. Damping is optimized for arco use, but they also work well for pizzicato applications where a very warm, less-sustaining sound is desired.

Kaplan double bass strings are aimed at the most discerning orchestral musicians. Kaplan strings offer a rich tonal color palette and superb bowing response in a beautifully balanced set. The set provides clarity and warmth from low to high registers and allows versatility and control throughout the dynamic spectrum.

Thomastik-Infeld Spirocore Bass String Sets have a flexible multiwire spiral rope core which offers a longer period of musical vibration and significantly reduce inertia.

• Obligato strings have a core made from a modern synthetic multifilament fibre which is wound with chrome steel.

Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Bass Strings have a core made from a modern synthetic multifilament fibre which is wound with chrome steel, and are an all-round string set: suitable arco and pizz alike.