Presto Music Strings

Presto Nylonwound strings for double bass

Presto Nylonwound-strings for double bass were designed to combine the unique sound of natural gut strings with the convinient properties of steel rope core strings. Unlike gut strings, Presto Nylonwound-strings strings stay in tune under temperature and humidity changes. They also have a short break-in time.
Presto Nylonwound-strings have a dark and mellow, but big tone with a strong sustain. They are of comparable low tension. They are an excellent choice for jazz, rockabilly or bluegrass bass players, searching for this particular “old school” double bass sound.
Presto Nylonwound-strings have a core of braided steel rope, wrapped with silk and metal wires. Finally, they are wound in a white-translucent polyamid monofil, and polished to a flat, smooth surface. Compared to other steel strings, Presto Nylonwound-strings are of very low tension. They are very easy to play. The thicker gauges and the smooth polyamid-surface lead to a very pleasant playing feel under your fingers.
Presto Nylonwound-strings are ideally suited for pizzicato and slapping techniques. For bowing, we recommend to roughen the bowing area with fine sandpaper, and to apply rosin directly on the strings. If strings of thinner gauges were used before, some setup work may be necessary at the saddle and bridge string notches. Due to their steel rope core, Presto Nylonwound-strings also work well with magnetic pickups.
Presto strings are available for orchestra tuning (GDAE) in the following four tensions/gauges:

gauge	colour code	E	A	D	G
medium - M	red	3.80 mm 35.5 kg	3.10 mm 28.5 kg	2.50 mm 26.0 kg	1.90 mm 23.0 kg
light - L	orange	3.60 mm 28.0 kg	2.80 mm 25.5 kg	2.40 mm 23.5 kg	1.75 mm 21.5 kg
ultralight - UL	yellow	3.30 mm 23.5 kg	2.55 mm 21.0 kg	2.25 mm 20.0 kg	1.65 mm 20.0 kg

(colour code = colour of yarn winding at the ends of the string; diameters/string thicknesses in mm, tolerance +/- 0.02 mm; tension in kg)

… what players say about the Presto Nylonwound strings

"Thank you very much, I finally bought one set of presto nylon wounded strings and my bass sounds like it never sounded before. The slap technique is much more easier."

"I received the strings this morning! Great! I just put them on my ‘Eberhardt‘ bass and they sound nice and sweet."

"I received my strings at the weekend and they are absolutely amazing! They sound so bright and loud and clear and feel so smooth.They are a total joy to play and I will recommend them to all my bass playing friends! Thank you very much, they are exactly what I've been looking for and you were a pleasure to do business with. Thanks for everything"

"I finally bought one set of Presto nylonwounds and my bass sounds like it never has sounded before – slapping is much more easier now."