How I play the double bass: 5 false myths about gut strings 

The 6th false myth: it is impossible to play solo on gut. Btw, i remember a day i practiced a Bruckner symphony and one colleague came into my practice room starting to laugh and blame me for playing a "Baroque Bruckner"... i told him that Bruckner never saw a steel string in his life and he just refused to believe me

Very good video! Thank you! 🎼🙏

Great video Severiano!! I'm really wanting to make the change to gut soon. I'm mainly playing jazz but am also an Arco player and using some really nice steel strings but I'm feeling more and more drawn towards gut strings everyday! What's your opinion on Efrano gut strings? They are slightly more affordable, £300 or so for a full set and have had good reviews but would love to know what you think of them. Again many thanks for your inspiring videos! :)

I like the video,& was wandering if you,yourself or others you know have seen similar results using gut strings on other instruments?

Hi Severiano, this is a wonderful video. I play German style now. What first ‘baroque’ bow would you recommend? Is a Dragonetti bow worth trying and where can I buy one? J

Fantastic! Grazie per il video. Timestamps: 1:40 1: Gut strings sounding/feeling quieter and softer? 6:06 2: Gut strings easily getting out of tune? 8:49 3: Gut strings' short lifespan? 10:49 4: Only for baroque music? 13:12 5: Can't play properly with steel strings after using gut ones?

Very interesting

G'day!! What strings are these? where di you buy them from? I'm hoping to convert my old double bass to a Baroque one soon and am on the lookout :) Thanks!!

Even as a harpist where we deal with 19~35 gut strings Imma speak for us in case anyone is interested Yes they do go out of tune more often due to it being more flexible and stretchy compared to nylon and wire strings. As well for us yes, gut strings last way less compared to nylon strings and our wire strings last so long, it's just all the mechanics that it interacts with, the pedal discs and stuff. They just last not as long for us Interesting differences for the strings despite the material being the same, cool video!

Great video!!! I was wondering what your opinion on using an unwound E and A is. Are the E and A on your bass in this video unwound? Right now I’m using a gut d and g and a Corelli 370m E and A. Also I’m so happy I found your video, because people all over the internet say gut has a darker tone, yet I find it to be throaty, punchy, growlier, and brighter than steel. Sounds great under the bow too. Let me know!!

Really interesting video! I have two questions: 1. Do you notice a lot of difference between playing the gut strings with a modern bow and a historic bow? 2. C`è un maiale nella tua parete?

Any recommendations on a LOW tension period accurate low E? I found a pirastro chorda as a period accurate silver wrapped low E, but it has 73 lbs of tension on it! I’m looking for a low E with 45 lbs of tension or less. Currently I’m using a plain gut E. I ordered an evah slap low E because of the tension sits at 45 lbs, yet it’s synthetic gut, which makes me sad. I’m excited to hear your thoughts!

What is that bow? What rosin do you use with gut arco?

I like the thumbnail 😆

In pizzicato my gut string sounds much softer than steel but not with arco .The strings I use are 50 years old and 500 year old recipe

if you play slap and want the real click, there is no substitute for gut... period.

I played with gut strings for years. While breakage is rare, the only strings that ever broke for me were the gut strings. That has been my experience and may not be yours.