Red Diamond A-3 and E-4 Combination
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Red Diamond A-3 and E-4 Combination

Red Diamond A-3 and E-4 Combination

Red DiamondSKU: REDEA
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Price:
$288.50 USD

Description

Red Diamond strings are designed for modern performance practice at a=440.

Red Diamond
String Gauge		 Approx. Tension
A-3 Gut/Copper 2.60mm
(0.102", 52PM)		 20kg (44lb)
E-4 Gut/Copper 3.10mm
(0.122", 62PM)		 18kg (39.6lb)
PM = Pirastro measure

 

Gamut Red Diamond strings represent the sound of the bass as it should be.

Our Red Diamond line of gut bass strings are designed to satisfy the needs of active, professional bass players who need that real gut sound for jazz, bluegrass, blues, rockabilly, and other musical forms that require a strong bottom end to the sound and the stylistic stage presence of an upright bass. Red Diamond strings are the solution for worry-free durability whatever the conditions of the performance situation.

The A-3 and E-4 strings have high twist gut cores for flexibility and long sustain, seasoned carefully and then wound with copper wire for a rich, low register. Red Diamond string gauges are based on the popular Medium gauge from our Academie line of bass strings.

Red Diamond strings are the solution for worry-free durability whatever the conditions of the performance situation. Full-bodied timbre and sustain power, perfect in tone. We are confident that you will find these strings affordable, reliable, and durable.

Gamut Music warranties all strings for a period of 30 days from the date of shipping. Red Diamond gut/metal-wound A-3 and E-4 strings are warrantied for a period of six months from the date of shipping.

Hand-made in the USA by Gamut Music, Inc., a leader in the revival of early music strings and instruments. Gut strings are not intended to be used with fine tuners or string adjusters, and those devices should be removed before installing the gut string on the instrument.

All Gamut Academie strings (pure gut and gut/metal-wound) are made with beef serosa unless they specifically say "Sheep Gut." All pure gut Tricolore violin and viola strings are made with sheep gut; gut/metal-wound Tricolore and all Red Diamond strings are made with beef serosa.

Gamut gut string gauges are approximate (≈) diameter. Meaning, that while a ≈0.60mm string is polished in the workshop to a diameter of 0.60mm, changes in ambient humidity, temperature, shipping, and storage conditions can cause to string to expand or contract slightly.

Gimped gut strings and custom gauged equal tension strings are gauged with the equivalent-gauge (=) system. This means that the gauge listed, such as =1.50mm, indicates that the string is approximately equal in weight to a plain gut string of that diameter. Of course, because the wire is much heavier than gut, the string will be much thinner than a plain gut string.

More information about Gamut gut strings, string types, gauges, and string tensions can be found on our FAQ/Articles page. Not finding an answer to your question? Please contact us.

 

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Bobby King
Red Diamond A&E

I recently ordered Red Diamond E&A strings and installed them yesterday. I'm very pleased with them. I'm a long time gut-string user and over the years I've used a ton of different strings - new old stock, currently available brands and everything else. I play jazz, blues, bluegrass and so forth (not a baroque musician, although I do get the urge for bowing from time to time:) With the commercial brands like LaBella, Lenzner, Gotz and others. I've usually found that the G and A strings will be usable, but the E and D will be thuddy and lack clear pitch. I assume this is because the thicker the gut string or gut core, the more difficult it is to make a good string. Your Pistoy D is the only consistently good and reliable plain D I know of, although you can feed a family of 4 for a week for the same price as the one string :) !. I've used your silver-plated lower strings and liked them, but I must say that I like the Red Diamond E&A just as well, and appreciate the lower price. So kudos for offering a good, and more affordable product for us gut string addicts! Thanks!