Expanded Offerings from Octave4Plus Strings.

I mentioned Garry Goodman's Octave4Plus Strings in another post and looked at his site to see what he's been up to recently. He has done the world of extended range instruments another huge favor; he has significantly expanded the variety of strings offered.

When I first discovered Octave4Plus it mostly offered super-light strings, and some normal gauge strings to pair with them. Now they cover the other end of the scale, too, plus a variety of cores and wrappings for wound strings. Now, not only can you put an E4 on a 34" bass, you can get your sub-contra-bass strings from the same source.

But wait, there's more! You can choose the flexibility of your low strings, from floppy to "cheese slicer." Some of you may argue that this isn't really new. Some strings have always been stiffer than others and different core shapes have been around for decades. Ya, but in these combinations? With this precision? Paired with the other options on offer?

We're talking about musical freedom here. How cool is all this?



**** For those who don't know, Garry Goodman is a pioneering extended range bassist who didn't take it laying down when he couldn't find the the strings he wanted for his upper register. He couldn't buy the strings he wanted so he researched the problem and, eventually, started making and selling the strings himself. He now offers strings for the top, bottom and middle of guitar and bass family instruments of various sizes at octave4plus.com.