Aquila® Thunderbrown U•BASS® Strings

Best upright/double-bass-ish sounding strings so far!

My perceptions -- I run a journeyman and had the original white strings (loved the color). Have also used an original ubass (without a rear kick plate) with Road Toad Pahoehoe U•BASS® Strings

To me these seem thinner, and higher tension giving clearer distinction between notes. Love em!

They still don't hurt my fingers like a normal double-bass with metal strings would (mad respect to those chaps), and I'm not searching for an electric bass sound (round/flat/pyramid metal strings)...

The higher tension and overall feel are miles ahead of the stock strings. I had rounds on my U Bass for a little bit. Nothing wrong with them, but I prefer the acoustic tone of these by quite a bit. Slides are beautifully quiet. With all that said, there is more finger sound from my plucking hand when plugged in. Getting quieter with technique changes, but did seem worth mentioning.

Totally improved over the stock strings! You won't believe the big sound that comes out of these babys. Had to turn my amp down half. The rebound is much faster (though could still be faster). The feel of the strings is marvelous- no sticking on slides! I could go on and on, but my drummer says not to- just tell them he thought they were decent- big comp coming from him!

sweet strings

I love the feel of these strings. They aren't as sticky as the original strings, and sound great. Installing rubber strings can be a bit tricky and it took me awhile to find the right way to install them.

Definitely would purchase these Thunderbrown strings again if/when needed.