Alpha Gut 2000 16/1.33 String
Line: Gut 2000
$8.49
Alpha Gut 2000 offers the comfort and power of a premium multi for less than half the price. This arm-friendly string provides solid performance to players with shorter strokes, and there's some blistering pace available to those who swing fast. Alpha Gut 2000 will also add comfort to a hybrid or stiff racket. This is one of the best value strings at . Try this 16 gauge version for more durability than the other gauges.
String specs
| Gauge | 16/1.33mm |
| Length | 40ft/12.2m |
| Composition | Multifilament core w/ high tensile strength ATXL fibers. The core is first treated with a special resin, then spiral wrapped with monofilaments and finally coated with a pearled, abrasion resistant resin. |
| Color | Natural |
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What players say
Tennis Warehouse's playtest team scored this budget multifilament a near-perfect 92 for comfort, calling it one of the softest, most arm-friendly strings they tested, with accessible power and surprisingly usable control. Customer reviewers echo this, describing it as a classic, cheap multifilament best used as the comfort half of a hybrid with a co-poly. The tradeoffs are below-average spin versus poly strings and string movement/fraying that sets in with open-pattern racquets or later in its life.
Best for
- Players wanting an arm-friendly, comfortable multifilament on a budget
- Players building a hybrid with a co-poly main for comfort
- Players transitioning off stiff polyester strings
- Players with shorter, more compact strokes
Pros
- Very comfortable and soft on the arm, the string's standout trait in testing
- Accessible, fairly effortless power without feeling out of control
- Control held up well even on full swings, per testers
- Tension and playability held up well through most of its life
- Strong value as one of the cheaper multifilaments on the market
Cons
- Spin is noticeably behind poly-based strings, though usable
- Needs frequent string straightening, especially in open-pattern racquets
- Movement and fraying set in toward the end of the string's life
- Limited availability outside the US per at least one longtime user
Voices
— Marco, Tennis Warehouse playtest team, Web
This was, by far, one of the most comfortable strings I've played with. There wasn't any shock or discomfort no matter where the ball hit the stringbed.
— Chris, Tennis Warehouse playtest team, Web
I was very impressed by the level of control I found from this string. I was able to take full cuts at the ball without having to worry too much about overhitting.
— Chris, Tennis Warehouse playtest team, Web
While it wasn't anything like the spin I get from a poly-based string, I did find enough grab to get my shots to dip quickly inside the lines.
— Marco, Tennis Warehouse playtest team, Web
I found this string to hold up remarkably well for the majority of the playtest. There was movement and fraying of the string about three-quarters into its lifetime.
— Micah, Tennis Warehouse customer review, Web
A very comfortable string most suited to be used as a hybrid with a co-poly.
— Wow, Tennis Warehouse customer review, Web
Cheapest multifilament string on the market, good for feel when used on cross with a poly.