Any fretless players out there tried the GHS pressurewounds with the 106 E or the Rotosound stainless pressurewounds on their fretless basses? If so did they sound close to roundwound sound.
Thx: trying to find a non fretboard-gouging good sounding string
Last edited by Mr. Earl : 09-13-2008 at 09:55 PM.
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I tried the GHS Pressurewounds with the .106 E on a fretted Stingray, and they do sound pretty close to rounds. I didn't care for the stiffness (they felt really stiff to me), so they didn't last on the bass very long.
I wonder who makes the Ken Smith Compressors; they are the "flattened round" string that seem to get the best reviews around here. Maybe GHS makes them? Not too many manufacturers making pressure wounds.
I have Rotosound Pressurewounds on my fretted Jazz, and they are what you'd expect of Rotosound - bright! I like them, though - personally I don't think they are too far off DR HiBeams in tone, but maybe that's just me!!
I haven't tried the Ken Smith compressors, but I have tried the GHS Pressurewounds. I use the .45-.102 set currently, and have used the .106 set as well.
They sound like a cross beween a flat and a round. They have the darkness (lots of lows and mids, little highs) of flats and the mwah sound of a round. They currently reside on my 96 Fender fretless P. Really smooth feeling, lot smoother than a normal roundwound.
trying to find a non fretboard-gouging good sounding string
I've used them both.
