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Originally Posted by Thurisarz  My experience with GHS strings (flats and brite flats) are that the E sounds dead right out of the box, how is the E pressurewounds? |
My experience is that this never happens with my basses!
GHS strings are my "standard" by which I judge other brands.
"Never the best but always good enough!"
In order of brightness:
Flats = old school sound. Surprisingly bright for flats IMHO. Absolutely no neck chews on fretless.
Brite flats (ground wounds) = brighter than flats. this is my normal fretless string. As brite as you can get with zero neck chews. Hint: rub down these strings with 0000 steel wool (NOT near your bass pickups!) to eliminate that "sticky" feel!
Pressure wounds. Brighter still but do chew fretless necks but do it MUCH slower than rounds. But because there is a small amount of chew I stick with brite flats. I have pressure wounds on my Ken Smith, however, because frets are worn and leveled low. They are nice and bright but minimize fret wear.
Boomers. These are rounds and I don't use them at all. I use no rounds on fretless (because of chews) and D'addario XL nickels are my "standard" fretted round wound.
Not GHS, but honorable mention: Try some nylon wrapped strings. No chews and great feel and tone. Fender and Labella make some nice ones. (Check low price at Carvin site)
