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Old 09-07-2011, 02:38 PM
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Has anyone tried GHS Progressives?

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Old 09-07-2011, 05:58 PM
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I have. What would you like to know?

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Old 09-07-2011, 06:40 PM
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I'm curious too....are they nickel or steel?
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Old 09-07-2011, 07:33 PM
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GHS Progressives are nickel roundwounds. Most noteworthy thing about them IME is that they are one of the very few four-string sets to feature an exposed-core "E" string.

I tried 'em once - and soon found that I had major problems with intonation. While I was able to intonate the "E" string by moving the bridge saddle way, way back, each of the other three strings, being conventional wound strings, had an intonation point much closer to the neck end of the instrument.

At the end of the day, my bridge simply didn't have enough adjustability to accommodate both types of string in the same set. I chucked 'em out, moved on to another make & model, and haven't looked back since...

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I'm curious too....are they nickel or steel?
They're almost 50/50 nickel-steel alloy
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Old 09-07-2011, 10:36 PM
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The Cores are a Filament Grade Alloy supposedly what some industrial light bulbs are made of or something. These are definitely on my list of strings I am excited to try out...
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Old 09-08-2011, 07:20 AM
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GHS Progressives are nickel roundwounds. Most noteworthy thing about them IME is that they are one of the very few four-string sets to feature an exposed-core "E" string.

I tried 'em once - and soon found that I had major problems with intonation. While I was able to intonate the "E" string by moving the bridge saddle way, way back, each of the other three strings, being conventional wound strings, had an intonation point much closer to the neck end of the instrument.

At the end of the day, my bridge simply didn't have enough adjustability to accommodate both types of string in the same set. I chucked 'em out, moved on to another make & model, and haven't looked back since...

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Interesting. What bass are you playing?

Also, nice quote, I love Blake.
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Old 09-08-2011, 12:42 PM
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Interesting. What bass are you playing?

Also, nice quote, I love Blake.
It was a 1992 Carvin LB70, retrofitted with a Quan BadAss II bridge.

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