Wheres the Boom in GHS Boomers ???

The modifier · #1 03-07-2009, 06:47 PM

Well today I got around to buying a brand new set of GHS Boomers for my Dano P-Bass, ( I didn't have to but the original boomers that were on the bass were cut way too short with only half a wrap at each post) I loved the thick booming bottom end these strings have, but on the new set the sound well

it has way to much click and clack, the boom is somehow there but it seems like theres way too much high end even when I turn down my tone to zero, I did notice the strings I took off were a lot duller than the new ones, but it stills baffles me that its the exact same 45-105 set, im thinking its that "new string freshness", so will it go away as the strings grow older and more dead

Darkstrike · #2 03-07-2009, 06:49 PM

Break them in. They'll boom then,

The modifier · #3 03-07-2009, 07:04 PM

Hopefully they'll dull soon, ive never had GHS boomers before, so im really not sure how long their "break in" period is.

Darkstrike · #4 03-07-2009, 07:07 PM

been a long time since I had a new set, but shouldn't be too long, give 'em a stretch and retune every hour of playing, and should be there in no time.

Heh, mine are so old all they do is boom!

The modifier · #5 03-07-2009, 07:18 PM

Nice, ill make sure to do that, ive just never had any experience with boomers until recently, but all in all they seem like awesome strings.

Darkstrike · #6 03-07-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by The modifier

Nice, ill make sure to do that, ive just never had any experience with boomers until recently, but all in all they seem like awesome strings.

I really like them, and its real cool they do premade packages for drop tunings and such.

The modifier · #7 03-07-2009, 07:24 PM

Really I dint know that, you mean they have a premade package for something like CGCF ??????

on another note im digging the red silks

Darkstrike · #8 03-07-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by The modifier

Really I dint know that, you mean they have a premade package for something like CGCF ??????

on another note im digging the red silks

Yup, its a set with an extra heavy guage, and a 115 for the "E" or D or C...

DavePlaysBass · #9 03-08-2009, 10:27 AM

When I used to buy Boomers back in the metal days, it seemed like that new string sound would go almost instantly. But if you actually want it to go a way, well that will most likely take a lot longer

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The modifier · #10 03-08-2009, 11:22 AM

It decreased by a tiny amount today, but its still there, guess ill just have to keep on playing them dead.

Pilgrim · #11 03-08-2009, 11:56 AM

It's always difficult to judge new flats. Most need to be installed for a couple of months before they sound like themselves.

Darkstrike · #12 03-08-2009, 12:00 PM

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It's always difficult to judge new flats. Most need to be installed for a couple of months before they sound like themselves.

Yup, but these are rounds.

Pilgrim · #13 03-08-2009, 12:54 PM

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Yup, but these are rounds.

Hmmmm. right.

For them to sound good takes a couple of years, when all that zingy sound has left.

Darkstrike · #14 03-08-2009, 01:04 PM

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Hmmmm. right.

For them to sound good takes a couple of years, when all that zingy sound has left.

Heh, that is true.

My boomers are about 1, maybe 2 years old, more thump and less high end than my flats!

KJung · #15 03-08-2009, 01:10 PM

I found the Boomers to be some of the brightest, sizzliest, scoopiest stainless steel roundwounds made right out of the box. However, they get dull VERY quickly. So, the OP should be OK.

I like to keep the zing, so these are among my least favorite ss roundwounds. However, for those who want a roundwound feel but a tone that will get quite dark and low end extended quickly, they are probably a good choice.

If I had the time and money to change them every couple of sets, I'd still be using them

The modifier · #16 03-08-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pilgrim

Hmmmm. right.

For them to sound good takes a couple of years, when all that zingy sound has left.

Maybe im craving the sound of flats

The modifier · #17 03-08-2009, 02:28 PM

Ive never tried flats in my life, so I might give them a chance soon, I wonder if that is that dull smooth thick bottom end sound that I had with the old set of boomers.

KJung · #18 03-08-2009, 02:32 PM

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Maybe im craving the sound of flats

+1 If you don't like the zing, there is little reason to use stainless steel roundwounds IMO. Either nice warm nickel roundwounds like the DR Lo Riders or Sadowsky Black Label nickels, or nice flats would probably sound good to you after a few days of break-in (every string, even flats, are a bit treble prominent for the first few hours of playing).

The modifier · #19 03-08-2009, 03:23 PM

How do flats sound played with a pick, when im in the mood for some punk I use a pick, usually turn up my tone just enough to where I "hear" the faint scratching of the pick.

The modifier · #20 03-08-2009, 03:24 PM

At any rate, the zing will eventually die down, hopefully sooner than later.