I've been a GHS user for the last five years. They have never let me down, except for a few minor gripes only due to my OCD-prone nature.
(EDIT: No commercial affiliation with GHS; just a happy customer.)
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I've been a GHS user for the last five years. They have never let me down, except for a few minor gripes only due to my OCD-prone nature.
(EDIT: No commercial affiliation with GHS; just a happy customer.)
Oh wow - Found a place in Europe that had everything I needed!
(SchneiderMusik if someone should ever be in the same boat).
Ordered:
And now the waiting game begins (Well actually started to cut the nut, but will have to wait for the strings for the final touch).
(SchneiderMusik if someone should ever be in the same boat).
Ordered:
And now the waiting game begins (Well actually started to cut the nut, but will have to wait for the strings for the final touch).
Thanks for the confirmation that these are not going to be uncomfortable to play. The seller when I mentioned they sent the wrong string refund it all the money and told me to keep the strings! I told him that wasn't necessary at all and a partial refund would've been more than adequate. There are still some great people in the world!
Just don't let psychology do you in by letting the slightly heavier gauge psych you out. Mind over matter.
Thanks Jon!
Going with your advice on the singles
I found a place that sells the singles (That was actually harder than I thought!) Mouse is still hovering above the order button, just need to see if it's a reputable place (Juststrings.com).
That’s where I’ve bought all my strings for a couple of years. Good prices and fast shipping. Easy Peasy!
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Quickly was able to put them on a base tonight. The stiffness was less than I was afraid of considering the lbs, but a little more stiff than I prefer. However, by lowering the action I think they will be just fine, assuming the sound quality is what I'm hoping for. On that front, I have another identical base with Boomers with some hours of playing time on them and they have a bigger low end. I'm hoping the BNs will fill out in the lows to match something like Boomers. I rehearsal tomorrow night and will give the BNs a go--knowing they will thicken up a bit with more playing time. Of course there is that knob thing that says Bass on the amp head I could use as well, but I typically don't do much knob twisting.
Pure nickel is a heavier metal than Nickel-plated Steel, so comparing the same sizes tuned to the same pitch, the BN would naturally have more tension than the RCB.
No dispute there. (And as stated on the GHS string tension chart.) the question posed to me was "What was it that the BNs didn't do that the RCs will?". Ans: I need a lower tension.
I've tried both BNs and RCBs, both of which are excellent strings. It simply boils down to your personal choice as to which sounds good and which feels right.
Enjoy the RCBs!
Got to use the BNs tonight in practice. I have to boost the lows to apromiximate those of the RCBs or Reg Boomers for that matter. I'm hoping these will blossom in the lows, if not I might go back to the RCBs after these are done. But I do like the feel. Only TI Jazz Rounds feel more smooth, for rounds. But they are smaller strings with smaller windings.
Interesting. How long have you been playing them so far? I seem to recall the low tonality starts sounding optimally full after maybe ~10 hours of playing? On my bass, to my ears, the BNs definitely sound more full on the low end than any Boomers I have used.
