GHS Balanced Nickel strings

[fishdude101101]

Round Core Bass Boomers had the balanced construction a little while back. You have to order them as singles to get the 45-60-80-105 or 40-55-75-100 balanced sets, but that's an option. Even if you get the packaged sets, they're more balanced than a typical 45-105 set would be.

The Pressurewound Bronze are also created in this way too. They work on an electric bass, but you'll need to tweak some settings as they're quieter than other, more ferrous sets.

The roundcore bass boomers no longer have the balanced construction?

 

[michael_t]

The roundcore bass boomers no longer have the balanced construction?

As far as I know, they still do. I'm guessing what @Jon Moody meant was "RCBs got the balanced construction a couple of years ago".

 

[fishdude101101]

GHS balanced nickels are the only rounds I can play with the tone wide open. In general I love ghs strings. I found that for actual live gigging nothing I've ever played sits better in the mix. Lots of meat in that upperbass/low mid zone

 

[fishdude101101]

If GHS would ever quit making these strings, I'm in trouble. They are basically my whole tone.

 

[Stan_da_man]

GHS Balanced Nickel users:

If coming from Dunlop Super Bright Nickels or SIT Foundations 45-105 gauge, what set would be similar in tension and flex?

 

[basss]

I found going from SB mediums to BN lights to be comfortable. BNs have a different feel but a good one

 

[Stan_da_man]

I found going from SB mediums to BL lights to be comfortable. BLs have a different feel but a good one

BL?

 

[basss]

BNs, sorry coffee is just kicking in now

 

[michael_t]

GHS Balanced Nickel users:

If coming from Dunlop Super Bright Nickels or SIT Foundations 45-105 gauge, what set would be similar in tension and flex?

I would try the light set (40-101) first. They're surprisingly firm in feel for a round core - noticeably firmer than DR round cores.

 

[Hypercaffium]

Initially I was curious to test them on my P bass, now I'm thinking about trying them on my Jazz.

 

[iiipopes]

Update: getting ready for my band's next annual trip to Mexico in February, I got out my short-scale travel bass to start rehearsals. Ohhhhhhhhhhh. The set of BPN's I put on about fifteen months ago, and has already been to Mexico last February, has mellowed and settled in nicely. They are taking on some of that wonderful woody, organic character that we associate with "golden era" Fender flats. Not thumpy. Since for the week we tend to play '60's and '70's songs for our setlist to cater to the average age of the membership of the sailboat club we play for, among other gigs, this is perfect.

 

[Stan_da_man]

Do these ever get as thuddy as flats?

 

[michael_t]

Do these ever get as thuddy as flats?

Deep, focused lows? Yes. "Thuddy"? No.

 

[Hypercaffium]

Somebody here tested them on a J bass?

 

[fishdude101101]

GHS Balanced Nickel users:

If coming from Dunlop Super Bright Nickels or SIT Foundations 45-105 gauge, what set would be similar in tension and flex?

Probably 106-44

 

[fishdude101101]

Somebody here tested them on a J bass?

Yes they are great in my opinion

 

[fishdude101101]

Somebody here tested them on a J bass?

Yes I really like them on mine.

 

[fishdude101101]

Deep, focused lows? Yes. "Thuddy"? No.

I would say as they age the acquire some of the properties of flats but not the same percussive fundamental.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Balanced Nickels and a NordyMute on a Nordstrand Cat bass does a righteous Motown, to my ear

 

[fishdude101101]

These are my favorite strings. I don't think ghs gets enough credit for all the great options they produce.