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GHS Boomers?

#21
Got a set of GHS Boomer Rounds today in the mail. Shortscale. 45/95.

Was told they are 32 inch winding again and again. They aren't. Even says on the string packets they are 32 1/2.

32 inches is where the silk starts, yes. But the thick taper goes way past that. So I put them on my Bronco, overwound the E post with thick string ( not really a major deal breaker on most roundwounds), tuned up strings and played.

Didn't sound any different than the rounds I just took off. The ones I took off were old rounds, D'addarios, at least a year old.

They'd been laying in a drawer most of that time because I'd put flats on the Bronc. But I'd put the Dads back on recently.

I wouldn't call the GHS bad...tone is ok I guess...certainly not the worst strings I've ever tried. Not any "boomier" than the D'addarios though.
 
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#24
Boomers on my bass. To me they sound deeper than D'addarios and feel better to boot. I briefly went with Dunlop nickels but they were a touch too 'modern' sounding. Oddly that is why I switched to Dunlop nickels on my guitars but it didn't suit me for bass. To complete my trifecta I use Sunbeams on my acoustic guitar.
 
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petrus61 said:
Careful. If we keep complaining about them, they may reformulate and render themselves collectible!
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Given that their Product Development head IS a bass player (from what I've been told), editing can probably happen quicker than usual.

Collectible? Probably not. If so, I'd have the market cornered. :)
 
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#27
Not being bright and zingy is why I like them. The name is appropriate, they boom. People complain they lose their initial sound quickly. I say they settle in to a nice low-mid tone quickly. They get that half-dead sound people appreciate in really old strings then stay that way for a long time.
 
#31
I used them for many years and never had a complaint. Yea, they die a bit fast but I think my hands kill any strings fast with the exception of Spector 603's. They lasted for over three months. Anyway, I just put a set on my Sterling 4 and man did that bring out the lows. Still love em I guess.
 
#32
takdriver said:
What do you guys think of GHS Boomers on a P-Bass? for Rock, Jazz, Blues, etc. All around.
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Great strings. Good driving tone. Consistent. They live up to their name. I played them for years until I decided I liked Progressives better, because the Alloy-52, having more iron, didn't die as quickly on me and my hand-perspiration-that-eats-nickel-for-dessert as do Boomers, or any other nickel-plated conventional round wound string.
 
#33
I got a super-good sale on some Boomers (5-string), so I bought a couple sets, put one on my Jazz and one on my ATK.

Just so happens I've been playing my P (stock strings) and Yamaha BB (DR Lowriders) most, so I can't say too much about them 'cept that I didn't like the sound until they broke in (which fortuately didn't take too long)

but if they stay sounding like they do now for a while, I could see using them more often.
 
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#34
ok...so I didn't exactly do cartwheels when I put them on my Bronco......

Took them off the Bronc and put them on a Mikro......they sound pretty dang good on that..if you like a more old-school sound with less twang (which I do). Nice low end.

On the Mikro there was overwrap on the E.....but after noodling and doodling I got it on there satisfactorily....
 

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