ghs pressure wounds

[michael_t]

Resurrecting an old thread, here, but hopefully someone will still comment...

You might want to post this in the main Pressurewound thread where we all hang out regularly:

Review: GHS Pressurewounds ~ Tangy Not Twangy

 

[Mustang Surly]

Thanks. Will do. Hadn't found that thread.

 

[michael_t]

So my question is: has anyone here used both of these string sets and did the GHS Pressurewounds feel significantly “looser” or “floppier” (however you choose to express it) to you than the Chromes?

I don't play short or medium-scale basses myself; however, I have used both the Chromes 45-100/40-100 and the Pressurewounds 40-96 on my 34" scale basses.

Chromes do FEEL noticeably stiffer but I don't consider the PW 40-96 to be too loose or floppy as they're slightly stiffer-feeling and higher in tension than typical rounds of similar sizes to begin with.

The PWs naturally do have lower tensions on a shorter scale, but one thing to keep in mind is the reduced tension is somewhat counteracted by the reduced scale length. As a result, the PW 40-96 wouldn't not FEEL as loose or floppy on a short scale as the tension figures might suggest.