GHS Pressurewound on my Stingray, Really?

[CoffeeLove]

This is just a random post, but absolutely digging the GHS Pressurewound strings on my Stingray 5. Was worried about losing too much of the sizzle/zing, but most of it is still there, and achieved much more of the big-round-bottom I like from flats (but they kill the sizzle).

Now I wonder if "tapes" will give even more of the big-round-bottom, while still maintaining some sizzle/zing.

Let me know if you have any string suggestions.

Peace

 

[fourstringdrums]

You won't get any sizzle from tapes

 

[CoffeeLove]

You won't get any sizzle from tapes

Good to know. Seems like the Pressurewounds might be the closest to achieving the bottom end of flats while maintaining some sizzle. We will see how well the Pressurewounds age. I actually like that they "slightly" decrease the aggressiveness of the Ray (just slightly).

 

[fourstringdrums]

I used them on a MM Sabre for that reason and they worked out well.

 

[fourstringdrums]

This is what a ray with tapes sounds like

 

[CoffeeLove]

This is what a ray with tapes sounds like

You put tapes or Pressurewounds on the Sabre? If I were to try tapes for fun, any suggestions? What are those in the video? Thanks

 

[fourstringdrums]

You put tapes or Pressurewounds on the Sabre? If I were to try yapes for fun, any suggestions? What are those in the video? Thanks

Pressurewounds.

It's not my video so I don't know what he's using.

 

[fourstringdrums]

Ok the video says they're Fender Tapes

 

[Yahboy]

Ghs pressure wound could kill the stingray growl and bite. You need EB cobalt flat or EB group flat 2810 and both 130 B sound clear and solid.

 

[Jon Moody]

Ghs pressure wound could kill the stingray growl and bite. You need EB cobalt flat or EB group flat 2810 and both 130 B sound clear and solid.

That’s not entirely correct. Having used all three, the EB Cobalts are pretty close tone wise to the PWB, but their Group Flats are not. Of the three, the Group Flats would kill that growl and bite; the other two would tame it.

 

[Yahboy]

That’s not entirely correct. Having used all three, the EB Cobalts are pretty close tone wise to the PWB, but their Group Flats are not. Of the three, the Group Flats would kill that growl and bite; the other two would tame it.

Not in my case. I still got nice growl with EB 2810 on My sub ray5 meanwhile thick up the low end.

 

[CoffeeLove]

Ghs pressure wound could kill the stingray growl and bite. You need EB cobalt flat or EB group flat 2810 and both 130 B sound clear and solid.

That’s not entirely correct. Having used all three, the EB Cobalts are pretty close tone wise to the PWB, but their Group Flats are not. Of the three, the Group Flats would kill that growl and bite; the other two would tame it.

Not in my case. I still got nice growl with EB 2810 on My sub ray5 meanwhile thick up the low end.

Thanks guys. I have GHS Pressurewound on my Ray 5 right now, and still get plenty of zing (enough for me), but the big-round-bottom end sure increased with the Pressurewounds. Loving it right now.

 

[john_g]

I have GHS Pressurewounds on my Stringray and they sound great. Dont know that I will keep them on all the time, but Ive had them on a for a while now, gigged with them, and they kind of surprised me that I still got that Stingray sound.

 

[ThickBassSteaks]

You won't get any sizzle from tapes

I found the La Bella white tapes had a surprising amount of treble content. I’d call what I heard “sizzle” though I don’t know if what I call “sizzle” is the same as everyone else.

 

[PrimitiveMan]

Pressure wounds are the only "half flat" string I've liked. But they will become more flat wound sounding over time. But then you can just put on a new pair

 

[JW56789]

For me personally, GHS Pressurewounds and flats are two entirely different things. If I wanted to get in between those two, I'd go to Brite Flats.

Those GHS Pressurewounds have become the 'go-to' for a lot of guys that want that 'already broken-in roundwound' tone, and for good reason: They're already broken-in straight out of the bag !

 

[michael_t]

For me personally, GHS Pressurewounds and flats are two entirely different things. If I wanted to get in between those two, I'd go to Brite Flats.

^^^This exactly.

Pressurewounds = "rollerwound" = roundwound in basic tonal character but without the zingy brightness = semi-rounds.
Brite Flats = "groundwound" (or half-rounds) = flatwound-ish in basic tonal character with added bite and definition = semi-flats.

 

[CoffeeLove]

I have GHS Pressurewounds on my Stringray and they sound great. Dont know that I will keep them on all the time, but Ive had them on a for a while now, gigged with them, and they kind of surprised me that I still got that Stingray sound.

I found the La Bella white tapes had a surprising amount of treble content. I’d call what I heard “sizzle” though I don’t know if what I call “sizzle” is the same as everyone else.

Pressure wounds are the only "half flat" string I've liked. But they will become more flat wound sounding over time. But then you can just put on a new pair

For me personally, GHS Pressurewounds and flats are two entirely different things. If I wanted to get in between those two, I'd go to Brite Flats.

Those GHS Pressurewounds have become the 'go-to' for a lot of guys that want that 'already broken-in roundwound' tone, and for good reason: They're already broken-in straight out of the bag !

^^^This exactly.

Pressurewounds = "rollerwound" = roundwound in basic tonal character but without the zingy brightness = semi-rounds.
Brite Flats = "groundwound" (or half-rounds) = flatwound-ish in basic tonal character with added bite and definition = semi-flats.

All good info. The whole purpose of leaving behind all the steel and nickel (type) strings was to obtain more of that big-round-bottom I associate with flats (maybe add a little thump) and not lose "all" the zing/sizzle inherent in the Ray, but taming it a little is a good thing for me. I tried flats on my last Ray and lost all zing, so the Pressurewounds seem to get me closest so far, but not opposed to trying the Labella White flats or a right flat as mentioned. As always, open to any suggestions, thanks.

 

[40Hz]

You might want to try LaBella Copper White Nylons. No sizzle. But some really sweet complex mids. And brighter sounding overall than the usual tapewounds. They’re one of my favorite strings. Got them on a PB and my five string.

And this is coming from a guy who tried just about every tapewound set out there over the years - and disliked all of them until LaBella’s white nylon series came along.

 

[Killing Floor]

If I put tapes on my Sabre a lightning bolt would strike me and liquefy my inner goodness and I would deserve it.