GHS Restring Poll

[michael_t]

All Righty Then! 'The Sound of Pumpernickel' it is! I decided to go with the light GHS 4L-NB set for my American Standard jazz. I want the more mellow sound of Balanced Nickels. Not a fan of light gauge strings, but went with them anyway for the shallow & narrow jazz neck.

I have tried the BN 4L-NB on my P and was pleasantly surprised at how meaty they felt and sounded. "Light gauge" doesn't have to mean "wimpy".

Here are interesting comparisons in tension figures:

Boomer M3045 (45-65-85-105) = 186.5 lbs. in total tension.
Balanced Nickel 4M-NB (44-60-80-106) = 184.2 lbs.

Balanced Nickel 4L-NB (40-56-76-101) = 172.3 lbs.
RC Boomer RC-M3045 (45-65-85-105) = 172.1 lbs.​

As you can see, the total tension on the 4L-NB is almost identical to the Round Core Boomer 45-105 (your other favorite) despite smaller gauges.

 

[michael_t]

Last but not least a set of custom gauge CM3050 Precision Flats for my '76 Precision.

Precision Flats CM3050 (45-60-80-105) = 174.1 lbs.

 

[Linnin]

I have tried the BN 4L-NB on my P and was pleasantly surprised at how meaty they felt and sounded. "Light gauge" doesn't have to mean "wimpy".

Here are interesting comparisons in tension figures:

Boomer M3045 (45-65-85-105) = 186.5 lbs. in total tension.
Balanced Nickel 4M-NB (44-60-80-106) = 184.2 lbs.

Balanced Nickel 4L-NB (40-56-76-101) = 172.3 lbs.
RC Boomer RC-M3045 (45-65-85-105) = 172.1 lbs.​

As you can see, the total tension on the 4L-NB is almost identical to the Round Core Boomer 45-105 (your other favorite) despite smaller gauges.

I remembered your 4L-NB experience, which is why I gave them a go, and am looking forward to having an easy playing yet meaty stringset. You're a good influence.

 

[michael_t]

I remembered your 4L-NB experience, which is why I gave them a go, and am looking forward to having an easy playing yet meaty stringset. You're a good influence.

Now all I have to do is to go get some Pumpernickel bread to see what the fuss is all about.

 

[GIBrat51]

On a Jazz bass? I have no pony in that race; never owned one, and, frankly, never wanted one, either. So, I really couldn't say what would be best. This thing -
a Kramer Duke with a Dimarzio "Twin J" pickup, is about as close as I care to get to a Jazz bass. With the front half of the pickup turned off, it sounds remarkably Jazz Bass-y - to me, anyway. And, it has short scale GHS Bass Boomers on it. Being a short scale, headless bass with an aluminum neck and a weird pickup does throw several... modifiers.. into the equation, though, so.. I'll let the Jazz Bass owners decide...