Not a fan of GHS Strings...

[iiipopes]

Good point, I'm not a string killer, but I know a couple of players that have the clammiest hands and will kill strings, I've had the bad luck of letting them use my bass when we've been on the same gig and seen it first hand.

Im looking for something thats really bright and punchy, a lot of people have said Boomers are perfect but I cant seem to get into Boomers. I know that GHS strings are considered one of the best brands and I have absolutely nothing against the company, I would just like to try a different set if at all possible.

The Boomers are bright, dont get me wrong but im just not a fan of them, its hard to explain why, is there any other set that is really bright and punchy I could give a try?

That is correct; not a plating but an alloy. Same stuff that was used in our B52s, and currently in the Pressurewounds and Bright Flats.

I am a string-killer. My hand perspiration will corrode nickel. All the above quotes and more are the reasons I went to Progressives on my Rickenbacker 4002 over 20 years ago, in custom gauges 45=60=80=105, right after they were first introduced.

If you don't like the smaller Pressurewound B string, the Progressives .135 B works well with the Pressurewounds EADG.

I have an Epiphone Alley Kat that I went through the same machinations finding the right strings for it, and on it I use the Brite Flats in 11's, since Gibson quit making flat guitar strings a few years ago.

Likewise, even though I really like the Fender 9050CL flats in the same gauges, I don't like the Fender B string, so I use a GHS SuperSteels .138 with the Fender EADG.

All of the above posts should make it abundantly clear that it is a good thing that GHS, like all major string companies, makes more than one type of string.

 

[fretlessguy]

I cannot say I'm a fan of Boomers either. However, Pressurewounds are my go to rounds and Precision Flats are the sound of chocolate. Their tapes sound excellent on fretless P basses and acoustic bass guitars. I think one bad experience with one type of strings from a manufacturer doesn't mean you should write the whole brand off. Try some others.

 

[Hamlet7768]

I used GHS Bassics for a while, then switched to Dean Markley Super Rounds in my Currently Endless Quest for Tone. I liked the Bassics, but I'm starting to like the Super Rounds even more.

 

[Romu]

Hi all,
Someone can you tell me if there is silk on string (GHS BASS CONTACT CORE™ SUPER STEELS)?
thank you
Romuald

 

[Jon Moody]

Hi all,

Someone can you tell me if there is silk on string (GHS BASS CONTACT CORE™ SUPER STEELS)?

thank you

Romuald

We have silver/grey silk on the CC Super Steels, which is the same as the silk on the Super Steels.

For ease, the only bass string we make with no silk at all is the Bassics.

 

[Romu]

We have silver/grey silk on the CC Super Steels, which is the same as the silk on the Super Steels.

For ease, the only bass string we make with no silk at all is the Bassics.

Ok , thank you