HA! You just wait 6 months and see/hear for yourself. That's when the real tone mojo shines.
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Praise Report: GHS Precision Flats
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What is the difference between the .126 B and the .128, again? I know that there was a post about it (pretty sure in this thread), I think to the effect that there wasn't actually a difference in gauge but in winding length. Can't find the post now -- my google-fu is weak.
Both .126 and .128 are available in singles in "long" (36.5" winding length). Check Invalid Link Removed.
Only .126 is available in "long plus" (38" winding length). Check [Invalid or Expired Link Removed].
Many thanks, Michael T. Still, and it's certainly possible that I'm misremembering, I thought I read somewhere that the .128 wasn't actually a .128, or not actually heavier than the .126, or something like that. Doesn't make sense, I know. John Moody, can you clarify?
It does seen strange to have two B strings just .02 apart, but there might be differences in the core, etc.,
Anyway, appreciate the links. I missed the .128 til you posted it.
@Jon Moody, you're being paged to the front desk to answer a question for @MarkA. Thanks.
Gosh, I feel like a lost little kid at the mall, and my parents are being paged to pick me up.
While I'm asking stupid questions, I've noticed that the @ will link to someone's profile. Does it also alert them somehow?
Let me try. @MarkA, you could be more social media savvy.
I'm actually doing this as an experiment for myself as well.
Another poster tagged my user name once, and I immediately received an alert about it. Maybe it's one way you can get another member's attention when you need a specific question answered.
Hmm. I did not receive an alert for my self-tag. Perhaps there is a narcissism filter, or perhaps that's something one has to enable in the forum settings.
You need to set up your "Alert Preferences" and make sure the option is checked where it says "Receive an alert when someone tags you in a message."
- Sep 9, 2007
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I'll have to check on Tuesday. I'll pull the specs and find if there's anything different other than winding length.
TOO dark and thumpy? Is there such a thing?
There shouldn't be! They can't be too dark & thumpy in my opinion!
I don't know about you guys, but I don't find them to be all that dark! They thump nicely in that they have a nice percussive impact but, on my fretless, anyway, they also sustain well and pull pretty fair harmonics. Better than I anticipated for a hex core. The mids are nicely present, too. Now, I can roll off the tone control and get that dark thump - it's in there - but I don't feel like it's all that's in there. I'm sure that instrument, setup, and individual technique all factor in, but I was looking for a flat that wasn't all "thump" and these have performed admirably for me. I've mentioned before that the B is a bit darker (and the E just a shade) than the rest of the set -- if I were being super picky and asking for a redesign, I'd look at that -- but the pitch definition and sustain are still good, and a certain amount of color change as you go down is to be expected and can be desirable.
Blah, blah. They're still my favorite strings overall on this bass - nice balance of tension, stiffness, attack/thump, and harmonic content.
Blah, blah. They're still my favorite strings overall on this bass - nice balance of tension, stiffness, attack/thump, and harmonic content.
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Okay, without giving too much away, here's what I know.
FB126
Nickel-plated steel wraps under stainless flat wire
36.5" winding length
FB128
Slightly smaller core diameter than FB126
Stainless steel wraps under stainless flat wire
38" winding length
XLFB126
Exact specs as FB126
38" winding length
I put a set of lights on a bass I just put together and the E was "thick" and "muddy". I could not get a clean sound from it no matter the string height or pickup height. I swapped a set of TI's from one of my other basses and they were perfect (for me). I put the GHS strings on the bass from which I stole the TI's and they sound good there; balanced and clear. The only obvious differences between the two basses are one has Aguilars and the other has Fender "Originals" and one has a rosewood finger board and the other is maple. Both are 7.25" radius boards with vintage-size frets. Both Fender P's.
Thanks, Jon. I'll have to see if I can track down the packaging (or, barring that, double-check my order from BSO) to see which of the B strings I've been playing on these months. Meanwhile, can you tell me what tonal and/or feel differences I might expect between them, if any?
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Well, the FB126 and XLFB126 will have absolutely no difference. They're the same string.
Between the FB126 and FB128 I think you're really going to be hard pressed to hear any tonal difference. You "might" feel the 128 a bit looser due to the smaller core wire, but that's a really small thing.
