Praise Report: GHS Precision Flats

[trothwell]

Blasphemy! & Repentance!
Mine will stay on until either I need a new set or Armageddon!

Despite my gushing elsewhere on this forum, I took the GHS Progressives off my Jazz bass and tried something else a couple of times, in disbelief that they could actually be that good. But they really are. I'm now even more convinced of it than I was initially.

 

[wschenk]

Hello, Guys, i wanna get a set of GHS precision Flat for my CV 60P, i prefer light gauge, are the tone is same between both M3050 and 3025 ?
Need advise, TQ.

I have both sets plus the LaBella 760FL. The M3050 on my pbass copy sounds like the 760FL set but thumpier. Amazing with pick and plucked. The 3025 is much weaker by comparison but still thuddy.

 

[markjazzbassist]

i just ordered a set of 3050, well see how they stack up with the balanced tension set. i'm excited for lower action, less fret buzz, and thicker fatter sound

 

[Robert Bass]

I am using a set of the light gauge 3025 on a Precision bass. They feel great and sound great!

Today I sat in with a bluegrass band and my goal was to duplicate an upright bass sound. I used a small combo amp (Line 6 Low Down 110) and was able to get plenty of thud plus good note definition.

My resulting sound was round, fat & juicy.

 

[markjazzbassist]

i just ordered a set of 3050, well see how they stack up with the balanced tension set. i'm excited for lower action, less fret buzz, and thicker fatter sound

well i got the 3050 and am going to sell them, i like the balanced set better. i really didn't notice any difference in tone, just in tension and i realized the 3050 were too high tension for me. so i'm happy with my 45 60 80 105 precision flats, just need another 2 months of playing to break them in a little more

 

[NKBassman]

I can has flatwounds?
k thanks.

 

[soflbass]

The 3025 set is almost perfect for my taste. However, the G string sounds a bit weak compared to the other strings. May try swapping in a 50 for the 45. Had them on for a couple of months now and still feel the same about the G.

 

[soflbass]

Oops a 50 is not available, so I'll have to go to a 55.

 

[Linnin]

Oops a 50 is not available, so I'll have to go to a 55.

I thought the same thing too, that a 0.050 would be a better match. A 0.055 just seems too heavy for a fairly well balanced set.

 

[soflbass]

I thought the same thing too, that a 0.050 would be a better match. A 0.055 just seems too heavy for a fairly well balanced set.

I looked at the tension for the 55 and it's about 19 lbs. That's less than half of what the 45 tension is and would probably make the 55 string too floppy...
It would be awesome if GHS made a 50.

 

[michael_t]

I looked at the tension for the 55 and it's about 19 lbs. That's less than half of what the 45 tension is and would probably make the 55 string too floppy...
It would be awesome if GHS made a 50.

Sounds like you may be reading the chart wrong. The .055 tuned to G has a tension of 68.8 lbs, vs. 41.5 lbs. for the .045 tuned to G. That's a huge gap and the reason why GHS should consider coming out with a .050 to fall somewhere in between around 55 lbs.

 

[soflbass]

Sounds like you may be reading the chart wrong. The .055 tuned to G has a tension of 68.8 lbs, vs. 41.5 lbs. for the .045 tuned to G. That's a huge gap and the reason why GHS should consider coming out with a .050 to fall somewhere in between around 55 lbs.

Yup, I read the column labeled G1. I would love if they offered a 50.

 

[nerkoids]

Still loving 'em...

 

[Linnin]

Still loving 'em...

Mine will live longer than I will!

 

[markjazzbassist]

just realized I've been fooled this whole time. I ordered a set from Bass Strings Online for 45 60 80 105 but just looked at the wrappers 4 months later and it's a FB100 not FB105. apparently I got 45 60 80 100 instead. they sound great and are supple enough for me, I tried the 55 70 90 105 and they were too tense for me, but I do miss that 105 E string, maybe i'll try the 45 65 85 105 now

 

[AndreasK]

Loving mine, coming up on a year and they sound awesome! Did run into troubles thou... My fingers get mildly damp while playing sometimes. Sticky! Friction got painful. Long slides gave me burns and I actually considered swapping. Luckily I came across GHS Fast Fret. Eureka! Smooth as silk, no more friction burns and I´m faster up and down the neck than ever before

 

[Linnin]

Luckily I came across GHS Fast Fret.

Fast Fret works and is one of only a handful that won't kill roundwounds. I like Music Nomad String Fuel. Also any of CAIG industries Axe Wipes; Goby Labs String Wipes, and Bass Brites as the are all the same 100% DeOxIT in different packaging.

 

[Tristan Wright]

Has anyone tried these out on a ric 4003? If so please express your thoughts!

 

[SasquatchDude]

I had a 55-105 set sitting around for a couple years... put it on a few times, but I was usually back to my LaBellas or Sadowskys by the end of the day – never really did much for me. Then the other day, I decided to give them another try out of the blue. Spent an hour+ dialing in a full proper setup, which I never quite did any of the other times I had them on... huge difference! This is probably the lowest action and neck relief I've ever achieved, thanks in part I'm sure, to the higher tension.

The increased tension on the treble strings makes for a whole new playing experience... I tend to do a lot of JPJ-style 1-5-1/power chord stuff, and I find that the added stiffness in the D and G gives me way more control and articulation when raking across three strings.

The tone is pretty sweet so far... next to DRs, they're probably the most broken-in sounding flats I've used. Huge bottom end with a pleasant, understated crunch in the highs/high mids that cuts through juuuust enough. The Sadowsky Black Labels I'd had on previously had a massive, growling mid-range presence that I loved, and yet somehow I don't find myself missing it.

Paint me impressed!

 

[markjazzbassist]

I've had more than enough of the break in period and I finally found my string. Sounds great on my vintage jazz, mids and bass and sounds just like old recordings (which I surmise are Fender strings originals).

Thanks ghs