What's the ball end silk on them babies look like. I tried some EB cobalt flats, they had excessive amounts of silk. So much it interfered with the string sitting in the saddle correctly. Tweaked me off something hard.
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Praise Report: GHS Precision Flats
- Thread starter Linnin
- Start date
- Sep 9, 2007
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- Endorsing Artist: Eventide, GHS Strings, G&L Guitars, NS Design, Tsunami Cables
Truly, strings can be "balanced" on paper and not feel that way when you play them.
We have no silk on the ball ends of any of our strings.
Took me some time to learn this, but that is what I go by now. Does the set feel balanced string-to-string? Volume? Tone? GHS string sets do all that for me and more. Unless someone wants to give me a set to review, my money goes to GHS.
My sentiments exactly, and the next set of strings I'm buying with be a set of Precision Flats, for my P-Bass.
7 months with the 3025s and they sound great. Still wishing they made a 0.50 G though...
@Jon Moody?
@Jon Moody?
Ive been begging for this for a long time, and a 110E
GHS Shawshank Signature Flatwounds
While we're all being wishful, I might as well throw mine in...
GHS Precision Balanced Tension, 45-60-80-105, with 37" winding length.
GHS Precision Balanced Tension, 45-60-80-105, with 37" winding length.
But you knew that. 
That's True! Their unique "cross winding" process was developed just for me. My signature Precision set for my signature Precision tone! It is a beautiful thing.GHS Precision @Linnin Signature Set = Unique and revolutionary winding process specially optimized for lefties!
Yes please!
50/65/85/110
Take a number and get in the waiting line...
I have a couple of my own wishes for GHS that @Jon Moody has to look after first before fulfilling your wish.
Can't get enough of these! Had the 55-105 set on my Jazz for half a year now... here they are with a little foam mute, all knobs 100%:
Sounds good. Still loving my balanced tension set of 40 55 75 100. Briefly went back to 45-105 but those just sold in the classifieds. The lower gauge allow me to bend more and I bend a lot. More expressive.
Ghs are the Shizz!
Ghs are the Shizz!
Looking forward to giving 'em a try
All I need is for my USACG P-bass neck to come in!
Very cool vintage sound. Anyone looking for that tone need not look further!
Just threw a set of 45-95's again on after a bit of a departure from flats. I've said it before, but this particular set is darn near perfect in the balance/feel dept. I don't like stiff strings and was able to go right from 45-105 Sunbeams to these without even having to touch the truss rod. Set intonation and done. I've probably also said it before, but bears repeating that if anyone is looking to bridge the "feel" gap between TI's and Labella 43-104's, this is the set to do it with. I'd argue it's also way more balanced feeling than either set and obviously cops "vintage" right out the gate.
