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Praise Report: GHS Precision Flats

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I just installed a set on my fretless. Unfortunately they feel very sticky/grippy, which is getting in the way of my fretless playing. Does that go away over time? The D'Addario Chromes I had on there before didn't feel that way, though I ditched them because the tension was way too high (the GHS's are much more reasonable tension wise).
 
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I wonder how a 100-85-60-40 set would work? This is pretty much the gage I use whenever I use a roundwound hex core set because it feels balanced. I love a tight E (preferable a 105) and A, but I always find a hex core 65 and 45 to be way too stiff for my liking.

Funny thing is, when ever I use a round core roundwound set with gages of 105-85-65-45 it feels balanced.
 
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Just a quick follow-up. I installed them on my rosewood/alder 73 P (P/J) precision bass, and yes, they ended up being exactly what I was looking for on this bass. They really brought out the meat, less Mwah (still there, just not as bright), and gave me the punch back I wanted. Also, they feel great. I don't know why I've never tried these before, but I'm glad I did now.

I have Ken Smith compressors on my fretted 77 maple/ash bass, and I think those are a match on that bass as well. The reason I mention this on this thread is that both my now favorite strings (on two different flavors of P bass) ended up having the same purple silks :eyebrow:
 
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Root 5 said:
In my opinion there about equal in terms of brightness; both are a go to string for old school thump; both mellow out nicely & quickly.




GHS make short scale Precision Flatwounds.

To determine if they're long enough for your bass, measure the strings you have on now: Mark the E string with tape on the headstock side of the nut.

Take the string off and measure the distance from the inside edge of the ball to the tape.

If your measurement is more than 32", GHS flats may be too short for your bass; they're too short for 30" scale Mustangs for example.

Good luck!
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Thanks for the tips.
Now my pyramid flats lost a bit of their out of the pack brightness. Never noticed it on my other basses, but you can clearly here it with the musicmaster bass, maybe because of the
guitar pickup...
Next set I'm buying will be GHS, and I'll do some recordings to compare...
 
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shrimpflea said:
GHS Precisions are my second favorite flat after La Bella. If I had a second bass I would probably have them on it.

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There's an easy solution for this problem. Just buy a set of GHS PFlats and after they arrive you'll be so annoyed that you spent money on something that's just sitting around unused that you find yourself buying another bass to use them on. :p

I do that with guitars. Works every time. ;)
 
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soulman969 said:
There's an easy solution for this problem. Just buy a set of GHS PFlats and after they arrive you'll be so annoyed that you spent money on something that's just sitting around unused that you find yourself buying another bass to use them on. :p

I do that with guitars. Works every time. ;)
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I like the way you think.

My wife would probably hate that, but I like it.
 
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GHS Official said:
Well, we have two kids so I could always say "It's not for ME, it's for *insert child's name here* for when they're old enough to start learning."
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LOL. Necessity is the mother of all invention brother. :D

Mine were all girls and they played piano and not being a keyboard player myself I could never make that one work. :rollno:

Gotta tell you though I love your Pressure Wounds. Jason turned me onto those for my Jazz Bass about two and a half years ago and for me they are the "IT" string for a Jazz. In fact if there was only one type I could play on any bass I own those would be it. Extremely versatile tonally and they have a great "feel" to them.

I'm also a big fan of GHS Pure Nickel Rockers and Burnished Nickels on my Teles. They do a nice job of sweetening the tone of those guitars. You all have a great product selection and Jason has done a great job as a distributor for both the bass and guitar string lines. Gotta give credit where it's due in both regards.
 
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soulman969 said:
LOL. Necessity is the mother of all invention brother. :D

Mine were all girls and they played piano and not being a keyboard player myself I could never make that one work. :rollno:
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My son (10mo) seems to be the one with the most interest in musical instruments. Unlike my daughter - who will bang on the strings and giggle - he really seems to study it, and then makes calculated movements to make sounds.

Of course, he bangs on it and giggles too.


soulman969 said:
Gotta tell you though I love your Pressure Wounds. Jason turned me onto those for my Jazz Bass about two and a half years ago and for me they are the "IT" string for a Jazz. In fact if there was only one type I could play on any bass I own those would be it. Extremely versatile tonally and they have a great "feel" to them.

I'm also a big fan of GHS Pure Nickel Rockers and Burnished Nickels on my Teles. They do a nice job of sweetening the tone of those guitars. You all have a great product selection and Jason has done a great job as a distributor for both the bass and guitar string lines. Gotta give credit where it's due in both regards.
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Dude... the Pressurewounds are no joke. I love those things. I only have one set on my basses right now (been prototyping tapewounds and get acquainted with other sets I'm not familiar with), but they sound and feel so good.

And yeah, Jason at BSO is great, hands down.
 
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First day with my custom set of 45-63-80-95 flats.
Not impressed right out of the package.
Sticky feeling even though i wiped them down.
Very unbalanced sound wise.
E and A sound like worn in flats but D and G are bright and tingy.
Wont give up on them yet i know there new.
Tension feels high except for E. I remember these being the opposite in the past.
 
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Interesting. My ongoing experience is quite different. I say ongoing, as I bought my M3050 set (045-105, for my Midtown) a couple of weeks ago. What is similar is that they are definitely taking some time to break in.

For me, though, the D and G strings sounded great from the start, and the E and A strings had quite a bit of growl and grind. This surprised me, as I was expecting the opposite. Some posters here on TB reassured me that they had similar results and I should just be patient.

Now, two weeks later, the E and A are settling in very nicely, and the strings' tones are balancing very well. Last night I was able (for the first time) to get the muddy tone in the low register, with the neck pickup, that I was hoping for.

At this point, I certainly love the trend...

Also, the strings out of the package were quite silky feeling.

Maybe the different sets are made differently? Maybe it depends on who is doing the winding?

Regardless, patience is certainly the key.
 
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donn said:
They should be tagged. I could see it.

"I have a 'Helen' set of 4, light gauge, but I think I'm looking for more of a 'Jackie' or 'Ed' sound - anyone want to trade!?"

"What would be better for jazz bass, 'Jeff' or 'Deb' GHS flats?"
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You laugh, but the same 1-2 people wind the same strings so it wouldn't be that hard to find out who winds them.
 
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Hi,

Some of you might have already seen this, but I've been making some demo recordings for the GHS Precision Flats and have just uploaded another (updated) one, playing various styles of music. Thought I'd share them with you. Would greatly appreciate likes, responses and shares so that of course more people get to know these strings.

OLD (strings 2 months old): (All Along The Watchtower Cover)
 

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