Yes, from what I've read, La Bella did get into trouble for using the "Jamerson" name, which was later changed to "1954 Original".
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Praise Report: GHS Precision Flats
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Yes, from what I've read, La Bella did get into trouble for using the "Jamerson" name, which was later changed to "1954 Original".
they must have changed it. few years ago it was the 1962 american vintage reissue which was on the "jamerson" bass ads were they got sued over.
makes sense.
No. Way back in time, 1963 to be exact, Fender brought out the very first rosewood fretboard Precision electric bass guitar. James Jamerson's very famous 'Funk Machine' was and still is to this very day a 1963 Fender Precision Electric Bass guitar with the now famous rosewood fretboard. It's a fact. It's history.
Yes, they changed it in 2013. I have one of the 1962 reissues, and am quite happy with it, though I have heard the 1963 reissues offer at least slight improvements.
Now, what Jamerson played? Or what Fender actually offered in 1962? Sorry, I wasn't there. But I do have a 1962 reissue.
yeah i'm not talking about james bass, i'm talking about the 1962 reissue fender made calling it the jamerson bass where they got sued. he may have played a 63 but fender called theirs a 62. so no i'm not wrong.
i'm not going to get into an argument over this. we are talking about 2 different things. you're talking about james' personal bass, i'm talking about a reissue fender made. not sure why you're dying on this hill.
I'm talking about reality and history! I am the the King of the Mountain! HUZZAH!
I'd be curious to hear feedback from those of you with experience running the short scale Precision flats (3020). I'm a huge fan of the 34" 3025 set (.045-.095") and was thinking of trying the 3020 set on a funky little Aspen short scale I picked up. Tension, flexibility, and the intonation qualities of the "E" string are of interest to me.
What happened to this thread? How did it slip off the front page?
Nooo....
I miss my Jazz with these flats. I haven't heard from the buyer. Seems like he's plenty happy with the bass and the strings.
One thing I'd like to share, these flats can sound quite lively (even when broken in) on a Jazz with both pups and the tone dimed, and especially with a pick. It's got that other vintage flatwound that has that sort of grind without losing the bottom end.
Also, I gave him the GHS nylon set too. The more I think about that set, the more I should have put it on the P-bass instead. Oh well, ancient history now...
Nooo....
I miss my Jazz with these flats. I haven't heard from the buyer. Seems like he's plenty happy with the bass and the strings.
One thing I'd like to share, these flats can sound quite lively (even when broken in) on a Jazz with both pups and the tone dimed, and especially with a pick. It's got that other vintage flatwound that has that sort of grind without losing the bottom end.
Also, I gave him the GHS nylon set too. The more I think about that set, the more I should have put it on the P-bass instead. Oh well, ancient history now...
I recently emailed GHS about making these in regular long scale instead of long scale plus, but haven't heard back. I really love these strings, but even with them strung through body on my Jazz, they're a bit too long. I really want to put a set on my '69 P, but it's top-load only, and they'd be way too long.
I hear you... I've had so many different types of strings on my Jazz this year, trying new sounds & looking for the best combo. For a traditional flatwound with clarity I've liked the GHS Precision 3025 (45-95) set and the La Bella LTFs the best.
P Flats are sort of my "reference point" for flatwounds, honestly. That's saying a lot, because like most of us here I've tried way too many strings. They're definitely in my "All Time Top 3 Strings" list along with Ti Jazz Flats and my trusty old DR Sunbeams. They're also the flatwounds I'm most likely to recommend to friends who are curious to try flatwounds due to their tremendous price to performance ratio.
Killer strings
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my squire jazz vm with these strings
my number one now
sounds incredible
my number one now
sounds incredible
I spent all afternoon jamming with friends with my ever trusty 1976 Fender Precision strung with the now 5 year old GHS Precision Flats that started this thread on post #1. Hard to believe they keep sounding better. The drummer asked me to turn up. The guitarist thought I was loud enough. I cranked my Fender Rumble 200 1x15 combo up to 12 o'clock high. It was bliss. 
Sure. But I'd like at least a little silk showing off the tuning key on the E string. The thickest part of the string shouldn't be wrapped around the tuning post, it increases the chance of breakage.
Forget It. Not Happening.
But it is. One quarter of a wrap.
but it doesn't and they don't.
