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Praise Report: GHS Precision Flats

#102
B0_mon said:
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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I just put a fairly new (not fully broken in yet) set on my Midtown, and found that the E&A sounded nice and thumpy - but the D&G were still quite ringy, so I added just a small piece of foam under those two strings and it even it out quite nicely. Hopefully once they are broke in I wont even need it.
 
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#104
Amazing strings. I've tried quite a few brands of flats, but I keep coming right back to GHS. All my basses except my Hofner wear GHS Precision Flats.

Please pass my appreciation on to the two talented individuals who craft these strings...their work is stellar. Nothing short of an art form, IMHO. :)
 
#105
gary m said:
Amazing strings. I've tried quite a few brands of flats, but I keep coming right back to GHS. All my basses except my Hofner wear GHS Precision Flats.

Please pass my appreciation on to the two talented individuals who craft these strings...their work is stellar. Nothing short of an art form, IMHO. :)
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+1,000,000

Last night I was playing on a TI flat bedecked instrument and the whole time I was thinking how much better my GHS flats are.
 
#106
Put a pair of GHS Precision Flats on my 78 Precision 2 weeks ago. Playing in a rockabilly/Bakersfield style country band, and they give me the exact sound I am looking for. Warm is the perfect word to describe the sound.
 
#108
Mine are anything but tingy/twangy. Lots of thump and very smooth. Almost past the sticky feel, but other than that, mine are sounding great. I wouldn't use these flats for all genres, but for the country band I am in, they are perfect!
 
#111
The set that came on my bass was kind of like that. I don't know how old they were, maybe they'd have gotten better, but also I believe they were the light gauge and the regular gauge would have been been better for this bass. My A now is the size of the GHS light E.
 
#118
shawshank72 said:
Yes i did
45/63/80/95
I know ghs are smooth as ive played older sets before but mine were a little rough feeling. Maybe i confused with stickiness.
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Could be; they are a bit sticky out of the gate, but it - and the uneven tone - fades pretty quickly, if you're playing a lot.

If after a couple of weeks you're still not happy with them, let me know and we'll see if there's anything I can do.
 
#120
Please nobody think im negative about the strings.
I hate all flats when they are new lol
I just have no patience to wait.
Ive used a couple sets of ghs that were well aged and yes i agree they played like butter. But i really need to work on patience.
 

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