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Praise Report: GHS Precision Flats

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NKBassman said:
Also, has anyone tried Brite Flats and could compare to P Flats and/or Pressure Wounds?
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I will be test driving a set of the Brite Flats (Light, 45-56-77-98) on my J next month. So, hang in tight till I can post my first impressions.

So, here is my setup as of next week:
  • Precision Flats 3025 (45-60-75-95) on my Precision.
  • Pressurewounds ML7200 (44-58-80-102) + 128B on my Yamaha.
  • Brite Flats L3075 (45-56-77-98) on my Jazz. (First test drive)
 
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NKBassman said:
Thanks Michael. Maybe I'll give the light set a try after all. I just put a new set of Boomers on that bass a few weeks ago, so I'm going to wait until those die before I replace them, but between yours and Jon's comments you've alleviated a lot of my anxiety about trying the lighter set.
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Keep in mind, though, that I'm in the process of going lighter with my strings to be kinder and gentler to my 61-yr-old battle-scarred hands. (FOUR trigger release surgeries in the last two years.)

If you're used to the feel of the medium sets of the Boomers (45-105) and the Pressurewounds (44-106), the CM3050 may be more to your liking.
 
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NKBassman said:
I almost never use strings sets lighter than 105, but I recall the 45-105 PF set (M3050) being a little stiff for my current tastes. However, I'm worried that the 45-95 set will be too light (plus it does nothing to lighten the A-D-G strings).

Curious if anyone has tried the "Custom Medium" set? 45-60-80-105?
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What I have found is that on a 45 65 85 105 set of flats its always the 85 and particularly the 65 that are too tense and stiff, and having a 60 and 80 instead really helps. The CM3050 is a really comfortable set to play, I highly recommend it.

In an ideal world all makers of flats would do a 45 60 80 105 set.
 
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If I ever buy another set it will be 55-105. I'm so impressed with the 0.090 A string of the Fender 9050M set. It's soul stirring. The heavier 0.055 G is so much better in tone & attack than the 0.045.
The difference in the 0.065 D and 0.070 is negligible. Just a tad higher tension. Maybe a bit stiffer, but not much. I think the GHS 0.105 E sounds better than the corresponding Fender, but it is also four years older.
 
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Linnin said:
If I ever buy another set it will be 55-105. I'm so impressed with the 0.090 A string of the Fender 9050M set. It's soul stirring. The heavier 0.055 G is so much better in tone & attack than the 0.045.
The difference in the 0.065 D and 0.070 is negligible. Just a tad higher tension. Maybe a bit stiffer, but not much. I think the GHS 0.105 E sounds better than the corresponding Fender, but it is also four years older.
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lol now you got me all mixed up.
 
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NKBassman said:
I mean you're confusing me as to what I want to buy. I think I'll try the CMs, but now you got me wanting to try the heavies. lol
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Only if you know for a fact you like heavier strings. I do. I do not like light wimpy strings especially if they are all flippity-floppity like Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats. I understand some folks have medical conditions and must have lighter gauges & lower tension. Some folks are just tension adverse. Not me. I like thicker strings with higher tension. I do not like bridge cables like Rotos or Labellas. Nor do I like their tone or lack thereof.
 
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Linnin said:
Only if you know for a fact you like heavier strings. I do. I do not like light wimpy strings especially if they are all flippity-floppity like Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats. I understand some folks have medical conditions and must have lighter gauges & lower tension. Some folks are just tension adverse. Not me. I like thicker strings with higher tension. I do not like bridge cables like Rotos or Labellas. Nor do I like their tone or lack thereof.
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I used to subsribe to "the thicker the better", and I don't have anything preventing me from using thick strings, but I've literally never used an E string lighter than 105, so now I'm curious.

When playing my bass with 45-105 P Flats at a few gigs earlier this year, I definitely got the impression that they were too stiff for my ideal preference. Playable, sure, but I'd like to try at least one step down.
 

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