Maybe I'll try it this week. It's jam night, so nobody cares anyway!
That is not the right attitude to have. If the bass player is gonna just phone it in, what hope is there for anybody else in the band?
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Praise Report: GHS Precision Flats
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That is not the right attitude to have. If the bass player is gonna just phone it in, what hope is there for anybody else in the band?
I do when it's warranted, and I totally agree! P/flats/pick is a great tone! Also worked really well with Pressure Wounds on that bass. Almost better. But we'll see. I've decided I'll bring that bass out this week.
That is not the right attitude to have. If the bass player is gonna just phone it in, what hope is there for anybody else in the band?
Whoa who said anything about phoning it in? I just meant that nobody else cares. I'm sitting here at work wringing my hands over this decision. I'm posting here because it's (arguably) more important (in my mind) than the work I'm getting paid to do. lol
There was a winking smilie at the end of that. Don't take it too seriously.
Haha yes I know. Just joking around. Looking forward to trying flats in this context.
You're such a good man @nerkoids! Here's a post I made today in the Fender Rumble Club.
Great news! That's gotta be worth at least a hundred money notes, tastefully alternated and bouncy!
Pbassmanca
In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
They will handle it man. Just dime the tone knob and dig in. The GHS PF's have a thick low mid punch but lots of grit in the high mids when you need them to sound spankin'!
Pbassmanca
In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
They are absolutely my favourite strings right now, and my favourite flatwounds ever..
They will handle it man. Just dime the tone knob and dig in. The GHS PF's have a thick low mid punch but lots of grit in the high mids when you need them to sound spankin'!
Yeah, everything sounded great last night! I don't know why I ever doubted it.
Still though, I think I'm leaning back towards Pressurewounds for the P bass. Slightly more versatile (IMO and for my needs), and just more of the sound I want out of that bass. I also find PWs easier to play physically, VS flats.
Ideally I'd have two P basses, one with PWs and one with PFlats, but for now I'll just have to keep the flats coiled up in the drawer for if I ever want/need them for the studio.
I know exactly where you're coming from... I'm in the same boat as you are.
As of June 25, my P bass will have PWs back on to meet my current tonal needs. As much as I LOVE the P bass-P Flats combo for the classic old-school vibe, that's not what I NEED out of my P bass.
Honestly having the flats on my P Bass was turning me off from bringing it out to the last couple gigs, even though I really wanted to play that particular bass. Apparently this feeling was unfounded, because it really did sound good, but that was a red flag for me. As good as they sound, I think flats just aren't my thing, especially for live playing.
I often thought the same thing, because from my position on stage, in a semi loud band, flatwounds are slightly harder to hear (for me). However, the bass tone in the FOH mix is ALMOST ALWAYS better for me when I’m using a pbass and flats. And in particular, either TI, Sadowsky or Labella flats. The feedback I get from ppl out front validates this for me, too.
I'm absolutely 100% sure that everything sounded great out front at the gig yesterday. Sound guy, band mates, and randos in the bar all offered unsolicited praise for how the bass was sounding.
I'm also 100% sure that it also would have sounded great with Pressure Wounds, or Boomers too for that matter.
To say I can be nitpicky and tend to over-analyze things is putting it lightly. I usually have to step back and remind myself that, at the end of the day, if it sounds good out front, it is good. Beyond that it's just different flavours of good tone. One might be (subjectively) better than the other, but if it's good tone either way, might as well pick the strings I'm more comfortable playing.
GHS Bass Boomers are the 'Power Bass' string. There's no denying that fact.
Yeah thats cool, I understand. I just also want to add that ppl who hear our band always prefer the bass tone when I am using flats. By a significant margin. They comment that it is clear, and articulate.
lol "clear and articulate" are not normally the adjectives one would expect for flatwounds, but I totally understand. Flats in general have an undeniable tone that sits really well in the mix. What kind of music are you playing? That certainly may have something to do with it.
For me, last night's gig was jam night, so it was everything From Neil Young to Abba to Drake, Glorious Sons, Black Keys, Rage Against The Machine, then back to Neil Young, Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys, James Gang, Stevie Ray Vaughan, etc etc etc. Because of this I need to be able to pull a bit of versatility from my sound, and for me flats just don't have that. GHS Pressurewounds are the best compromise I've found for someone (like me) who wants what flats offer but prefers rounds, and so that's probably the route I'm going to go.
If my gigging situation were different and I was playing anything with sparser arrangements or more focused on just one sound and style, I'd probably be keeping flats on this bass for sure.
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One of the FOH techs at my church once described my bass tone as "rich and full, but still with good clarity and definition". Guess what, that's when I was playing the Pressurewounds.
One of the FOH techs at my church once described my bass tone as "rich and full, but still with good clarity and definition". Guess what, that's when I was playing the Pressurewounds.
PWs are very special strings. Can't thank you and @Linnin enough for getting me on the GHS train.
There is no denying the magic of GHS Pressurewounds.One of the FOH techs at my church once described my bass tone as "rich and full, but still with good clarity and definition". Guess what, that's when I was playing the Pressurewounds.
We are the GHS evangelists. Un invited. Un compensated in any way. Hell, we don't even get free t-shirts much less free strings. We do, however, tell the truth. That's important. You may believe it, or you may not. Makes No Nevermind. (that's a southern phrase).
