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But which set of flats? Be precise: set number; and gauges.
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Praise Report: GHS Precision Flats
- Thread starter Linnin
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And now a Sound of Chocolate mystery! Here's a video of Angeline Saris playing what are obviously GHS Precision Flats on her Fender Select Jazz. Are they medium scale? Because they sure aren't long scale. Are they Angeline Saris Signature Precision Flats? And for all of you wanting to know what flats on a jazz sound like, here ya go.
Cool video. I have P Flats on my Fender Jazz 60 (reissue). Definitely a unique tone.
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If they are Precision Flats, they're strung thru-body and over four years old (I haven't sent her any since 2015).
That's her main axe, so unless she swapped them out, they're incredibly old Bass Boomers (it looks like red silk to me).
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Just spoke to Angeline.
They're old Bass Boomers, with a sponge under the strings at the bridge.
@Jon Moody - Curiousity Question: Has GHS stopped making the 5 string set of Precision Flats? A couple places look like they still have them, but they're not listed on the GHS site anymore.
I recently switched back to rounds on my MIA Fender Precision V for my current gig, but had the Precision Flats on that bass for a good long time. They were pretty great of course, but I always wondered why there was only medium gauge for five strings and never a light gauge set like the 4s. I feel like a 40-60-75-95-120 set would have taken "great" to "perfect."
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I recently switched back to rounds on my MIA Fender Precision V for my current gig, but had the Precision Flats on that bass for a good long time. They were pretty great of course, but I always wondered why there was only medium gauge for five strings and never a light gauge set like the 4s. I feel like a 40-60-75-95-120 set would have taken "great" to "perfect."
5sg.
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Yes, they're listed on the site
Because as much as many of us like light gauge sets, the medium sets are the ones that sell.
Good to see. Guess I just got thrown by the thumbnail. I didn't click because it was a 4-string set and I was looking for 5s.
5sg.
If I were to put together a 5-string set of the P Flats for myself, I would get the light 4-string set (45-60-75-95) and add a single 126.
A fair solution that I've thought of as well, and probably where I'd head the next time I want to put flats on if I go with GHS. But won't lie, I've also wanted to try La Bella Low Tension flats to see how they compare.
5sg.
The LB LTF's do get good reviews around here. In fact, some La Bella users swear by the 118B as one of the best flatwound low B's in the market for clarity and definition.
Indeed they do. So far I've personally tried Chromes, GHS Precisions, and a brief hands on with La Bella Boomers on a friend's bass. So far I've liked the GHS Precisions the best. At the moment though, flats don't really fit any of my gigging needs, but the TIs and La Bella LTFs are on my list for a rainy day.
5sg.
For GHS singles, I usually go through either Fret Nation or Strings By Mail. You do need to email either Jason (FN) or Matt (SBM) for special orders but they're both very good to deal with.
If I had her phone number, I'd call her too. They still look purple to me, but mystery solved.
