Which would you consider as a stiffer set in general? Need that stiffness for faster right hand finger picking.
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Stiffer - Boomers or Slinky?
- Thread starter raul
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Comparing the same gauges, Boomers would be stiffer than the Slinkys.
Boomers, however it’s not a huge difference IMO.
I have a set of each on my Spectors.
I have a set of each on my Spectors.
Boomers easily. One of the stiffest feeling strings I’ve played.
Boomers - ok!
Also, thinking of the BEAD set of Boomers for a C# standard P Bass. It's 60-125.
EB also makes a Beefy set of 60-130.
Needing that stiffness for fast playing!
For Eb standard it's between Boomers 45-105 or EB 50-105. Wanting it nice and stiff for fast right hand finger picking action!
Also, thinking of the BEAD set of Boomers for a C# standard P Bass. It's 60-125.
EB also makes a Beefy set of 60-130.
Needing that stiffness for fast playing!
For Eb standard it's between Boomers 45-105 or EB 50-105. Wanting it nice and stiff for fast right hand finger picking action!
I hope that has a REALLY stout neck if you're planning on tuning those Boomers UP a whole step.
I'd be looking at DR DDT 115's for C# standard tuning.
I'd be looking at DR DDT 115's for C# standard tuning.
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I realize you're mainly concerned about the stiffness of these strings. And your question has already been answered in no uncertain terms.
Something else you should know is the difference in their tonal characters. Boomers are all about the low-mid punch with grit and grind, and as such, their tonal character is much darker than the Slinkys, which are brighter overall with more going on in the hi-mid and the top end.
Just wanted to throw this in for your info.
Stiffness aside any GHS purchase will be superior over throwing money into the proverbial gutter on slinkies. Anytime you see a company throw millions away to have someone shill a product like EB did with mr.clean with a goatee from that one band that makes all the angsty kids go wow, anytime that happens you know the product is inferior to its competition almost by default.
Who exactly is that? I'm a big fan of Mr. Clean- his magic erasers are wonderful- but he's never told me which strings are best. I do like Slinkies quite a bit, though.
So if one likes the 110-55 Power Slinky’s in standard tuning would the 105 Boomers be comparable stiffness wise?
Boomer 45-105 are stiffer than Slinky 45-105, but I don't think they're quite as stiff as the Slinky 55-110.
The 105 Boomers should work then. GHS doesn’t appear to make a 110 E for Boomers anyway, the heavys are 115 and that would be absurdly stiff in standard tuning. Don’t want to file nuts slots either.
The Boomers come in a variety of gauges that can be ordered as singles.
Singles - Bass Boomers
You can get in touch with Jason at Fret Nation ([email protected]) and have them special ordered. He's the guy I usually deal with for singles and custom sets.
