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The GHS Thread

#21
jeffmensch said:
Switching from Rotosound Swing 66 stainless to GHS Pressurewounds dramatically improved my tone. The fundamental and lower mids became stronger and that annoying string clack went away. Output is nicely balanced across the frequency spectrum. They are easy on your fingers which makes sliding easier and smoother sounding.

My other bass has Boomers which are great for rock but have a bit too much high end for my personal tastes. This is likely due to the all maple body and maple/bubinga neck construction. I'll give Brite Flats a try to tame that a bit, maybe even go to Precision Flats if needed.

I'm very impressed with the GHS strings, compared with the Rotos and Elixers I've tried so far.
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Never used Rotos and never had the desire to. Elixirs were the 2nd set of strings I had ever tried. Ridiculously priced and the B string broke in two weeks. Had the tech check it out and chalked it up to a bad string.

I agree, GHS is putting out a quality product at a reasonable price. I am loving what I'm using right now!

jmain said:
Nice Valenti!!

Can't wait for the Pressure Wounds to get here (just ordered them yesterday).
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I was gonna put pressure wound on my fretless but I think I really wanna go with rounds on that bass. Hmm... We shall see.
 
#23
madbassplaya said:
Never used Rotos and never had the desire to.
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I used Rotos for a while, and they're a very bright, very aggressive and noisy (fret noise, finger noise, etc..) string. I found them very sharp on the fingers until they broke in, but they had a good, stereotypical rock sound.

The closest I could try to compare Rotos to would be Progressives, as they have that same aggressive undertone and bite, but have a smoother feel and not as much string noise.

And yeah, going from Rotos to Pressurewounds is a MAJOR tonal shift.
 
#24
One Bad Monkey said:
No. While they're usually lumped in with half-rounds and ground-wounds, the winding on the Pressurewounds are slightly flattened during the winding process. Due to this, the feel is a mix between rounds and flats; still that round feel, but with a smoother finish on them. Not sharp at all.




No. I crimp the ball end with a pair of pliers and have it fit in the bridge on my Warwick Streamer LX no problem.




That I can't answer, as my basses are all top loading.




My bass has a HOT signal to begin with, so I haven't noticed any output difference between the Pressurewounds and anything else that's been on this bass. The only thing I noticed was that, since my main preference is with very bright and articulate strings (GHS Progressives, Contact Core SS, etc..), I had to EQ the bass a bit differently because the lower fundamental and tone of the Pressurewounds didn't jive with the current EQ I had.

But, once I had that EQ dialed in, they were awesome. To the point that once the Progressives I have on this bass are done, I'm probably switching back to Pressurewounds on it.
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Dude, you're the man. Thank you! Good chance I'm tryin Pressurewounds next.
 
#28
madbassplaya said:
That's one reason I've stayed away. The noise and feel. GHS strings are so smooth its unreal!
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I did a two week (14 shows) run of TOMMY at a local summerstock theatre, so felt that Rotos would be more true to channeling the Ox. After that, I used them for a bit more but quickly changed.


madbassplaya said:
Agreed. We discussed in detail the tonality and feel of Progressives. His experience with the string definitely helped!
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Awesome, glad to hear that. I tend to use my strings a lot more than most in the same amount of time, so it helps to find out what strings do well in a heavy gigging environment, and what ones die quickly.
 
#30
jmain said:
Anybody got any experience with the Brite Flats? I've been running the Precision Flats for a while, and just want a little more definition on the lower strings.
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I just grabbed a set and will be putting them on my 4 string Fortress (PJ setup) this weekend. What questions do you have? I'll do my best to take specific notes.
 
#32
One Bad Monkey said:
I just grabbed a set and will be putting them on my 4 string Fortress (PJ setup) this weekend. What questions do you have? I'll do my best to take specific notes.
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Cool. I've historically played nickel strings and like them best after they break in. I have been running Precision Flats on a P, J and on my CallowHill J5. I mainly play 5-string basses - that's what the discussion involves that follows:

I really like the PFlats on the CallowHill, but would like a little more width to the lower strings. I like the tone of the A-G strings, but the B-E and a little too thumpy. So I'd like to know if the Brites retain all the goodness of the PFlats, yet bring more definition or width to the lower strings. However, if it goes too far towards that steel round sound, then I'll keep the PFlats on and continue to dig it.

I have a new-to-me 55-02D that came strung with Lakland Steels. After playing the flats so long, I can't get down with the zing, the string noise, or the roughness. But I want this bass to lean more towards the round sound - if that makes sense.

I also have a new Ibanez SR505SM. (I know, its a condition not a disease. :D ) I think it came with Elixirs and I can not get down with these on this modern sounding bass. But don't want to kill the tone either. So this is a candidate for Pressure Wounds or Brites.

My first set ever of Pressure Wounds should be in my mailbox when I get home. I'm debating whether these should go on Ibanez, Lakland or CallowHill. I'm leaning towards the PWounds going on the Lakland.

I also have a set of PFlats coming. Those may go on the CallowHill since the newer ones may give it some brightness. Or may go on the Lakland. Or may chill and be backups.

Sorry for the tome.
 
#36
jmain said:
Cool. I've historically played nickel strings and like them best after they break in. I have been running Precision Flats on a P, J and on my CallowHill J5. I mainly play 5-string basses - that's what the discussion involves that follows:

I really like the PFlats on the CallowHill, but would like a little more width to the lower strings. I like the tone of the A-G strings, but the B-E and a little too thumpy. So I'd like to know if the Brites retain all the goodness of the PFlats, yet bring more definition or width to the lower strings. However, if it goes too far towards that steel round sound, then I'll keep the PFlats on and continue to dig it.

I have a new-to-me 55-02D that came strung with Lakland Steels. After playing the flats so long, I can't get down with the zing, the string noise, or the roughness. But I want this bass to lean more towards the round sound - if that makes sense.

I also have a new Ibanez SR505SM. (I know, its a condition not a disease. :D ) I think it came with Elixirs and I can not get down with these on this modern sounding bass. But don't want to kill the tone either. So this is a candidate for Pressure Wounds or Brites.

My first set ever of Pressure Wounds should be in my mailbox when I get home. I'm debating whether these should go on Ibanez, Lakland or CallowHill. I'm leaning towards the PWounds going on the Lakland.

I also have a set of PFlats coming. Those may go on the CallowHill since the newer ones may give it some brightness. Or may go on the Lakland. Or may chill and be backups.

Sorry for the tome.
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I will be surprised if the Pressure Wounds fit your lakland. I wasn't aware they made long plus in the PressureWounds.

I think the bright flats may be more of what you're looking for over the P flats though. Let us know what you think!
 
#40
mccartneyman said:
GHS offers a Rene Martinez nickel wound with a tapered B that will fit a Lakland thru-body. They are as nice as Lakland nickels, which I like far better than the Lakland Steels. For flats on my 55-94 I use either TI Jazz Flats (thru-body expensive, but they last) or Sadowsky blacks flats (cheaaper, thru-bridge only).
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I believe progressives will fit thru body as well.





TimB 619 said:
I just put a set of GHS super steels .040-.102 on my Ibanez SRA500. They really made the bass come alive, and have a nice feel as well.I like them.
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I've heard their steels are some of the smoothest steels. I was surprised at how smooth their Boomers and Progressives were.
 

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