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Why Do I Love GHS Bass Boomers???

#23
Root 5 said:
I have played Boomers for a long time. I think they're perfectly fine NPS strings. IMO, they're as good as anything else out there....I also like D'Addario XLs.
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+1, but D'Addario XL's are my first choice, GHS Boomers are a very close second.

I find Boomers to be fatter sounding than XL's, so I string my brighter sounding basses with them.
 
#27
I have been using them on my Fenders forever. Love them. They don't break for me... but I don't play that hard on them either (classic rock, no slap and pull to speak of). Not as bright as some, ture, but that is what EQ is for!
 
#30
Been using Boomers for years. Great value, Michigan based company, and they lose that new string zing pretty quickly. Definitely not for those who like a string that stays bright, but great for those that like a worn in roundwound sound. Like halfrounds but with more mid high definition.
 
#32
Used to use Boomers on my bass for a little while in the 80's, but switched to D'addarios because I thought they sounded about the same and were cheaper ;) Very good string, though. Nothing at all wrong with them.
 
#33
Not sure if any help but recently watched a rig rundown for flea and his tech puts ghs boomers on his guitars, however he changes them every day. I have been thinking of trying a set myself and found everyones opinions very helpful.
 
#35
i use two Yamaha BB series Basses with P&J pickups and string them both with Ghs bass Boomer Medium 45-105. They sound great and have that growl to them that i love. Clean the strings every once in a while with ghs fast fret and they will last for a long time. Plus they really make you punch through the mix!
 
#37
When I first started playing during the mid-70s, bass strings were not nearly so numerous or so widely available as they are now. You had GHS, D'Addarios, Rotosounds, Fenders, plus a handful of off brands - and that was pretty much it. No DRs. No Dunlops. No TIs. And certainly no JustStrings.com or BassStringsOnline.com. :hmm:

GHS Boomers were my first very roundwound string. I used 'em extensively on my very first bass guitar - my '66 Fender Precision - and they truly rocked hard for all the great (now classic) rock I was playing in those days, i.e. Foghat, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Doobie Brothers, James Gang, Boston, Thin Lizzy, UFO, etc. So I certainly have fond memories of them. :cool:

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#38
Arthur U. Poon said:
+1, but D'Addario XL's are my first choice, GHS Boomers are a very close second.

I find Boomers to be fatter sounding than XL's, so I string my brighter sounding basses with them.
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Wow! Zombie Thread Resurrection! And reading my post from 5 years ago, I've flip-flopped. GHS Bass Boomers are my #1 nickel plated roundwound set, XL's are my #2. One thing that hasn't changed is I prefer Bass Boomers on my super bright sounding basses to tame them.

But since I've realized that I prefer low mids over high end sheen, and Bass Boomers are the best at providing me a defined, punchy midrange, I could easily use Boomers on all of my basses that wear roundwounds.

Their availability, price, and their consistency is icing on the cake. Of course, I realize there's NO one perfect set of strings for every player. And from what I've read, there's just as many players that dislike Boomers as there are players that like them. Thank goodness there's a TON of other choices for a player to find their favorite set of strings.
 
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