@MyPat9999 The Alloy 52 is a harder material than Nickel Plated or Pure Nickel strings, however not as hard as a pure stainless steel string. Overall the harder the material the faster a fret will wear.
These are the BEST strings to play on a Fender,WHY ? Because the tension of them work well on the thinner necked Jazz bass and they add a nice line drawn down the middle sound between flats and rounds. On a p-bass they give you the well known flatwound sound but can give you some of the crunchy brite-ness of a roundwound without the higher overtones of the roundwound strings. Most of all they are the perfect tension to get a Fender bass to set-up well,AWESOME STRINGS !
@cottonfever1221 Almost forgot,they feel so close to a flatwound which are easy on the hands as well as the frets themselves but give the sound of a worn in(not worn out)set of rounds,I cant say enuff good things about them. As a bass tech I recommend them to players who for one reason dont like the way their neck plays on their bass,and 9 out of 10 times their tension and gauge help to get their bass to play 100% better,on a finicky neck these strings work wonders getting better playability.
Is GHS going to venture into balanced tension sets? I'd be interested in trying the Super Steels and Pressure Wounds but I'm addicted to my balanced tension sets I got from Circle K.
@tylerwylie Hey Tyler, we have been toying around with some prototypes here at the factory, we will let you know when we have something new to try out!
@ejdbk You may want to try they Coated Bass Boomers, they are the classic Boomer string, but a little mellower due to the coating. Likewise the Pressurewound Flats are only slightly flattened and the brightest we offer in terms of a smooth flat wound sound.
@tylerwylie I second this request. I've experimented with putting together my own balanced sets from singles and I felt it made me relax my technique and be more confident playing wide interval runs as opposed to sticking to proven grooves.
@ltdbassplayer The pressurewound are a stainless steel string, while the Tapewounds are Nylon. Overall the pressurewound will be brighter and give you more pop. The tapewound will be smoother sounding and emulate a more "upright" bass sound.
GHS Pressurewounds were the only strings that made my Fender MIM Standard Fretless Jazz Bass sound alright. Ended up selling it to fund a fretless Carvin B40, which still has the stock stainless steel roundwounds LaBella makes for Carvin. Maybe I'll get another set of Pressurewounds for it. Are these alright for string-through-body bridges, @TheGHSStrings ?
@spynae The Pressurewound series should work great on most basses and bridges. The only problem I have run into is with the low B winding on a few string through bodies. Some basses have a little more length than others. However, the 4 string Carvin B40 should work well with these strings
LOL my bad I was on my dads account, he didn't log out. Anyways, I meant visually. It looks like its floppy. It sounded like standard tuning to me. Thats why I asked.
May I say that this guy is a beast? Holy crap that fretless song was awesome. Especially on the bluesy cadenza there at the end, you can really hear some great punch and "attitude" from the strings. I'm getting a fretless bass and I wanted a roundwound sound without messing my fingerboard up. These were recommended on TalkBass and being a strictly GHS man already, I will most definitely give them a shot, doubly so now because of this video. LOVE that sound; great job GHS, yet again!
I like this guy ... Is "Alloy 52" harder on frets than regular nickel ? I have slim vintage frets.
MyPat9999 1 week ago
@MyPat9999 The Alloy 52 is a harder material than Nickel Plated or Pure Nickel strings, however not as hard as a pure stainless steel string. Overall the harder the material the faster a fret will wear.
TheGHSStrings 5 days ago
First fingerstyle song?
Skaterdude518 2 weeks ago
What was that skeleton song?
dinocharlie1 1 month ago
You've got to be the most passionate player I've ever seen. Great job man...... Thank you
mrdak 1 month ago
what songs is he playing
Conduwitts 2 months ago
These are the BEST strings to play on a Fender,WHY ? Because the tension of them work well on the thinner necked Jazz bass and they add a nice line drawn down the middle sound between flats and rounds. On a p-bass they give you the well known flatwound sound but can give you some of the crunchy brite-ness of a roundwound without the higher overtones of the roundwound strings. Most of all they are the perfect tension to get a Fender bass to set-up well,AWESOME STRINGS !
cottonfever1221 2 months ago
@cottonfever1221 Almost forgot,they feel so close to a flatwound which are easy on the hands as well as the frets themselves but give the sound of a worn in(not worn out)set of rounds,I cant say enuff good things about them. As a bass tech I recommend them to players who for one reason dont like the way their neck plays on their bass,and 9 out of 10 times their tension and gauge help to get their bass to play 100% better,on a finicky neck these strings work wonders getting better playability.
cottonfever1221 2 months ago
The funkiness of that fretboard is awesome.
britny123100 4 months ago
Can anyone tell me what the song is that Dave plays on the fretless?
Socioistic 4 months ago
@Socioistic It's "Skeleton" by Buddy Mondlock.
xPELICANx 4 months ago
Is that an Ash or Alder body?
trackingtim 5 months ago
Is GHS going to venture into balanced tension sets? I'd be interested in trying the Super Steels and Pressure Wounds but I'm addicted to my balanced tension sets I got from Circle K.
tylerwylie 9 months ago
@tylerwylie Hey Tyler, we have been toying around with some prototypes here at the factory, we will let you know when we have something new to try out!
TheGHSStrings 9 months ago
@TheGHSStrings
what would be the best type of the strings that would cut through but still sound dark and mellow?
ejdbk 8 months ago
@ejdbk You may want to try they Coated Bass Boomers, they are the classic Boomer string, but a little mellower due to the coating. Likewise the Pressurewound Flats are only slightly flattened and the brightest we offer in terms of a smooth flat wound sound.
TheGHSStrings 8 months ago
@TheGHSStrings
i see,do you have a distributor in the united arab emirates?
ejdbk 8 months ago
@ejdbk We actually have two, Thomsun Trading & Arbi Music/Massomi & Rezaei Co.
TheGHSStrings 8 months ago
@TheGHSStrings
great,the guy who runs thomsun is actually my bass teacher's friend,thanks a lot
ejdbk 8 months ago
@tylerwylie I second this request. I've experimented with putting together my own balanced sets from singles and I felt it made me relax my technique and be more confident playing wide interval runs as opposed to sticking to proven grooves.
roadtonever 2 weeks ago
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I'm sold. I just ordered a set for my fretless Spector Euro 4lx. Can't wait!
dcgoodwin2112 10 months ago
I'm sold. I just ordered a set for my fretless Spector Euro 4lx. Can't wait!
dcgoodwin2112 10 months ago
Nice work on that fretless bass! Thanks from a bass man in New Hampshire!
wa1ufo 11 months ago
what happen to these stings i don't see them on the web site.
Onetruthrgv 11 months ago
@Onetruthrgv never mind found them.
Onetruthrgv 11 months ago
Are there extra long scale 5 string sets that would fit a 35" scale string through body bridge?
clashcityrocker84 1 year ago
what song was that plaed with the fretless? that was awesome!
BajaMon89 1 year ago
This guy rocks!!! The first ad which I don´t have a feeling of a sell out. I might give ghs a try :-)
BikerProfesor 1 year ago
What is the song he plays on the fretless?
fondlist 1 year ago
the first song sounds kinda like Cherub Rock ^^
Slappinstyle 1 year ago
How would you compare the Pressurewounds to the GHS 3060 Nylon Tapewounds?
ltdbassplayer 1 year ago
@ltdbassplayer The pressurewound are a stainless steel string, while the Tapewounds are Nylon. Overall the pressurewound will be brighter and give you more pop. The tapewound will be smoother sounding and emulate a more "upright" bass sound.
TheGHSStrings 1 year ago
GHS Pressurewounds were the only strings that made my Fender MIM Standard Fretless Jazz Bass sound alright. Ended up selling it to fund a fretless Carvin B40, which still has the stock stainless steel roundwounds LaBella makes for Carvin. Maybe I'll get another set of Pressurewounds for it. Are these alright for string-through-body bridges, @TheGHSStrings ?
spynae 1 year ago
@spynae The Pressurewound series should work great on most basses and bridges. The only problem I have run into is with the low B winding on a few string through bodies. Some basses have a little more length than others. However, the 4 string Carvin B40 should work well with these strings
TheGHSStrings 1 year ago
Are you playing drop-d? The E string looks rather floppy compared to the rest.
thenrylee 1 year ago
@thenrylee It's because the camera has a hard time capturing around 40Hz.
fingerboy18 1 year ago
@fingerboy18
LOL my bad I was on my dads account, he didn't log out. Anyways, I meant visually. It looks like its floppy. It sounded like standard tuning to me. Thats why I asked.
TommyGunnTheBassMan 1 year ago
What about electric string bass.
What are electric strings ??
blacksamurai2012 1 year ago
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homeslice1479 1 year ago
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homeslice1479 1 year ago
May I say that this guy is a beast? Holy crap that fretless song was awesome. Especially on the bluesy cadenza there at the end, you can really hear some great punch and "attitude" from the strings. I'm getting a fretless bass and I wanted a roundwound sound without messing my fingerboard up. These were recommended on TalkBass and being a strictly GHS man already, I will most definitely give them a shot, doubly so now because of this video. LOVE that sound; great job GHS, yet again!
homeslice1479 1 year ago 2
@homeslice1479 Yeah, i know. Hes great.
blacksamurai2012 1 year ago
Hey, glad to hear that you liked the videos!
TheGHSStrings 1 year ago
i found these videos to be very informative, i had no idea what strings to get for my bass. I am going to get GHS strings just because of this.
Pantera5171 1 year ago
@Pantera5171 Yeah me to.
blacksamurai2012 1 year ago