Customer reviews about GHS 3050M/5 Flatwound

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Great strings all 5!

Adri 06.10.2014

I bought this set for my 5 stringed e-bass and can't be happier, they suit my bass quite well I think.
The sound on my active bass is perfect to play sort of fusion jazz or world music, they are not too punchy or bright, I believe they are not too good to play rock, heavy metal or hard stuff where you may want more of a sharp cutting sound, also not good to play slap style, they are just too thick and also hard to bend, plus when doing so seems they might not take it too well and might snap.
My bass guitar is quite a cheap one but with a proper set up and with this strings and plugged to a good cabinet makes a good sound, like I said I feel this set is more adequate to play certain styles, not too aggressively will do.
The feel on the touch is very good too, satin like, and being thick reminds of a double bass, also keeps my nails in good shape to play guitar!
On the negative side you might have to mod your axe if the gauge of your nut is too narrow to accommodate the new set, also it takes a bit to get used to this thick strings under your fingers

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Good flats for fair price

Samiel 25.06.2020

There are not many 5-string sets for fretless basses, so I am glad these work good. They are very smooth and despite thickness (126) still stiff enough to not buzz and hold solid tone in standard tuning. They are definitely stiffer than any rounds.
Strings got purple coating on the string ends, B string is not tapered.
Packaging is not air sealed.

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Testing the GHS strings

Anonymous 30.04.2015

I am in a period, where I like to try different strings, after having stuck to the good old Rotos for +45 years.
This set of GHS I have mounted on my Yamaha 375 RBX and they have given a full sound all over the fretboard. Even the low B is very clear and not muddy in the low end. They feel good to play, a Little stiff for bending but a smooth surface, that makes them fast anyway.
Very satisfied.

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Flatwound

Anonymous 12.05.2015

Either you grok flatwound bass strings or you do not. If you do, you'll probably like these. The feeling is nice, the sound is full enough (with, of course, no buzzing of roundwound strings).

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Jeff's string review

Jeffrey M. 20.05.2014

I used flatwound strings about 25 years ago, they were ok but not enough presence
or brightness.Since then i've used roundwound until i bought the GHS 3050/5 flatwound set. They have great bite, presence and depth and are so much better than the old ones.
I will not be going back to roundwound
Thanks again Jeff the Bass

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No buy again

Basstool 10.03.2017

I bought one set for my fretless bass. The low B string was dead right out of the package. The 4 other strings were okay, but it did not gave me the sound that I was looking for and also the touch of it was uncomfortable. It is like it does not want to vibrate enough or something.
I was disappointed, specially because it was not a cheap set. And the purple material at the end of the strings were ugly, but it is just a personal opinion...

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Classic flat tone at a great price

walbassist 23.01.2015

These are terrific strings. They are a standard gauge so they feel right under the fingers, but they are also not too high tension, so bends are easy to do.

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Good value for the price

seiska 19.07.2019

I bought this set to use with a 5 string fretless Harley Benton bass. So far I've not been disappointed. The sound is round and clear. The strings have little sustain but otherwise sound great. For the price, I think this is a great product.

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Great 5 string set of flatwound strings for bass

wgen 13.11.2016

I was already a happy user of GHS Precision Flatwound strings, which are their 4 string set counterparts if I understood correctly, so I was really happy when I found this 5 string set. At the first time I didn't check for this set because it is labelled somewhat differently, and also the "custom shop" label didn't help identifying these strings.
I finally tried with these and I was glad to find again that dark, vintage, punchy sound I used to know. I love these strings

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