Jackson Distortion
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I'm thinking about buying some GHS Boomers soon after some lengthy time away from them. What have been some Pros and Cons in you experience with them?
GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
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ericmeyer4
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Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
I've always gotten a long with them. Pro- sound good, last a while, don't cost a ton.
I've always gotten a long with them. Pro- sound good, last a while, don't cost a ton.
FuseG4
Our Neighbor Totoro
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I'm a boomers convert after first being an ernie ball guy, then an elixir guy.
Ernie balls had no longevity and decent tone.
Elixirs had average tone, great longevity, but often gave me problems with intonation.
Boomers last me *forever* as far as non-coated strings go. I don't even wipe em down after playing and I can get a solid 2 weeks out of a set. I could only go 4 or 5 days on EBs without notable rusting.
The tone is decent, not overly bright or warm, and I haven't had any issues with bad strings out of the package, so I'm a happy customer.
I'm a boomers convert after first being an ernie ball guy, then an elixir guy.
Ernie balls had no longevity and decent tone.
Elixirs had average tone, great longevity, but often gave me problems with intonation.
Boomers last me *forever* as far as non-coated strings go. I don't even wipe em down after playing and I can get a solid 2 weeks out of a set. I could only go 4 or 5 days on EBs without notable rusting.
The tone is decent, not overly bright or warm, and I haven't had any issues with bad strings out of the package, so I'm a happy customer.
Kam
Shaftologist
Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
It's been a long time since I tried the regular Boomers but lately I've been using both the David Gilmour and the Dave Mustaine signature sets and loving them.
They've sounded great, held tune well, intonated well, lasted a long time (the mustaine set longer than the Gilmour set for some reason) and they feel great to play on.
It's been a long time since I tried the regular Boomers but lately I've been using both the David Gilmour and the Dave Mustaine signature sets and loving them.
They've sounded great, held tune well, intonated well, lasted a long time (the mustaine set longer than the Gilmour set for some reason) and they feel great to play on.
ericmeyer4
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FuseG4
Our Neighbor Totoro
Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
my hands sweat a lot. You should see the crap I have to scrape off my video game controllers.
my hands sweat a lot. You should see the crap I have to scrape off my video game controllers.
Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
2 weeks?? wow.. I have strings on my guitars for months and years (in some cases) at a time.. ( I do wipe after each play) And wash my hands before I play.
Kam, what's diff about the signature sets??
2 weeks?? wow.. I have strings on my guitars for months and years (in some cases) at a time.. ( I do wipe after each play) And wash my hands before I play.
Kam, what's diff about the signature sets??
Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
They've been consistently the best overall string I've ever used in the 35 years I've been playing (25 of which have been on GHSs of some sort) in terms of lifespan, breakage, and holding a tuning. I use the Boomer TNTs (10-52s) and a set typically lasts me months before I need to change them. They never break - ever. They tune up quickly and hold a tuning for days. I've never been able to say that about EBs or D'Addarios or Markleys or any of the more readily available store brands. They are a little stiffer than I'd like, but the rest of the pluses completely outweigh that one minus for me.
Compared to the more expensive strings I've recently used (Mangans, Pyramids, and Snake Oils) they more than hold their own at 1/2 to 1/3 the cost.
They've been consistently the best overall string I've ever used in the 35 years I've been playing (25 of which have been on GHSs of some sort) in terms of lifespan, breakage, and holding a tuning. I use the Boomer TNTs (10-52s) and a set typically lasts me months before I need to change them. They never break - ever. They tune up quickly and hold a tuning for days. I've never been able to say that about EBs or D'Addarios or Markleys or any of the more readily available store brands. They are a little stiffer than I'd like, but the rest of the pluses completely outweigh that one minus for me.
Compared to the more expensive strings I've recently used (Mangans, Pyramids, and Snake Oils) they more than hold their own at 1/2 to 1/3 the cost.
Kam
Shaftologist
Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
What are you people doing, putting god damn battery acid on your corn flakes? I've never rusted a string in my life...
Anyway, Bloodrose....
The guages, for one thing. There's two different sets of Gilmour strings, the red and blue. Reds are intended for Les Pauls and other short scales and go from 10.5 to 50, while the blues are intended for Strats and go from 10 to 48. I have the blues on my Pacifica and had the reds on my Westone. They're great strings. Very warm and mellow sounding. I really liked how they were heavy strings but they don't really feel heavy. They bend way easier than the D'addario 10s I replaced with them.
The Mustaine set goes from 10 to 52. I don't even like Dave Mustaine; I got them because I wanted a light top/heavy bottom set for my 24" scale Supersonic and they were the only set my shop had that weren't Ernie Balls (I ****ing hate Slinkies). They differ from the Gilmour sets in pretty much the way you would expect; brighter, punchier, heavier and more aggressive. They're really good feeling strings, though. Plus they last for ages. I put them on my Supersonic about five weeks ago and they still sound pretty good. And I play that guitar hard. They sound thicker than the D'addarios but they retain a lot of that brightness and snap. Really good strings. Plus I pretty much stopped having to tune that guitar, which is cool.
What are you people doing, putting god damn battery acid on your corn flakes? I've never rusted a string in my life...
Anyway, Bloodrose....
The guages, for one thing. There's two different sets of Gilmour strings, the red and blue. Reds are intended for Les Pauls and other short scales and go from 10.5 to 50, while the blues are intended for Strats and go from 10 to 48. I have the blues on my Pacifica and had the reds on my Westone. They're great strings. Very warm and mellow sounding. I really liked how they were heavy strings but they don't really feel heavy. They bend way easier than the D'addario 10s I replaced with them.
The Mustaine set goes from 10 to 52. I don't even like Dave Mustaine; I got them because I wanted a light top/heavy bottom set for my 24" scale Supersonic and they were the only set my shop had that weren't Ernie Balls (I ****ing hate Slinkies). They differ from the Gilmour sets in pretty much the way you would expect; brighter, punchier, heavier and more aggressive. They're really good feeling strings, though. Plus they last for ages. I put them on my Supersonic about five weeks ago and they still sound pretty good. And I play that guitar hard. They sound thicker than the D'addarios but they retain a lot of that brightness and snap. Really good strings. Plus I pretty much stopped having to tune that guitar, which is cool.
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Markk
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Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
I haven't tried them in ages, my experience years ago was pretty bad though. Mediocre tone and no longevity at all. But, it's been at least 5 years, probably longer, since I've used them. I might give 'em one more shot since a buddy of mine won't use anything else.
I haven't tried them in ages, my experience years ago was pretty bad though. Mediocre tone and no longevity at all. But, it's been at least 5 years, probably longer, since I've used them. I might give 'em one more shot since a buddy of mine won't use anything else.
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
All I have used for the past 20 years. Maybe 30 at this point. Boomer 10's are the guage on my signiture guitar - as soon as someone makes one of those.
I'll use anything in a pinch - and every once and again a set of D'addario's just because they were cheap and available.
I like the sound first and foremost, I like the way they last, I like the price - not too expensive.
They have always worked, and I have never felt the need to change, and other strings have not sounded any better...
All I have used for the past 20 years. Maybe 30 at this point. Boomer 10's are the guage on my signiture guitar - as soon as someone makes one of those.
I'll use anything in a pinch - and every once and again a set of D'addario's just because they were cheap and available.
I like the sound first and foremost, I like the way they last, I like the price - not too expensive.
They have always worked, and I have never felt the need to change, and other strings have not sounded any better...
TheLivingDead
Dawn Of The Shred
Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
I remember not diggin' em too much.
But it's been a good while so I'm not against trying them again.
I remember not diggin' em too much.
But it's been a good while so I'm not against trying them again.
JeffB
Let it B
Re: GHS Boomers - Yay or Nay?
I've tried them many times over the past 25+ years. Never have worked for me on any guitar- don't particularly like the sound, they rust/gunk up and notch too quickly on the frets, like pure nickels. They are toast in less than a week whenever I try them.
I figured it was just the Boomers, so a couple years back I bought a few packs of nickel rockers- same thing but worse tone. Worst pure nickels I have tried. GHS just doesn't seem to work for me.
I've tried them many times over the past 25+ years. Never have worked for me on any guitar- don't particularly like the sound, they rust/gunk up and notch too quickly on the frets, like pure nickels. They are toast in less than a week whenever I try them.
I figured it was just the Boomers, so a couple years back I bought a few packs of nickel rockers- same thing but worse tone. Worst pure nickels I have tried. GHS just doesn't seem to work for me.
