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Model: GBL Gauge: .10-.13-.17-.26-.36-.46
Price: $3.89 single set
(November, 2007)
Comments:
It seems like whenever i'm buying GHS strings, i'm getting them from the
corner store and paying way too much for them. I like to support
the locals, but i think i have to curb it with the GHS strings for a
while. |
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There's a guy who works at a local store: plays acoustic gigs like me.
We cross paths at open mic nights sometimes, and i've seen him in the
crowd at other gigs. He is TOTALLY into the GHS strings. He
strings up his acoustics on the day of the gig, which is crazy
considering how easily acoustic guitars can drift just with a change in
humidity, let alone sporting a brand new set of strings!
He is also in this super fast heavy Chunk band where the amps are turned
up to eleven and both guitar players are using full stacks.
He swears by GHS Boomers in this context too. (FYI: POD modeler
into a solid state amp and then through a Crate stack; not sure what his
Crate cabinets are loaded with).
I have bought GHS strings (acoustic and electric) at that store
just to humor that guy.Anyway i have to say that i really like the
GHS strings. It's not a consistent thing though, which is
noteworthy. Sometimes i think they feel/sound just like the
EXL110s/2221s, but there have been times where i thought the Boomers
were *better*.
It's weird, and i'd like to think that the inconsistency WAS NOT me,
but then if the inconsistency was with the strings that would be
bad. Unless i used these strings on some type of regular basis i
wouldn't be able to say for sure.
What i am able to say for sure is that i'm completely confident with
stringing up my guitar with GHS Boomers (GBL, not
GBTNT)
before a gig. If i bought them from the Guitar Center i'm sure i'd
pay closer to that $3.89 price, but i'm not usually thinking about
strings when i'm in the Guitar Center! |
