Curious what I have on a couple of old basses.
1974 Gibson LP Sig:
1951 Fender P:
1974 Gibson LP Sig:
1951 Fender P:
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ID the String Please :)
- Thread starter TheDialog
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Could be GHS Precision flats, they have purple silks.
Current production Pyramid flats have purple (more like lavender) silks at both ends and ball ends are silver, not brass. They could be GHS flats.
Not likely. Current production Pyramid flats have purple (more like lavender) silks at both ends and ball ends are silver (and slightly smaller), not brass.
Gibson = GHS Precision Flats. Purple silk at tuner end only. And looks like they're 38" in winding length.
Fender = These look different from the ones on the Gibson. The burgundy silk looks more like La Bella Low Tension Flats (before they started color-coding the ball ends). The core wire around the ball end appears to be round, not hex.
well now you have me wondering.... I bought a bass and the seller told me they were dunlop flats. but now I am thinking they aren't based on some google searches I'm doing....
Appreciate everyone chiming in.
I can post more pics of the Fender.
Seems we may have nailed the Gibson.
I’m about to change the Gibson to Chromes and the Fender to Labella Deep Talkin.
I can post more pics of the Fender.
Seems we may have nailed the Gibson.
I’m about to change the Gibson to Chromes and the Fender to Labella Deep Talkin.
Instead of posting any more pics, one thing you can do is to loosen one of the strings enough to be able to see if there is any silk at the ball end. If they're in fact La Bella LTF, there should be no silk at the ball end.
