Anybody still use GHS boomers?

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Last time I used them, I think the year was 1983-84. I forgot all about them until I saw this thread. Might have to pick a pack up for shits n grins.
 
I remember having them on my Hondo Strat. My first electric. I remember breaking them, but that might have been my fault, lol.
 
I end up having to use them every so often in a pinch when I can't get any light top heavy bottom strings in brands I like. They don't go dead as fast as Ernie Ball strings and don't break. But they don't seem to last as long as D'addario's.
 
Aw man... I still do for guitars and bass but only recently started transitioning to D'addario's.
 
I've been using Ernie Ball forever. But that's cool to hear maybe I'll try them out again.
 
They're all I use, except 5150 strings on a couple of guitars.
 
For 30 years. Until a month ago, when I grabbed a set of Veritas 9s. Wow they are awesome. My local shop suggested them when I asked for a couple sets plus single 9s and 11s. They came with a free 9, 11 and 16. What the hell.
 
i use them on all my electrics. i don't get the hate, i love them.
 
I used them for the first 5 years off playing, I think it's just what my dad bought for me as he played too. No particular reason to switch, other than I was a huge Petrucci and Vai fanboy in 90's, so I moved to Ernie Ball. Acoustics I still use D'Addario, though I've tried the coated strings, which last longer, but sound dead on arrival.
 
I used them for at least 15 years but just recently switched to D'Addario this year and haven't looked back.
 
GHS Boomers is all I use for all of my electrics except for one guitar.
 
Its all I've ever used. They sound great and at least for me break alot less than most other strings.
 
I've used boomers more than any other string, since the early 90s. I love the brightness of a new set on my Les Paul, and find the brightness to last longer than any other uncoated string I've played. They don't break much, either. IME they are far better sounding and more durable than EB and D'Addario, but I haven't tried the NYXL, which I understand is great. That being said, in the last year I've been using Polywebs for their superior durability, even though i think a fresh set of GHS boomers sounds better.

I've been curious about Veritas, although I haven't been impressed with any DR strings I've tried in the past. Racerxrated's post has convinced me to give them a try even though they seem super expensive.
 
Used them for a long time until I switched to Ernie Balls about 10 years ago.
 
Ha! This is why they make all these strings. Different people like different things. I didn't like them in the 80s. I thought they died quick and I broke a ton of them. I switched to D'addiaro. Never really liked them. But they lasted longer. Then I went back to GHS without knowing it. Peavey Wolfgang strings were rebranded GHS I hear. Then I went with EB pure nickel rock and roll strings and loved them. And then I received the new EVH(Fender) strings and liked them. Believe it or not they are a little cheaper than the other strings I'd choose. They last forever and I've gone a year without breaking one. Finally changed them because they were funky and I realized how old they were.

So no I didn't like GHS Boomers.
 
Ive used them forever, I've tried some others but I always go back to them.
 
the tension is stronger than the average string (dadario or ernieball) .
it has a litter more friction when picking.

it's basically a refined ghs but still has the ghs tone.
really hard to describe but somewhat idiot tone for me.

nyxl is around average string tension (less than ghs boomer) and more natural tone for me.
but after tested a lot of strings, my best is elixer.
 
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