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FYI, they had a full stock at my local guitar store today.
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I spent a zillion $ on strings to decide on what was definitively the best sounding strings on my Gibson Custom Late 1950s ReIssue Southern Jumbo and the Gibson Masterbuilt Premium PB 13 stood head and shoulders above all others and now I have to figure out a replacement? SUX! Dealing with Gibson for years it is sooooooooo hard to stay in in-love with Gibson. The day I get a Martin D18GE I may never look back
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05-11-2021, 11:59 AM
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Great thread. I have been wondering about this for some time, as the Gibson MB's have been impossible to find. They have been my go-to's for over 15 years. So the conclusion is GHS is the closest known thing, but peoples' impression is they are not the same ? I have some GHS PB's and will try them on my J45 soon.
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05-11-2021, 12:16 PM
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I am trying the Dunlop PB strings in medium. So, far very different than PB Masterbuilts but I am enjoying the difference for now. The Dunlops have wonderful sounding treble strings, better than Gibsons, but the 3 bass strings are nice but lack guts. But the overall sound is nice and different. I wish I could have the Dunlop treble strings with the Masterbuilt bass strings
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05-11-2021, 02:51 PM
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Fortunately I stocked up about a year ago and have about a half dozen packs left.
The Masterbuilts were made by GHS and are almost identical to their "Bright Bronze" product, although the core to winding ratios are different.
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05-11-2021, 10:25 PM
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Actually Gibson is selling Gibson branded coated and non-coated acoustic strings again. The non-coated strings seem pretty similar to the Masterbuilt PBs to me. The non-coated strings are the same price I used to get the Masterbuilts for. I got mine from Sweetwater a couple weeks ago.
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05-11-2021, 10:30 PM
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Here’s a link to the non-coated Gibson strings at Sweetwater: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...-012-053-light
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05-12-2021, 11:53 AM
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I wonder if Gibson switched vendors. Were the old Gibson MB strings 12-53 or 12-54? I ask b/c GHS is usually 12-54, while D'Add and others are 12-53.
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05-12-2021, 01:06 PM
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Ahh, so they're similar to the Thin Core that were introduced after things fell apart with Gibson. So, the Gibson MB likely had the Bright Bronze outer wrap and the thinner core. I think Jamie (rockdog49) had this figured out at one point.
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11-07-2022, 06:31 AM
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I wonder if they were also the makers of Gibson L5 Strings that also were discontinued and if they have a direct replacement: (
I can't find a replacement set of Roundwound Pure Nickel in 10-46 with a Wound 3rd (.018) GHS seems to only have Rollerwound.
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11-07-2022, 07:33 AM
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you can find them here for example. https://www.juststrings.com/dad-exl110w.html
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