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Subject: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Big Al Whittle Date: 15 Sep 23 - 04:25 PM THe price of my favourte guitar strings ( Fender Duratone) has doubled. Anyone know of a good cheap string? |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Captain Swing Date: 15 Sep 23 - 05:31 PM If you were a fiddle player I'd suggest you economise by cutting back on the double stops. Yes, I know that's not at all helpful, sorry! |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: gillymor Date: 15 Sep 23 - 07:59 PM I buy 3 packs of D'addario Phosphor Bronze at Amazon (or Strings and Beyond when they're on sale) but I see the price has jumped to 22 bucks so I might try 80/20 Bronze which are 7 bucks cheaper. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 15 Sep 23 - 09:16 PM Why look for cheap? You get what you pay for. I understand replacing the set ... you want balace and not twisting the neck. Sincerely, Gargoyle a local premium IPA is selling for $1.00 USD per ONCE. $12.00 per bottle. Count the cost ... and return on investment. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Big Al Whittle Date: 15 Sep 23 - 11:02 PM Truth is - I have a lot of guitars. I play them all til they won't stay in tune. The I have to string a lot of guitars. But I kike the diversity of playing lots of different guitars. Now I'm old, I've bought all the guitars I wanted when was young. I suppose its all a bit pointless and daft but the possession of all these nice guitars gives me a lot of pleasure. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Ray Date: 16 Sep 23 - 03:41 AM Unless you have to have the pristine sound of new strings, having a lot of guitars doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to spend more on strings. If you spend, say, 10 hours a week playing 1 guitar, you’ll end up with just as much wear as playing 10 guitars for an hour each. Also, be careful of “cheap” strings - there are fakes out there. D’addario even has a web page where you can check the bar codes! |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: gillymor Date: 16 Sep 23 - 08:48 AM Bulk strings are one way to go I tried it with another outfit long ago and found I didn't change strings often enough to make it practical. It does allow you to put together custom sets though. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Jerry Date: 18 Sep 23 - 04:13 AM Bulk buying is the obvious answer here, and probably via one of the High Street obliterating Internet traders. However, when you have a stockpile of things, don’t you find that you tend to use them sooner than you would have done? That was my experience with stuff like photographic film, cassette tapes, chocolate biscuits, etc, in years gone by. Some might advocate boiling used strings to prolong their life, but where you have multiple instruments I tend to splash out on long life stings for the instruments I use most for performances, but practice at home on other instruments with strings long overdue for replacement. Someone will no doubt point out that even those costly long life strings though will deteriorate with age, even if not being played regularly. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST Date: 18 Sep 23 - 11:13 AM Some online music stores (eg gear4music) have own brand strings that are cheapish. I don't know what the quality is like. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Richard Date: 18 Sep 23 - 01:04 PM The cheapest I've found are Legacy, from Strings Direct, at £5.99 per st, acoustic and electric. Seem to be available in all the usual gauges. Not tried them, I'm a Newtone fan. Richard |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Bugsy Date: 19 Sep 23 - 03:59 AM Hi Al, I went onto ebay the other week and got 2 sets of Elixir nanoweb strings for $15.00 Aus (About 7Pounds 50p) with free delivery. Check it out. There's several people offering them on there. Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Dunkelbraun Date: 19 Sep 23 - 05:57 AM If you wish, I can check out for really a good store for you. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Backwoodsman Date: 19 Sep 23 - 07:20 AM Bugsy, I dunno about how it is in Oz, but I’ve heard of people in the US and UK being ripped off by fakes on FleaBay - may be best to check the packaging and the strings themselves carefully. That price sounds unfeasibly low… |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Rev Bayes Date: 22 Sep 23 - 03:34 PM I too am a fan of the nanowebs. Not the cheapest but last much, much longer. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Big Al Whittle Date: 22 Sep 23 - 07:20 PM Oh sorry! First world problem, I suppose. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Dave the Gnome Date: 03 Oct 23 - 03:56 PM Martin Strings - Authentic Acoustic SP Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings Custom Light 12-54 - 25 Sets https://amzn.eu/d/fZnmGQj 25 sets for £130. Just over £5 a set. Big layout at first but could you get a few others interested? |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Big Al Whittle Date: 06 Oct 23 - 01:27 PM Thanks Dave - that sounds like a good move. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Paul Burke Date: 11 Oct 23 - 10:47 AM I needed some new strings, so I cut a few lengths out of a barbed wire fence. But they were all sharp. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 15 Sep 23 - 09:16 PM Why look for cheap? You get what you pay for. I understand replacing the set ... you want balace and not twisting the neck. Sincerely, Gargoyle a local premium IPA is selling for $1.00 USD per ONCE. $12.00 per bottle. Count the cost ... and return on investment. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Ray Date: 16 Sep 23 - 03:41 AM Unless you have to have the pristine sound of new strings, having a lot of guitars doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to spend more on strings. If you spend, say, 10 hours a week playing 1 guitar, you’ll end up with just as much wear as playing 10 guitars for an hour each. Also, be careful of “cheap” strings - there are fakes out there. D’addario even has a web page where you can check the bar codes! |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Jerry Date: 18 Sep 23 - 04:13 AM Bulk buying is the obvious answer here, and probably via one of the High Street obliterating Internet traders. However, when you have a stockpile of things, don’t you find that you tend to use them sooner than you would have done? That was my experience with stuff like photographic film, cassette tapes, chocolate biscuits, etc, in years gone by. Some might advocate boiling used strings to prolong their life, but where you have multiple instruments I tend to splash out on long life stings for the instruments I use most for performances, but practice at home on other instruments with strings long overdue for replacement. Someone will no doubt point out that even those costly long life strings though will deteriorate with age, even if not being played regularly. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST Date: 18 Sep 23 - 11:13 AM Some online music stores (eg gear4music) have own brand strings that are cheapish. I don't know what the quality is like. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Richard Date: 18 Sep 23 - 01:04 PM The cheapest I've found are Legacy, from Strings Direct, at £5.99 per st, acoustic and electric. Seem to be available in all the usual gauges. Not tried them, I'm a Newtone fan. Richard |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Dunkelbraun Date: 19 Sep 23 - 05:57 AM If you wish, I can check out for really a good store for you. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: GUEST,Rev Bayes Date: 22 Sep 23 - 03:34 PM I too am a fan of the nanowebs. Not the cheapest but last much, much longer. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Captain Swing Date: 15 Sep 23 - 05:31 PM If you were a fiddle player I'd suggest you economise by cutting back on the double stops. Yes, I know that's not at all helpful, sorry! |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Bugsy Date: 19 Sep 23 - 03:59 AM Hi Al, I went onto ebay the other week and got 2 sets of Elixir nanoweb strings for $15.00 Aus (About 7Pounds 50p) with free delivery. Check it out. There's several people offering them on there. Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: gillymor Date: 15 Sep 23 - 07:59 PM I buy 3 packs of D'addario Phosphor Bronze at Amazon (or Strings and Beyond when they're on sale) but I see the price has jumped to 22 bucks so I might try 80/20 Bronze which are 7 bucks cheaper. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: gillymor Date: 16 Sep 23 - 08:48 AM Bulk strings are one way to go I tried it with another outfit long ago and found I didn't change strings often enough to make it practical. It does allow you to put together custom sets though. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Dave the Gnome Date: 03 Oct 23 - 03:56 PM Martin Strings - Authentic Acoustic SP Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings Custom Light 12-54 - 25 Sets https://amzn.eu/d/fZnmGQj 25 sets for £130. Just over £5 a set. Big layout at first but could you get a few others interested? |
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Subject: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Big Al Whittle Date: 15 Sep 23 - 04:25 PM THe price of my favourte guitar strings ( Fender Duratone) has doubled. Anyone know of a good cheap string? |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Big Al Whittle Date: 15 Sep 23 - 11:02 PM Truth is - I have a lot of guitars. I play them all til they won't stay in tune. The I have to string a lot of guitars. But I kike the diversity of playing lots of different guitars. Now I'm old, I've bought all the guitars I wanted when was young. I suppose its all a bit pointless and daft but the possession of all these nice guitars gives me a lot of pleasure. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Big Al Whittle Date: 22 Sep 23 - 07:20 PM Oh sorry! First world problem, I suppose. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Big Al Whittle Date: 06 Oct 23 - 01:27 PM Thanks Dave - that sounds like a good move. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Paul Burke Date: 11 Oct 23 - 10:47 AM I needed some new strings, so I cut a few lengths out of a barbed wire fence. But they were all sharp. |
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Subject: RE: need cheaper guitar strings! From: Backwoodsman Date: 19 Sep 23 - 07:20 AM Bugsy, I dunno about how it is in Oz, but I’ve heard of people in the US and UK being ripped off by fakes on FleaBay - may be best to check the packaging and the strings themselves carefully. That price sounds unfeasibly low… |
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