Strings - Buy in Bulk vs Small Quantites

[LReese]

Was thinking about a 25 pack of D'Addario Strings - Probably would last me 3 years or so.

Used to be a rule of thumb to buy fresh strings in smaller quantities - with the sealed packs, any reason not to stock up? I experimented with the coated strings, not sure they are worth the extra cost.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Strings - Buy in Bulk vs Small Quantites

I always buy in bulk. Much better prices in bulk. Once you find a string brand/type/size that you love, buy a bunch.

I have not found that coated strings are worth the extra cost. Just my personal opinion. Many people like them or there wouldn't be so many on the market.

 

[Bludave]

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The 25 set in a box is a good deal, but if you don't use then the strings are exposed to the air & they will tarnish diminishing the quality of the strings

My Luthier buys these and he goes through a box about every two weeks.

You might be better off with these. A 10 pack for $30 to $35. IMHO is a better deal. Each set are individually packaged so you can leave them on the shelf for uite some time & not have to worry about them going bad on you. This makes each set about 3.50. At 89$ for 25 it works out to about 3.50 so I would go with the 10 pack.

 

[GuitarDoc]

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I buy 10 pack Dunlops at a great price. My son used to work for Musicians Friend and was able to get the 10 pack for less than $10. I bought three from him.

 

[LReese]

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Thanks -

Never looked at the 25 pack that closely. No point in buying them like that even with a Nephew using out of the same stash.

 

[astrozombie]

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I used to randomly buy 2 sets of strings whenever I got a paycheck. Later on when things got tough, I always had strings. I say buy in bulk whenever possible.

 

[tc]

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About once a year or so I check MF or Sweetwater and see what's the best deal for the string gauges I need and I buy about 10 or so packs per guitar. They actually last me a bit more than a year, but like Astro said, it's always good to have some stock.

Right now I'm eyeing that deal on Sweetwater for the GHS Boomers...they're like $14 for 5 packs, which is a savings of about $8. That's kind of what I paid for last year's stock of strings (I bought a Dean Markley box of 10 for around $30). Not bad, but you could probably find something even better if you look around.

 

[karpathion]

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I buy the 12 packs of EB regular slinkys and skinny top heavy bottoms. They last more than a year, and I string 3 guitars with 'em. It's cheaper, you never have worry about running out, and it's just nice to know I can change my strings whenever I want.

Buy bulk, you won't regret it.

 

[Hellion]

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I always buy in bulk. Ernie Ball doesn't make a Skinny Top/Heavy Bottom in stainless steel anymore, so I buy bunches of 12 of the corresponding guages in SS and put them together at home.

 

[dmandude123455]

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I buy in bulk, Usually I just get 5 packs of EB 9's every few weeks from the best buy by my house. $3.79 a pack at Best buy while al the other stores sell them for $5+

 

[tc]

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By the way, I've been looking for some string deals, and here's what I found besides those GHS @ Sweetwater.

The Music Zoo has Fender Bullets at $0.99 a pack.
Sweetwater has D'Addario 3 packs at $9.
The Dean Markleys I always buy seem to be back on sale at $26 for a 12 pack.

 

[blueman335]

Re: Strings - Buy in Bulk vs Small Quantites

I always buy in bulk. Much better prices in bulk. Once you find a string brand/type/size that you love, buy a bunch.

+1. Get 'em when they're cheap. Ain't like they'll go bad in a few months.

 

[Ball&Chain]

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Just buy the large bulk box and when not using, shove it in a plastic bag and seal that puppy up.

 

[TheLivingDead]

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I always mean to buy in bulk but whenever I need strings, I NEED em; so I just go up the road to a local store and buy a couple packs.

Seeing that bulk box up there makes me think I need to give D'Addario another go.

 

[ItsaBass]

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I probably buy 3 to 6 sets at a time. I've installed strings that were at least 5 years old (EBs) with no issues. I am sure D'Addarios keep even better in their sealed pouch.

 

[JOLLY]

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D'Addario's strings are $2.50 at Musicians Friend right now.

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=228078

 

[Surgeon]

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I buy in bulk from webstrings.com...

 

[JOLLY]

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Anyone ever used these before? I'd buy some if I knew they were any good.

http://www.gearnuts.com/store/search.php?s=g%3ABF12pk

 

[Lucid_Lunatic]

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I change stroings on everything around every 3 months, everything at intervals. I think I got through around 3 dozen sets of electrics on average in a year.

 

[Will S-T]

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@ $14 for a set of quality strings in Australia and over a dozen guitars in use
at any given time, buying luthier packs or boxes of ten from the US is the only way to go.

Hell, Elixer's are $25 to $30 retail here when I can get them for a third of the price
per set delivered from the US.

I buy bulk in all gauges, electric, bass, baritone, acoustic, classical and even mandolin.