USA made Strings

[JB_From_Hell]

There’s a newish brand of guitar strings that flaunts being made in the USA.

Aren’t GHS, SIT, Ernie Ball, D’addario, DR, Elixir, all made here too? Aside from Rotosound or Tomastik, which of the big names isn’t made here?

 

[Silence Kid]

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My impression is a lot of strings are "made" in the USA, as far as importing raw wire, and doing all the twisting/winding here.

 

[treyhaislip]

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My impression is a lot of strings are "made" in the USA, as far as importing raw wire, and doing all the twisting/winding here.

My thoughts too. All of the strings I buy say they are made in the USA whenever I've looked...but haven't looked in a while.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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My impression is a lot of strings are "made" in the USA, as far as importing raw wire, and doing all the twisting/winding here.

To expand upon this, my impression is that D’addario is the only one with their own wire factory, and everyone else uses the same “other” brand. At least, Jim D’addario made that claim.

SIT is located about 3 hours north of me. I’d like to drive up sometime and see if I could get a tour.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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My thoughts too. All of the strings I buy say they are made in the USA whenever I've looked...but haven't looked in a while.

Which is why I think the brand making it out like their being made here is unique is a load of crap.

 

[treyhaislip]

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Which is why I think the brand making it out like their being made here is unique is a load of crap.

I totally agree

 

[Nagisa]

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The guitar accessory market is dominated by made in USA or at least US owned companies. Hey if they feel they can sell more by saying they are the MOST Murican then good on them

 

[Jeff_H]

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Curt Mangan Strings are made in Cortez, Colorado. I don't know where they get their wire from, but their spiel is Made in USA by a small company. I like their customer service and they have great strings.

 

[6stringerguy]

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There’s a newish brand of guitar strings that flaunts being made in the USA.

Aren’t GHS, SIT, Ernie Ball, D’addario, DR, Elixir, all made here too? Aside from Rotosound or Tomastik, which of the big names isn’t made here?

Yes almost all major brands are made in USA so haven’t got a clue about why they are using it for marketing.
Made in USA is standard as far as I’m concerned.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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Goes to show, even in the Information Age, people will still pay a premium for a standard product laden with BS marketing crap.

 

[Adieu]

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To expand upon this, my impression is that D’addario is the only one with their own wire factory, and everyone else uses the same “other” brand. At least, Jim D’addario made that claim.

SIT is located about 3 hours north of me. I’d like to drive up sometime and see if I could get a tour.

If so, Jim should really sell or upgrade ASAP if he cares for quality


....or, perhaps, give himself a pat on the back and a medal, if that extreme level of "planned obsolescence" was in fact engineered in.


D'Ads are like the dissolving bikini of strings

 

[Chistopher]

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I feel that where the factory is located doesn't make too much of a difference. It must require much fewer employees to operate a string winding factory than a guitar factory, for example. All the extra cost of giving American's a livable wage also probably doesn't have as much an effect on such a cheap product. I'd expect all American companies to do it.

I don't know the exact costs, but if it costs $.50 to produce a set a strings in Mexico and the math works out for the strings to be most profitable at $4.50 or it would cost $.65 to produce them at an American factory and you could sell them for $5.25, it would be better to make them at an American factory.

What D'Addario is doing is an excellent idea because it allows him to manufacture in-house from start to finish, keeping costs to him at a minimum.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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If so, Jim should really sell or upgrade ASAP if he cares for quality


....or, perhaps, give himself a pat on the back and a medal, if that extreme level of "planned obsolescence" was in fact engineered in.


D'Ads are like the dissolving bikini of strings

You mean they wear out? Completely unlike all other brands?

If you look at any string thread, you’ll see all the same comments, with every brand in place of the other.

 

[InbredJunk]

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Most off brand strings are made by the name brand guys in the US factories. Read that somewhere.

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[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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Aaand in different grades....

 

[dave74]

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You mean they wear out? Completely unlike all other brands?

If you look at any string thread, you’ll see all the same comments, with every brand in place of the other.

LOL that's so true!

I must be the real oddball because I haven't found a bad brand yet, although I've always stayed with the main brands, never even considered going boutique with strings.
There has been some stretches years back when the big brands or their distributors have let corrosion and/or bad-plating get out, but they've mostly all addressed that now with sealed-packaging.

 

[6stringerguy]

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Strings are one of those things that as long as they are close I can use whatever brand but I have preferences, Daddario NYXL have a good balance of lifespan, sound, strength and price however my second choice which feel better and don’t rust as much but sound worse and break easier while bending or playing aggressively.

 

[Gtrjunior]

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To expand upon this, my impression is that D’addario is the only one with their own wire factory, and everyone else uses the same “other” brand. At least, Jim D’addario made that claim.

SIT is located about 3 hours north of me. I’d like to drive up sometime and see if I could get a tour.

I don’t know if D’addario actually has their own factory.
I’m a truck driver and one of my stops is a place called Millard Wire....they ship to D’addario several times a week.
D’addario “may” in fact have a wire making facility....I don’t know, but I can tell you at least some of their wire is outsourced.

 

[Gtrjunior]

USA made Strings

I feel that where the factory is located doesn't make too much of a difference. It must require much fewer employees to operate a string winding factory than a guitar factory, for example. All the extra cost of giving American's a livable wage also probably doesn't have as much an effect on such a cheap product. I'd expect all American companies to do it.

I don't know the exact costs, but if it costs $.50 to produce a set a strings in Mexico and the math works out for the strings to be most profitable at $4.50 or it would cost $.65 to produce them at an American factory and you could sell them for $5.25, it would be better to make them at an American factory.

What D'Addario is doing is an excellent idea because it allows him to manufacture in-house from start to finish, keeping costs to him at a minimum.

I think the problem is, is that the same company can produce the strings in Mexico for .50 and then sell in America for $5.25 and make even more profit.
It’s the unfortunate way of the world....whatever profit they make is never enough.

 

[PFDarkside]

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