Light-Gauge Upright Strings - what's the cheapest place to get them at.

[jamiefoxer]

Just a quick question. Absolute, fire-sale prices for light-gauge upright strings, to be used on a Palatino VE500 and mostly for salsa, Latin-American folk styles, and some jazz. I'm talking about something along the lines of Webstrings.com for electric basses.

Any thoughts...I'm a poor electric bass player who doesn't use his Palatino enough to justify $100.00 on strings, but uses it enough that he needs to have his Palatino ready for work. Currently, they have Daddario Hybrid Mediums on them and they're SO damned stiff to play.

[Francois Blais]

The strings you already have are good.
You may only need a good setup on your instrument.
Second, if you are new to upright, you may want to practice and get used to the new way of playing.
A teacher may also be a good idea, to make you start the right way.

If you absolutely want new strings, I suggest you watch the Classifieds here.
You may be able to find lots of strings at great prices.

Nice day, and good luck,
François

[duckyincarnate]

Good advice from Francois.

I currently play Helicore Orchestral mediums on my Ergo, and my teacher has commented that he finds them quite light to play. So rather than buying new strings, maybe try a set-up and some lessons?