.175 Warwick"Black Label"-Where can I get it?

Steelpulz · #1 01-11-2007, 05:29 PM

This is from warwick.de, under "News-Headlines"

"It’s not possible to get lower – 175 “Black Label” Bass String

Warwick has been successfully distributing the “Black Label” brand of bass strings for many years. These quality, stainless steel, round wound bass strings are known for their extremely precise intonation and a warm yet brilliant sound (Warwick electric basses come equipped with those).

These strings, manufactured in the USA, have already been available in an unequalled band width as single strings in the dimensions of 0.015” to 0.145”.

But the development also does not stop concerning strings, hence Warwick fulfills the demand for sturdier exemplars with the new 175 “Black Label” to supply the adequate hardware for down-tunings. The new 175 with a winding terminating towards the ball end is primarily suitable for the sharp-F tuning, more precisely for the sub-contra sharp-F with a frequency of 23.12 Hz… "

Where can I get it?!?! Anybody know. I couldn't find any mention of them on the Warwick US site.

greenboy · #2 01-11-2007, 07:03 PM

Be patient - it just was announced maybe a week ago; I suspect because it and their downtuning basses will be part of their focus at the NAMM show next weekend, and rolled out some time after.

It's good to see another string choice for those of us who do low tunings. Hopefully this one won't be so spendy and won't require clandestine midnight meetings at Pier 78 to get a hold of.

Steelpulz · #3 01-11-2007, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by greenboy

Be patient - it just was announced maybe a week ago; I suspect because it and their downtuning basses will be part of their focus at the NAMM show next weekend, and rolled out some time after.

It's good to see another string choice for those of us who do low tunings. Hopefully this one won't be so spendy and won't require clandestine midnight meetings at Pier 78 to get a hold of.

Really!!! I ordered a .165 Conklin on 12/26 and haven't received it yet.

greenboy · #4 01-22-2007, 09:55 PM

Skip of Knuckle Guitar Works played the .175 at the Namm show and said Warwick did a good job on it.