Anyway know where to get bulk discounts?

[rianflynn]

Hey friends,

I'm playing about 200 shows a year now and I am sick of paying this much for strings! haha I play D'Addario ProSteel strings because I love the brightness for the steel.

Any hope for me? I have a guy at guitar center that does it for $11 a pack.

Cheers
Rian

[guy n. cognito]

Many here use denatured alcohol to clean and refresh the tone of used strings. I haven't tried it yet, but many others swear by it. Someone in your situation should give it a try.

Maybe try eBay for your strings.

[-Kramer-]

Maybe try talking to a small shop in your area, they might be willing to sell you a case or a huge number of packs for just a little bit over cost. But I have a feeling that $11 a pack is already really cheap and you might have a hard time beating that unless you can get some sort of endorsement deal...maybe you should send D'Addario an e-mail with this question...200 gigs a year might be endorsement worthy.

[knuckle_head]

Originally Posted by -Kramer-

....maybe you should send D'Addario an e-mail with this question...200 gigs a year might be endorsement worthy.

+1

[rianflynn]

Originally Posted by guy n. cognito

Many here use denatured alcohol to clean and refresh the tone of used strings. I haven't tried it yet, but many others swear by it. Someone in your situation should give it a try.

Maybe try eBay for your strings.

Yeah I tried that and I didn't have muck luck with it. I did find that wiping the strings down with a clean rag to take off the sweat can help squeeze another show maybe two out... but really. haha I love the BRIGHT sound of strings. Im going for that grand piano tone ya know?

[rianflynn]

Originally Posted by -Kramer-

Maybe try talking to a small shop in your area, they might be willing to sell you a case or a huge number of packs for just a little bit over cost. But I have a feeling that $11 a pack is already really cheap and you might have a hard time beating that unless you can get some sort of endorsement deal...maybe you should send D'Addario an e-mail with this question...200 gigs a year might be endorsement worthy.

Yeah I shot them an email and never heard back I have a few buddies with erniball (spelling) deals, but I really don't like their strings. haha

I will see what I can do! Thanks for the help gents!

Rian

[xshawnxearthx]

man i'd use prosteels if i could get them for that price. nor would i be complaining.


check out www.caig.com

deoxit axe/string wipes. you will get tons of extra mileage out of your strings.

[JimmyM]

There's a lot more to getting an endorsement if you're a fledgling band than just writing a note saying "Hey, I do 200 dates a year with my band and I want free strings."

You need to put together a promo pack with a picture and a CD, a list of accomplishments, what high profile gigs you've played, what high profile gigs you expect to play, what you can do to promote the string manufacturer onstage and on your albums(unlike bass and amp manufacturers, strings can't be advertised simply by using them), etc.

[momo]

The difference between the denatured alcohol tone and the new string sound is minimal. I only think I could hear a dif because I know which was which. The trick is to soak them overnight. Keep one or two sets in the alcohol and rotate them in every show. I think you should be able to get three or four uses out of them before they start loosing life, especially if you change them afte every show.

[bikeplate]

Hi

You can put them on the spindle of the washing machine, also. Hot water, a little simple green. Love the new string tone and I havent bought strings in months. I buy a few sets at a time and wash them. Better then $20 a set over and over

Rob

[DemoEtc]

$11 a pack is really a good deal.

You can get bulk packs of 6 single steel roundwound strings at juststrings and build your own sets. They come out roughly $11.60 per set (4 x 6 packs), but...they're not Prosteels.

You could maybe write the cost of strings off in your taxes though.