Bass players revolt!

[oldprussians]

Yes I know, already are revolting,but not as revolting as drummers!
What I meant was that a guitarist can re string their instruments for just over a five-er, guys and gals, a 1/4 ton, if you want 5 strings.... I can't believe there is that much more metal in our strings....

[HeadyVan Halen]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[SLaPiNFuNK]

There was a thread like this a while ago.

You may also be buying from the wrong place.

There is quite a bit more metal / windings in bass strings.

[pudge]

Well if nobody bought strings for 3 months.......

[gary m]

Buy flats, then you won't have to buy strings for 3 years.

[FunkMetalBass]

1. Compare the number of bassists to the number of guitarists
2. Compare the number of times per year that bassists buy strings to the number of times per year that guitarists buy strings.
3. Compare the labor and material costs for bass strings to the labor and material costs for guitar strings.

Examine any company that makes both bass and guitar strings and I suspect you'll see that bass string revenue is less than or equal to that of the guitar counterparts.

[edt844]

I think most bass string sets are a bargain. There has to be 5 times the metal in a set of 4-string bass strings. The average price ratio is 2.5 to 1, bass to guitar.

Ed T.

[darkstorm]

I'll side with edt844. At least 4 times and prob 5 times as much metal in a 45-105 4 srtring bass set compared to guitar 9-42 set.

[oldprussians]

Originally Posted by gary m

Buy flats, then you won't have to buy strings for 3 years.

They will increase malleability in the core just the same, and that is more important that the sweat and dirt caught in round wounds.... Any how I always wash my hands before I play......

[darthplagis]

if you think strings are high priced at the music shops...... try maxima golds for a year then you will welcome the £20 set of strings

i know what you mean though, i buy direct from status-graphite. about £15 a set and they are really nice

[oldprussians]

Originally Posted by darthplagis

if you think strings are high priced at the music shops...... try maxima golds for a year then you will welcome the £20 set of strings

i know what you mean though, i buy direct from status-graphite. about £15 a set and they are really nice

Are those 5 strings?

[JimmyM]

The strings I like for my upright bass are now $150 a set. Quit whining

[FunkMetalBass]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

The strings I like for my upright bass are now $150 a set. Quit whining

You should switch to gut strings.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by FunkMetalBass

You should switch to gut strings.

Cheapest gut strings that are worth a crap (Clefs): $265. No thanks!

[SLaPiNFuNK]

When I played guitar I was changing strings nearly every other day... sometimes every day... plus have to deal with broken strings...

I wish I sold guitar strings... oh wait...

[gary m]

Originally Posted by oldprussians

They will increase malleability in the core just the same, and that is more important that the sweat and dirt caught in round wounds.... Any how I always wash my hands before I play......

I won't argue the physics, but I will say that most, if not all flatwound strings seem to improve with age.

Considering that I'm currently using string sets on various basses with an average age of between six and eight years, I don't feel too much pain in the wallet. However, I can see where those who feel the need to change their strings more often are getting hit pretty hard.

[Reaper Man]

Originally Posted by pudge

Well if nobody bought strings for 3 months.......

and we all not buy strings on a certain date- they'll get the message lol

[JTE]

Three of the six strings in an electric guitar set are plain. Those are very cheap to make, and with very little waste. All the strings in a bass set are wound, and the bigger ones have multiple windings. Bass strings simlpy ARE more expensive, NY a very large degree, than are guitar sets.

Then add in the very real economy of scale due to the much greater number of guitarists compared to bassists.

John

[dog1]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

The strings I like for my upright bass are now $150 a set. Quit whining

+1. I am still trying to figure out your logic. Of course bass strings will cost more.

[ixlramp]

A .105 has 6.2 times the mass of a .042, by the tension charts.