Carvin Basss Strings

[Rokku275]

Hello music people.... I need some help.... I need to buy Carvin Bass Strings at a good price from the internet but I can't find anyone who ships Carvin Strings to Europe.... Can anyone help me??

[J. Montgomery]

Did you try contacting Carvin directly? All the stuff I've bought from them was through their catalog (bass, amp, speakers, strings).

Out of curiosity, why are you wanting their strings? The only reason I bought them was b/c I couldn't find any other companies making flatwound strings for a 6-string (fretless) bass. The round wound strings were doing a number on the fretless neck.

[Rokku275]

To tell you the truth I couldn't find strings on their site so I couldn't buy any strings from them directly. Besides I do not know if they ship such small orders as strings to Europe.

Well actually up till now Carvin Strings gave me the best sound on my bass (CarvinLB 6 string). They have just the right amount of mids, punchy highs and the lows are not bad. Do you suggest anything else instead of them?? I'm always open to suggestions.

[mrufino1]

I believe that carvin's strings are made by labella. The flats definitely are labella, I thought the rounds were also.
But, here's the bass strings:
http://www.carvinguitars.com/products/group.php?cid=50
Very poor site design- you need to click on guitars, then scroll down to the picture of accessories, then on bass strings. Not sure why there isn't a main heading for accessories.

[MysticMichael]

Originally Posted by Rokku275

To tell you the truth I couldn't find strings on their site so I couldn't buy any strings from them directly. Besides I do not know if they ship such small orders as strings to Europe.

Have you gone to the Carvin website and searched for a list of their European distributors? Carvin has a distributor in each of several European countries, you know.

I can't tell which country you're in, as you haven't filled out your TalkBass profile, but chances are good that there is a Carvin distributor not too far from you. All you have to do is look for that information...

MM

[jasper383]

Originally Posted by mrufino1

I believe that carvin's strings are made by labella. The flats definitely are labella, I thought the rounds were also.

The flats are now GHS Precision Flats. The rounds are still La Bella.

[Rokku275]

Actually I know the distributor of Carvin in my country (Malta) and I usually buy my Carvin strings from him... however I think he sells them too expensive and I had friends of mine buying their strings from the internet and getting them for less then half the price they would have paid for them here in Malta.... Unfortunately they don't use Carvin strings so I'm trying to find some good prices....

[BassDudeSA]

Occasionally Carvin sells bass strings in 3-packs on Ebay, but normally I just buy off their site. I only use Carvin roundwounds on all my basses, including fretless. They sound great, I haven't purchased anything that sounds better and I've tried many, plus they are fairly inexpensive.