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06-28-2011, 10:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Coventry Rhode Island | | | Cheap but good
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So I recently took the dive and bought a 6 string bass. Does anyone know a sting company I can go to that sells 6 string sets that are fairly good for a low price? |
06-28-2011, 10:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Albuquerque NM; Austin TX | | | SIT makes fairly cheap strings; not sure if the make a 6 set or not.
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06-28-2011, 01:51 PM
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06-29-2011, 06:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Memphis/Marion area, AR. | | | I second the Carvin strings. They are made by LaBella and are much cheaper if purchased from the Carvin website. SIT sets are also reasonableif you get them from juststrings.com. |
06-30-2011, 12:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Coventry Rhode Island | | | Well thanks guys, I found out I need a specific gauge also. I need like .125 - .30s . The bridge won't hold a .130, weird 0.0 |
06-30-2011, 03:18 AM
|  | Sonic Images Studios Jacksonville, NC | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Beulaville, NC | | I recommend D'Addario. They make pretty much strings for any bass, as for your .130 problem, i've never herd of that. They also can help you with pretty much whatever tone you go for from your strings. I personally use D'Addario Pro Steels for that extra brightness in the strings. DAddarioFretted Strings » Bass Strings |
06-30-2011, 03:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New Zealand | | | my shop only sells the erine ball ones. they work well enough for mine |
06-30-2011, 05:30 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Durham NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by curbowkid  Well thanks guys, I found out I need a specific gauge also. I need like .125 - .30s . The bridge won't hold a .130, weird 0.0 | The Carvin/La Bellas are taperwound, I think. That tapered B will fit any bridge pretty much. |
06-30-2011, 07:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seaford, Delaware, USA | | | yep, carvin #6011 is what i've been using for many years, simply because of the rediculously low price, around 16.99 factory direct, i buy in bulk so i always have a few extrea sets on hand, to me they play and sound just as good as almost any other and yes they are taperwound near the bridge which give them a nice piano like sustain and keeps them brighter sounding for longer, i've tried other strings that were not tapered and the thicker ones sounded dead right out of the package, and yes they fit just about any bridge. highly recomended. |
07-01-2011, 02:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Coventry Rhode Island | | | I'm gonna go with the carvins. For the price they really can't be beat. Thanks guys! |
07-01-2011, 09:44 AM
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Endorsing Artist: J.C. Basses | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Phoenix, Arizona 85029 | | | Splurge and go for Circle K strings. They have a nice long lifespan.
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07-03-2011, 05:34 AM
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07-06-2011, 12:32 PM
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07-08-2011, 11:18 AM
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Naked Strings are pretty decent! Choose your gauges to your liking! And cheap! 
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07-08-2011, 11:26 AM
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12-31-2011, 08:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Spanaway, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by curbowkid Well thanks guys, I found out I need a specific gauge also. I need like .125 - .30s . The bridge won't hold a .130, weird 0.0 | I had a Curbow 5er that wouldnt accept the .130 B. I just reamed it out a tiny bit with a drill bit and no problems! |
12-31-2011, 08:16 PM
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12-31-2011, 08:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate, South Carolina | | I used to use Juststrings, but this is the place to go now: Welcome to Bass Strings Online - Your Custom Bass String Shop...
Better prices and you can do custom sets.
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12-31-2011, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Toptube webstrings | +1
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12-31-2011, 10:59 PM
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