Musicians Gear Strings

[Hutzbordello]

I assume these are horrible

http://accessories.musiciansfriend.c...ngs?sku=101814

a set for 8 bucks?!

i smell something a foul!!!!

[SpamBot]

They're alright. Certainly not good, but well worth what you pay for them. I have a set on my OLP currently

[Hutzbordello]

are they worth buying or should i just get some ernie balls?

[SpamBot]

Wouldn't hurt to try out a set since they're so cheap.

[SquierBender]

I tried those once. They were good other than a dead string, which I scraped against the bridge to fix.

[mellowgerman]

Originally Posted by SpamBot

Wouldn't hurt to try out a set since they're so cheap.

+1 maybe you'll like 'em. who cares what other people think if you dig them

EDIT: only if you're already planning on placing an order... because those $8 strings will turn into $16 strings real quick once you add shipping. then you might as well go to your local shop and just get a normal set

[Hutzbordello]

http://www.zzounds.com/item--HTKHSB450

free shipping, but ive never tried these strings either?

edit: nevermind google lies!

[EagleMoon]

I have a couple of sets of these. They're not bad and will do in a pinch.

[electracoyote]

I put a set on my Peavey Cirrus USA one time, they sounded great.

Then again, I am not all that picky about strings, aside from material, gauge, and winding. I think alot of it is packaging, marketing, PR, endorsements, hype, word of mouth, etc.

[ttasselm]

Originally Posted by electracoyote

Then again, I am not all that picky about strings, aside from material, gauge, and winding. I think alot of it is packaging, marketing, PR, endorsements, hype, word of mouth, etc.

Bingo. I think it's all about playing what gives you the sound you want to have; whatever brand is on the box is irrelevant. Being happy with your sound is key.

I had a set on my Jazz for quite a while. I bought them on a whim and was using them as a "filler" set, waiting for a new shipment of Ernie Balls to come in after my previous ones went dead. I ended up keeping them on. They felt good and sounded, to my ear, as good as what I typically use. Also, let's be honest - who in the audience, other than maybe a couple of experienced bass players, is really going to be able to discern between different brands of roundwound string in a live setting?

As someone else mentioned, just be sure that you're using them to supplement another purchase - shipping expenses can make them just as expensive as anything else.