problem! nickel double ball ends for 5-string?

[cricketbat]

I just got myself a Hohner Steinberger-style B2AV 5-string bass. Am very happy, it's easy to carry around, I am surprised at the tone, too!

But the choice of strings is exceedingly small!

D'Angelico (sp?) have a set of nickel double ball ends, but they say it does NOT fit Steinberger hardware!

Apart from that, there only seems to be ghs 5600 5L DBB and RotoSound RDB665LD, both stainless steel and I prefer nickel.

Funny thing is, the guitar came fitted with nickels! Where do they get them from?

Can anyone help?

[fretlessguy]

I had their 5 string headless Jack Bass around ten years ago. Then, I could get some LaBella nickels for the bass, but like you I got to where I couldn't find nickels for it anywhere.

Check LaBella's website, and bpstrings.com and juststrings.com to see what they currently have. I know that thetuningpeg.com at one time had them as well, but I do not know if the site still exists.

FG

[cricketbat]

juststrings is the link I found here in the search I did before I posted. Good set of links, but few do 5-string, none in nickel.

LaBella make quite a range of double ball-ends, even flats! But no nickel coated 5-string sets.

thetuningpeg.com has been taken over by a cyber squatter.

Tried the ghs set yesterday, only available in stainless steel light. Bottom B doesn't sound good at all.

I think I bought the wrong 5-string guitar. Oh, man.