So, I ordered my supercheap Sam Ash (guitar research) strings yesterday...

Dolflundgren · #1 06-23-2009, 08:22 AM

and they got here today.

20 sets of the 41 I ordered ("half" are going to my buddy's address).

Total cost after shipping for all 41 sets: ~$38.

Ridiculous. These are the strings here:

http://www.samash.com/webapp/wcs/sto...tegorySA-10001

I took a picture, but it's too large for my phone to email....

Anyway, you should probably buy these.

Gord_oh · #2 06-23-2009, 08:31 AM

whoa....how they sounding?
i may have to pick up some of these.

HogieWan · #3 06-23-2009, 08:34 AM

If they sound like crap, that's $38 wasted

Dolflundgren · #4 06-23-2009, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gord_oh

whoa....how they sounding?
i may have to pick up some of these.

No idea, I'm at work, will be until after 5.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HogieWan

If they sound like crap, that's $38 wasted

Backups are backups.

40 sets of strings for the price of ONE set of DR's? I'll take it.

Gord_oh · #5 06-23-2009, 08:39 AM

15 sets for under $10, then like $3 for shipping....
ill try them.

akaTRENT · #6 06-23-2009, 08:40 AM

Dang. I might have to look into that.

Gord_oh · #7 06-23-2009, 08:42 AM

Dolflundgren · #8 06-23-2009, 08:53 AM

^how do you say no to that?

Gord_oh · #9 06-23-2009, 08:56 AM

mine are ordered.
thinking of doing even more.
maybe ill review them later.

lil_tyrant · #10 06-23-2009, 09:05 AM

I just ordered 3 pairs, looked at the total of slightly less than 4 dollars said why not and bought 3 more pairs.

Gord_oh · #11 06-23-2009, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by lil_tyrant

I just ordered 3 pairs, looked at the total of slightly less than 4 dollars said why not and bought 3 more pairs.

i started with 5 and ended up with 15.
maybe ill share the love with some other bassists.

Dolflundgren · #12 06-23-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Gord_oh

i started with 5 and ended up with 15.
maybe ill share the love with some other bassists.

When I realized that 4 sets were CHEAPER than the two I had originally planned on buying, it just snowballed.

lil_tyrant · #13 06-23-2009, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dolflundgren

When I realized that 4 sets were CHEAPER than the two I had originally planned on buying, it just snowballed.

I can see this happening for a lot of TB'ers.

Gord_oh · #14 06-23-2009, 09:15 AM

this is going to be a big ordeal.
its ironic the strings brand is "guitar research".
these are going to be a cheap experiment.
im excited now.

mrkreuzschlitz · #15 06-23-2009, 09:16 AM

Hey! I have one of their gig bags. Good bag actually, if the strings are of the same quality, that may be worth it.

Spinal Tapper · #16 06-23-2009, 09:16 AM

Anyone know how they sound?

HogieWan · #17 06-23-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dolflundgren

^how do you say no to that?

Like this:
http://www.samash.com/webapp/wcs/sto...tegorySA-10001

Dolflundgren · #18 06-23-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by HogieWan

Like this:
http://www.samash.com/webapp/wcs/sto...tegorySA-10001

Do I play a five string? [y/n]

Do I want flatwounds? [y/n]

Have I ever used chromes [y/n]

Diogenes · #19 06-23-2009, 09:33 AM

I ended up buying 60 sets because they sound and feel great to me. For comparison my favorite strings are D'Addario Chromes ECB84 (for recording), Rotosound RS66LDN (nickel) and Hartke HSB-445 (hex core nickel) and I'm happy to have found these Guitar Research strings even if they had a $20-$30 price tag.

amimbari · #20 06-23-2009, 09:34 AM

I used to buy ALICE el-cheapo no-name strings, and never cared that they were 2-3 bucks a pack, if they lasted a month that was good enough for me. I have a lot of basses, and to drop 30.00-50.00 strings on each of them would be crazy, so I don't. only my main 2 players gets the good stuff, but it is always nice to have new shiny strings even on a "wall hanger".

If these strings are up to the same quality as the ALICE strings, I'll be happy, and order more sets ( I got 12 sets ) for when the remaining Alice strings are gone.

for what it is worth, 11 bucks for a dozen sets is good, and if they suck and sound horrible, or rust up after 3 days, --eh who cares about the 11 bucks I just threw away ( won't be the most expensive thing I wasted money on )