Major dilemna!!

duke13 · #1 06-21-2006, 07:37 AM

So I made the mistake of telling the wife awhile back i needed new bass strings. I had obligatos in mind for my 39 Kay. I put it off awhile and guess what i got for a fathers Day present............ a brand new set of.......

Super sensitive red labels

!!!!!

So do I.......

use them to stake up a tree in the backyard

silently throw them away and buy the obligatos and not tell her

put on the red labels and suffer for awhile then replace them

seek legal advice to see if it is good grounds for divorce?

WalterBush · #2 06-21-2006, 07:41 AM

Explain to her why they are unsuitable, see if she can take them back, and if not, see if you can sell them somewhere.

I told my wife years ago, never try to buy me a tool, instrument, etc. without me being there, because there's no way for her to tell if it will work for me.

Try to do this as lovingly as possible, and make sure the explanation is as boringly technical as you can make it, so she never tries to do it again

Whit Townsend · #3 06-21-2006, 10:09 AM

Been there, done that.
Bad thing was, they had been on the shelf so long they were rusted, and the jerk at the music store refused to take them back, or even credit them towards another purchase. Goes without saying never done any more business with them.

Bobby King · #4 06-21-2006, 10:21 AM

Try to exchange them if they're unopened.

Tell your wife, "Great gift idea, Hon! But I just prefer a slightly different brand."

DO NOT SAY: "You f@#king b&*ch, you've ruined my life!"

Bobby King · #5 06-21-2006, 10:23 AM

BTW, those strings should be called "Insensitive Red Flag"

EFischer1 · #6 06-21-2006, 10:33 AM

see the lawyer.

:-P

duke13 · #7 06-21-2006, 11:01 AM

Update....... she urged me to put them on. She was so proud of herself, she did make the comment that if they weren't what i wanted I might be able to return them but "All those other strings are really expensive!"

Then she told me where she got them and it's a ripoff music store that i swore never to set foot in again after they openly lied to me on a guitar deal which I turned down.

so...the Dread Labels are on my bass. It actually sounds better than it did, but the old strings were that..old!!! They were on it when i bought it a year ago and the previous owner was a bass horse trader who didn't have a clue what they were or how long they had been on it.

I'll ply them for awhile if they don't hurt too much and maybe in a couple months get some obligatos.

I am still considering the legal advise though.

Marcus Johnson · #8 06-21-2006, 12:21 PM

Since I really like my wife, I'd probably suffer with the Reds for as long as I could, and then slip on my strings of choice when nobody was looking. Honestly though, my wife would just laugh at the very thought of her buying me anything related to my work.

Try to put a positive spin on it. The Red Labels are like banging your head against the wall; it feels so great when you stop.

drurb · #9 06-21-2006, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by duke13

Update....... she urged me to put them on. She was so proud of herself, she did make the comment that if they weren't what i wanted I might be able to return them but "All those other strings are really expensive!"

Then she told me where she got them and it's a ripoff music store that i swore never to set foot in again after they openly lied to me on a guitar deal which I turned down.

so...the Dread Labels are on my bass. It actually sounds better than it did, but the old strings were that..old!!! They were on it when i bought it a year ago and the previous owner was a bass horse trader who didn't have a clue what they were or how long they had been on it.

I'll ply them for awhile if they don't hurt too much and maybe in a couple months get some obligatos.

I am still considering the legal advise though.

Time to buy her a bottle of perfume she can't stand.

gomez hacienda · #10 06-21-2006, 02:24 PM

Hey Duke...there are some Oblis for sale right now in the classifieds.

gomez

reedo35 · #11 06-21-2006, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DRURB

Time to buy her a bottle of perfume she can't stand.

Yeah tell her the Chanel was just too expensive and see where that goes...

stefaniw80401 · #12 06-23-2006, 04:39 PM

I'm proud of you duke. Ida done the same thing.

duke13 · #13 06-26-2006, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by stefaniw80401

I'm proud of you duke. Ida done the same thing.

I'm not a pro, just a bluegrass picker wanting to play all the instruments. I'm primarily a fiddler but pick banjo, guitar and mando.... bass seems like the next fun instrument...and it is!
I can live with the red labels for awhile but i'll upgrade next time around.

stefaniw80401 · #14 06-28-2006, 06:14 PM

You found it duke! The Red Labels might not be the best choice for BG Slap Style. Therefore, as you progress on bass towards slap style in your BG endeavors, you'll want a different string for slapping.

Best o'luck!