Why are DB strings so expensive?

[Benjamin Strange]

Please forgive my ignorance, I'm from the "other side". I've got a morbid curiosity about the dog house, and I'm wondering why DB strings are so expensive. It seems inconceivable to me that four strings can cost $200 and more. Is it economy of scale? Is it a labor intesive process? Can they only be made from unicorn mane? What gives?

I did a search, and came up with nothing. Help me out.

[Johnny L]

Partly because your favorite double bassist will brag that he goes on 7 year stretches before string changes while your favorite guitarist will brag that he changes his strings daily to maintain the sheen in his tone.

Of course, other forces are at play...maybe some we don't really want to know about.

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Originally Posted by BIGTREEAXES

Please forgive my ignorance, I'm from the "other side". I've got a morbid curiosity about the dog house, and I'm wondering why DB strings are so expensive. It seems inconceivable to me that four strings can cost $200 and more. Is it economy of scale? Is it a labor intesive process? Can they only be made from unicorn mane? What gives?

I did a search, and came up with nothing. Help me out.

Mine are made of wound human intestines, then coated with a nickel wrap to help minimize the smell. I think they're so expensive because you have to buy the intestines on the black market, and those guys really gouge on the prices.

[Mike Goodbar]

And Chris buys the cheap version. I sprung for the vegetarian human-gut strings wound in 24-karat gold. Pricey, but its the sound I hear in my head.

[Chasarms]

Originally Posted by Mike Goodbar

I sprung for the vegetarian human-gut strings wound in 24-karat gold. Pricey, but its the sound I hear in my head.

Finally . . . A good use for vegetarians!!!!

[Benjamin Strange]

I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals. It's because I hate plants.

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Originally Posted by ALMOND JOY

And Chris buys the cheap version. I sprung for the vegetarian human-gut strings wound in 24-karat gold. Pricey, but its the sound I hear in my head.

Tree Hugger.

[tsolo]

Some players on rockabillybass.com use weed eater cord. Hell, for $30 you can buy 4 different gauges and have strings for the rest of your life - even for me that a good 30 or 40 years.

[dvmweb]

Should be on Jokes:

Where I come from the definition of a vegetarian is someone with poor aim.

Walt MI/US

[godoze]

Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald

Mine are made of wound human intestines, then coated with a nickel wrap to help minimize the smell. I think they're so expensive because you have to buy the intestines on the black market, and those guys really gouge on the prices.

I was gouged the other day and then some of my intestine was removed. i woke up in a bathtub of ice with a note pinned to my shirt detailing what had happened to me. Thank God they didn't take a kidney.

HOMEONTHERANGE -can you handle the truth ?

[Ed Fuqua]

If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

[godoze]

Oh, the Humanity ! Shouldn't we consider the "silent scream of the vegetable ?"

I think I'll start farming caterpillars and instead of letting them build a cacoon from silk I will train them to make strings. "No caterpillars were harmed in the production of these strings ."

[Marcus Johnson]

Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua

If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

And if vegetable oil comes from vegetables, where does baby oil come from?

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Originally Posted by MUCOUS MONSOON

And if vegetable oil comes from vegetables, where does baby oil come from?

See, that's why I never use the stuff - It's the wondering and not knowing...

[dvmweb]

Where I come from a vegetarian is just a poor shot.

[Bruce Lindfield]

Originally Posted by dvmweb

Should be on Jokes:

Where I come from the definition of a vegetarian is someone with poor aim.

Walt MI/US :hyper

Originally Posted by dvmweb

Where I come from a vegetarian is just a poor shot.

Run out of jokes already?