Bright roundwounds on the cheap.

[Felken]

Hi.

After countless years looking for bright, long-lasting strings, I've come across a thought.

What If I'm looking at this from the wrong perspective?

Instead of looking for bright high-quality long lasting strings, why don't I go for quantity over quality?

I'm looking for very cheap, very bright, stainless steel roundwounds. Something I can get stock, in big quantities. Chinese knockoffs or anything alike would be nice. It's the equivalent of taking a no-name ibuprofen pill instead of paying extra for the name Advil, although it's the same thing.

Instead of outliving a dead tone, I'll outnumber it.

One more thing, I still want them to last longer than Rotosounds. I don't fancy changing strings every other day.

 

[SLaPiNFuNK]

Look for Warwick red labels... They are super sealed and will store well... I'm sure you could contact someone selling some and they would work out a deal for you to purchase quantities.

 

[mmbongo]

Yeah I'd check these out for sure!

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[michael_t]

Yeah I'd check these out for sure!

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I think the OP plays a 5-string Jazz...

 

[mmbongo]

I think the OP plays a 5-string Jazz...

These then, they even come with a free C string!

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[Killed_by_Death]

anything stainless should be great for brightness

I've seen sites where you can buy a dozen single strings in a pack, so you could essentially put together a balanced tension set to your own specs, by just ordering a dozen of each diameter.

Disclaimer: maybe those bulk packs only exist for guitar strings

 

[SLaPiNFuNK]

These then, they even come with a free C string!

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I only have a dozen of those left!

 

[michael_t]

Ridiculously inexpensive strings

 

[Nashrakh]

+1 on the Red Labels. They are murder on your fingers though. Never played a coarser string.

 

[dpaul]

If you want to stretch your dollar a little further, after you change strings, soak the old pair in denatured alcohol for 24 hours, and then reuse them when the current pair wears out. Your old strings will sound fresh and brand new again!

 

[Root 5]

Hi.

After countless years looking for bright, long-lasting strings, I've come across a thought.

What If I'm looking at this from the wrong perspective?

Instead of looking for bright high-quality long lasting strings, why don't I go for quantity over quality?

I'm looking for very cheap, very bright, stainless steel roundwounds. Something I can get stock, in big quantities. Chinese knockoffs or anything alike would be nice. It's the equivalent of taking a no-name ibuprofen pill instead of paying extra for the name Advil, although it's the same thing.

Instead of outliving a dead tone, I'll outnumber it.

One more thing, I still want them to last longer than Rotosounds. I don't fancy changing strings every other day.

Because you're in Canada, I'd suggest Long & McQuade brand strings. There's nothing wrong with them. The only wrench is they're nickel-plated steel.

 

[jwilson67]

I only have a dozen of those left!

Did Warwick discontinue them?

 

[LoTone]

GHS Bassics?