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Hmm could be but the shop I just bought it from is in Wisconsin. I was told "an old guy" traded in 2 4001's he had bought new and never really played. Unless he was touring The UK, etc in the early 80s they would be a pretty hard string to find in the states.
If it were me, I’d use some of that “good deal” savings on a new set of strings. Of course if your tetanus shots is up to date…….
Absolutley. I have multiple string sets in stock ready to go on once this bass arrives and will be going through a full tear down and disinfection process. Almost 50 years of funk on this one lol was told it was stuck in a closet in its case since the early 80s.
Those grey silked ends look very much like GHS Super Steels. I can post a pic of the ones I have when I get home later tonight. In about 4 hrs.
They appear to be silkless I remember 30+ years ago seeing and feeling strings like this they felt like sharp rasps
Ya know what. I just had a flashback. I think you might be right.
If you had mentioned anything about those blue and black ball ends in the original post, I would have known right away.
I'll be able to confirm on Friday when. It shows up. If you expand the photos these things are as rusty as tow-mater. Lol
This was my guess, based purely on some distant but apparently strong memory.
When I made the comment about them looking like the Super Steels, I was on my smartphone and couldn't see the details very well. Now that I've taken a closer look at them on my laptop, I see what you mean. No silk over the spirally ends.
