I've been shopping for strings exclusively with BSO since 2011 (I think that's when Jason was just starting out but I could be wrong.....)
I'll never buy anywhere else. Why?
I'm definitely no big name player but I get treated like one (and it seems like everyone else does, too) when shopping at BSO..
Honestly, where else can you buy single strings and make custom sets of whatever you want; even some of the most obscure things. Basically, if he can get it from the manufacturer, Jason will get it to you. This was my initial attraction to BSO and continues to be a favorite feature for me.
I am currently living in Japan. When I order, Jason makes sure that I get my order sent promptly and he goes out of his way to find the most economical shipping rates for me. When I was back in NYC, my orders came cross country FAST and free shipping. What's not to love about that?
Finally, we are supporting a small business. I'm far from being even middle class, let alone well off. What little money I've got will go to supporting a business like Jason has, not bull$%&t corporates like GC and Sam Ash.
I'll never buy anywhere else. Why?
I'm definitely no big name player but I get treated like one (and it seems like everyone else does, too) when shopping at BSO..
Honestly, where else can you buy single strings and make custom sets of whatever you want; even some of the most obscure things. Basically, if he can get it from the manufacturer, Jason will get it to you. This was my initial attraction to BSO and continues to be a favorite feature for me.
I am currently living in Japan. When I order, Jason makes sure that I get my order sent promptly and he goes out of his way to find the most economical shipping rates for me. When I was back in NYC, my orders came cross country FAST and free shipping. What's not to love about that?
Finally, we are supporting a small business. I'm far from being even middle class, let alone well off. What little money I've got will go to supporting a business like Jason has, not bull$%&t corporates like GC and Sam Ash.
, Spector, working on a Custom Fretless Bass (which has been my *Main* Fretless since arriving) and the possibility of getting a Custom 1-off of a no-longer-made model built from their European Factory and priced accordingly as opposed to a "full-on" USA Custom Bass) and D'Addario: specifically that a particular set of "Half-Round" Strings that fit initially into my Bridge but whose B-string at this gauge was too wide to make "the bend" upward enough to pass over the Saddle. Within a "2-3 Day Priority" Mailer I received 3 "Super Long Scale" Taperwound B-strings of varying gauges which therefore had less mass and width to make it up-and-over the saddle - the string gauge I'd originally purchased with the Taperwound ball-end was now slim enough to fit in-and-over the Bridge saddle and all was good. A few days after that I received a much larger "Envelope o' Swag", more than a few 4 and 5-string sets of "Pro Steel" strings, which I mentioned are and have been my favorite and main strings used since before they were named as such and were known as "Prisms", a T-Shirt, and some of their Planet Waves-branded gear such as their Bass String Winder & Clipper and other Bass Accessories. So it's in Very High Company that I place Jason and BSO's Products & especially his Customer Service.
) as to working out what single strings and tensions I should use to build my Custom "Balanced Tension" 5-string Set, and then since we had worked out the set based on my 35"-scale 5-string (my "Main Player", the Bass I'd grab if I had only 15 minutes notice for a Studio Session or Live Gig ), I had realized that my four-strings had felt a bit "Loosey Goosey and only after far too long realized that I was using the EADG that were designed to work optimally on a 35"-scale Bass. Luckily, Jason was able to figure out the changes in gauges needed for my 4s and now they're using the correct "Balanced Tension" for 34"-scale Basses, playing far better and just as nice as my 5-strings.
