Should BEAD sets be made available?

[bassinplace]

It would cost the manufacturer more to add another string set to their catalog, print new packaging, and dedicate shelf space than it would be worth.

Plus, a place like Guitar Center is not going to clear out shelf space for a set of strings that they might sell 3 sets a month of. They barely sell anything outside of 45-105 as it is.

A set like this would have to purchased from a high end string shop like Bass Strings Online...and guess what...he already does it. He has those dedicated sets, plus you can put together whatever string set you want from the singles he sells.

But here's the kicker...a BEAD set of singles will cost you more than a BEADG pre-packaged set. So...like I said...buy a 5 string set. That way you'll have a set you can use on any 5 string, or just don't use the G if you want to tune BEAD.

They don't need to make sets available, there are already thousands available.

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[Jay2U]

5 or 6 dollars less if you have a friend you can sell your unused G strings to.

A girlfriend for unused G-strings would be fine. She may as well leave them unused...

 

[Jay2U]

...Plus, a place like Guitar Center is not going to clear out shelf space for a set of strings that they might sell 3 sets a month of. They barely sell anything outside of 45-105 as it is...
...But here's the kicker...a BEAD set of singles will cost you more than a BEADG pre-packaged set. So...like I said...buy a 5 string set. That way you'll have a set you can use on any 5 string, or just don't use the G if you want to tune BEAD...

I noticed, of course, but this poll was meant to challenge the ever TB-lurking string manufactureres. A5-string set of Chromes easily costs double the price of a 4-string set, over here. Importing them from the USA would, in small quantities of course, be expensive as well. Let's keep the poll going for a while and see what does(n't) happen.

 

[mmbongo]

I noticed, of course, but this poll was meant to challenge the ever TB-lurking string manufactureres. A5-string set of Chromes easily costs double the price of a 4-string set, over here.

That's because of the B string, which is the most expensive string. So, a BEAD set would cost the same...if not more...than a 5 string set.

 

[BeanzCorp]

I'm fed up of buying 5 string sets and throwing away the G

 

[Jay2U]

I'm fed up of buying 5 string sets and throwing away the G

+1 It makes no sense to buy something you don't want to and then throw it away.

This very weekend I was in a store where I normally don't go. I just happened to be in that city, so I thought let's go there and ask. They could offer a set of chromes, ECB81, for just under 20 Euros. Hmm, I thought, let's ask for the fiver set, the ECB81 5. "That'll be 59 Euros, sir". I also asked for a single flatwound B-string. They didn't sell it, only roundwounds. "It lòóks like you gotta go for rounds, sir". I won't, I'm addicted to flats...