sorry...

[kayup]

Any advice for where to purchase long scale, light gauge nickel rounds for a six string... In britain (or at least somewhere that'll ship to Britain for something other than an exhorbitant price)

Damn, just reading that makes me want to give up and play the triangle.

 

[kayup]

Anyone?

<playplayplay, OW my hands>

 

[bassteban]

I've got light-gauge nickel Foderas on my 6. I needed extra-long for the string-through setup- the builder told me these were the only ones he could find that would work. I don't know about shipping 'cross the pond, but they're nice.

 

[briand]

do not despair! besides, there doesn't seem to be as much of a community over at www.talktriangle.com as there is around here...

 

[slugworth]

Any advice for where to purchase long scale, light gauge nickel rounds for a six string... In britain (or at least somewhere that'll ship to Britain for something other than an exhorbitant price)

Damn, just reading that makes me want to give up and play the triangle.

>>> Why not Rotosound? Light gauge 6 string nickel would
be set # RDB665LDN .030-.125 Made in England, so maybe
cheaper than an imported set?

Good Luck
Slug

 

[wingnutkj]

Check out http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk - they've got a good range of strings at good prices, and I've usually had the strings delivered the day after I've ordered them.

 

[Le Basseur]

>>> Why not Rotosound? Light gauge 6 string nickel would
be set # RDB665LDN .030-.125 Made in England, so maybe
cheaper than an imported set?

Rotosounds S&%K royally! :scowl:
I tried 8 or 9 different types on my axe and there was no bread there...some strings exhibited "dead notes" right out of the pack,the brightness was gone after the first week and almost all strings were out of intonation after the first month!
Sorry for the Rotosound fans but,if 15 years ago I gave an arm and a leg for this brand,nowadays the story's completely different...

 

[slugworth]

Rotosounds S&%K royally! :scowl:
I tried 8 or 9 different types on my axe and there was no bread there...some strings exhibited "dead notes" right out of the pack,the brightness was gone after the first week and almost all strings were out of intonation after the first month!
Sorry for the Rotosound fans but,if 15 years ago I gave an arm and a leg for this brand,nowadays the story's completely different...

>>> Wow...Lots of players including myself would strenuously
disagree with you. I've tried just about every brand of string
known to man, and I've come back to Rotosound. Last year
I ordered 48 sets and I've gone through about 35 sets on
8 basses with absolutely no problems. I started using Rotos
in 1978, and they're the same now as they were then; bright,
zingy, and for me, long lasting. I wash my hands before playing and use FastFret though...Your mileage may vary,
however...PS, I've gotten bunk strings right out of the pack
from several manufacturers, including Rotosound. Last time I got a bad string from them was about 3 years ago. I made one phone call to the US rep and had a replacement on my doorstep the next day, no charge......

Slug

 

[Le Basseur]

Slugworth,
It seems you're between "the choosen ones"!
Seriously,I have no hidden reason for discarding a brand or another,being just a humble end user of a given product.
I'm aware that there are ALWAYS some content users of a given brand and I don't try to detour anyone on using what he (or she) consider to be "the best".My statements are based exclusively on my experience regarding contemporary Rotosound production.The fact that I lately had such unpleasant results with a brand that I once worshipped means,in the best case,that my Rotosound dealer gets some "off-the-shelf" by-products.Wich,unfortunately,could happen to other vendors too.Wich leads to the conclusion that Rotosound's production became uneven regarding QC.
BTW,there are some other complaints on another forum:
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I must say that I discovered the above thread only a few weeks ago,while my sad Roto experience lasts from about the last three years...therefore,I'm not negatively biased by what other folks said.
Regards,

 

[kayup]

do not despair! besides, there doesn't seem to be as much of a community over at www.talktriangle.com as there is around here...

I dunno, they welcomed me into the fold with open arms and inoffensive tinklings. Though there was that slightly awkward initiation ceremony involving some cyber cactus root...

ANYHOO, thanks for the ideas, maybe i'll check out rotosounds.

 

[slugworth]

Slugworth,
It seems you're between "the choosen ones"!
Seriously,I have no hidden reason for discarding a brand or another,being just a humble end user of a given product.
I'm aware that there are ALWAYS some content users of a given brand and I don't try to detour anyone on using what he (or she) consider to be "the best".My statements are based exclusively on my experience regarding contemporary Rotosound production.The fact that I lately had such unpleasant results with a brand that I once worshipped means,in the best case,that my Rotosound dealer gets some "off-the-shelf" by-products.Wich,unfortunately,could happen to other vendors too.Wich leads to the conclusion that Rotosound's production became uneven regarding QC.
BTW,there are some other complaints on another forum:
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
I must say that I discovered the above thread only a few weeks ago,while my sad Roto experience lasts from about the last three years...therefore,I'm not negatively biased by what other folks said.
Regards,

>>>> Oh well, I'm sorry to hear it didn't work out for you..

Slug