Does anybody know where the cheapest place is to buy bass strings? Anywhere including overseas / ebay / online. I buy in bulk and usually buy D'addario (eg Prosteel EPS220 strings) and sometimes Rotosound. I use to buy from an eBay user who is no longer in business. I usually get around 10 sets of strings at a time. I have been looking at eBay to find another good / cheap seller and Amazon but after you factor in shipping costs it becomes significantly more expensive than what i use to pay when i bought from eBay in the past (ie the eBay user i use to buy from who is no longer in business). Any help would be appreciated
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Cheapest place to buy bass strings?
Cheapest place to buy bass strings?
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Re: Cheapest place to buy bass strings?
Have a talk to Dave Cheeseboy NZ Guitar Stuff
He stocks D'Addario and is a top bloke.
He stocks D'Addario and is a top bloke.
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Re: Cheapest place to buy bass strings?
I used to buy from these online places when I was in the States:
http://www.juststrings.com/
http://www.bassstringsonline.com/
Easy to deal with and good prices. 'Course being in NZ, shipping might be an issue. I don't know if they ship directly, but if not you can always use the NZ post's "YouShop" service. I have used that here in NZ and you can often get things cheaper, even with the shipping, than you can locally.
https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop
http://www.juststrings.com/
http://www.bassstringsonline.com/
Easy to deal with and good prices. 'Course being in NZ, shipping might be an issue. I don't know if they ship directly, but if not you can always use the NZ post's "YouShop" service. I have used that here in NZ and you can often get things cheaper, even with the shipping, than you can locally.
https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop
Re: Cheapest place to buy bass strings?
Hey thanks for the advice all. I eventually found a good deal on eBay for 5 sets of d'addario flex steels - around $25 NZD a set including shipping. I wanted 10 sets but they only had 5 sets left at that special price, so i just bought what they had left. I also found that http://www.bestbassgear.com have free international shipping to NZ for orders over $100 and they too sell bass strings. Does anybody know of anywhere else to get cheap bass strings?
Thanks
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Fender Jazz 1968
Fender Precision 1972
Musicman Stingray 1978
Peavey T40 1983
MIT Yamaha Attitude LTD 1 1990
Wal Mk2 1993
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe 2005
MIK Yamaha RBXJM2 2005
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe V 2008
Rickenbacker 4003 2015
+others
Fender Precision 1972
Musicman Stingray 1978
Peavey T40 1983
MIT Yamaha Attitude LTD 1 1990
Wal Mk2 1993
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe 2005
MIK Yamaha RBXJM2 2005
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe V 2008
Rickenbacker 4003 2015
+others
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Re: Cheapest place to buy bass strings?
The guy that runs bass strings on line is a top bloke
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Re: Cheapest place to buy bass strings?
Strings and Beyond have a special on at the moment for D'addario flex steel strings - 50 % off when you buy 2 or more sets. You just need to pay for shipping from USA. Great savings here if you buy in bulk. http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/ . For example if i buy 10 sets it comes out to approx 130 USD including shipping which is around 180 NZD - around $18 NZD per set. NZ retailers sell these strings for over $40 per set !!!
Fender Jazz 1968
Fender Precision 1972
Musicman Stingray 1978
Peavey T40 1983
MIT Yamaha Attitude LTD 1 1990
Wal Mk2 1993
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe 2005
MIK Yamaha RBXJM2 2005
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe V 2008
Rickenbacker 4003 2015
+others
Fender Precision 1972
Musicman Stingray 1978
Peavey T40 1983
MIT Yamaha Attitude LTD 1 1990
Wal Mk2 1993
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe 2005
MIK Yamaha RBXJM2 2005
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe V 2008
Rickenbacker 4003 2015
+others
Re: Cheapest place to buy bass strings?
Hey all, Strings and Beyond (http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/) have a 2 day special free international shipping on strings (and picks). I have bought from them before and they are great / easy to deal with.
Fender Jazz 1968
Fender Precision 1972
Musicman Stingray 1978
Peavey T40 1983
MIT Yamaha Attitude LTD 1 1990
Wal Mk2 1993
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe 2005
MIK Yamaha RBXJM2 2005
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe V 2008
Rickenbacker 4003 2015
+others
Fender Precision 1972
Musicman Stingray 1978
Peavey T40 1983
MIT Yamaha Attitude LTD 1 1990
Wal Mk2 1993
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe 2005
MIK Yamaha RBXJM2 2005
MIK Fender Jazz Deluxe V 2008
Rickenbacker 4003 2015
+others