Any tips on good places to buy online in bulk?
Mainly use elixir 12s or ddarrio chrome flats and keep a stock of unwound strings cuz I sweat acid. Went to replenish and it was slim pickings.
Shops running out of strings
Moderators: Slowy, Capt. Black
-
quyet
- Gibson
- Posts: 745
- meble-kuchenne.warszawa.pl
- Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:10 pm
- Location: Auckland
- Has liked: 51 times
- Been liked: 167 times
Shops running out of strings
Last edited by quyet on Mon Sep 28, 2020 12:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
Conway
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 9846
- Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:33 pm
- Location: Auckland
- Has liked: 242 times
- Been liked: 966 times
Re: Shops running out of strings
I have Elixirs in stock - https://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listi ... er=4405499
-
Conway
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 9846
- Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:33 pm
- Location: Auckland
- Has liked: 242 times
- Been liked: 966 times
-
mr_sooty
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 4948
- Joined: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:20 am
- Location: Paraparaumu, NZ.
- Has liked: 60 times
- Been liked: 178 times
Re: Shops running out of strings
Elixir is back in stock at NZ supplier, so they're available again. Just about every brand we stock is out of 10's electrics (except Elixir now). Ernie Ball has major issues because some shipment got lost on the water somewhere apparently. I currently can't get EB, Dunlop or Darco in 10-46.
-
sizzlingbadger
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 8262
- Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:12 am
- Location: Wire Wrapper
- Has liked: 1208 times
- Been liked: 1401 times
Re: Shops running out of strings
I have 3 pack of EB 9's and a 3 pack of D'Addario 10's if anyone is really short of strings.
Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...
-
Cdog
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 4368
- Joined: Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:01 pm
- Location: Christchurch
- Has liked: 3485 times
- Been liked: 711 times
-
Capt. Black
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 6527
- Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:39 am
- Location: Valles Marineris
- Has liked: 168 times
- Been liked: 251 times
Re: Shops running out of strings
I know I'm historically very vocal about parallel importing but here I go. Hypocrisy incarnate.
I've always had amazing service and pricing from these guys in the states. https://www.stringsandbeyond.com
I usually buy a years supply in one go. A triple pack of D'Addario is about the same cost as a single pack retail.
There! My dirty secret is out.
I've always had amazing service and pricing from these guys in the states. https://www.stringsandbeyond.com
I usually buy a years supply in one go. A triple pack of D'Addario is about the same cost as a single pack retail.
There! My dirty secret is out.
-
philly
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 1440
- Joined: Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:47 pm
- Location: Dunedin
- Has liked: 146 times
- Been liked: 126 times
Re: Shops running out of strings
What happened to the great kiwi no. 8 wire mentality?
“Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.”
-
robthemac
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 8620
- Joined: Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:47 pm
- Has liked: 1105 times
- Been liked: 1422 times
Re: Shops running out of strings
I bought a ten pack of D'Addario electric strings from the Rockshop earlier this year for $80. I think that's cheap enough.
-
goldtop0
- Squier
- Posts: 398
- Joined: Thu Oct 09, 2003 4:10 pm
- Location: Auckland NZ
- Has liked: 7 times
- Been liked: 115 times
-
Bg
- Site Admin
- Posts: 43294
- Joined: Fri Sep 05, 2003 12:13 am
- Location: Auckland
- Has liked: 2264 times
- Been liked: 3907 times
Re: Shops running out of strings
Since I moved most guitars over to coated, I rarely buy strings. I hardly play the fuckers so its not like I'm going to wear them out...
And bass strings, meh, they last forever, even after a boil wash or two.
And bass strings, meh, they last forever, even after a boil wash or two.
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.