NancyJohnson Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 Anyone used SIT (Stay In Tune) strings? I spoke to the UK distributor (who seemed to be operating from a private residence and seemed quite surprised someone was actually calling him about the product) - he said there 'wasn't much call for the strings over here'. I'm specifically looking to restring my Waterstone 12-String. P Quote
Sibob Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 The image i get from SIT (not based on much really), is that they're much more interested in supplying bespoke strings to oddball build projects then firing out thousands of 40-100 sets to 'John Smith'. But I'm probably very much mistaken, i think they have more of a market presence in the US Si Quote
bremen Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 I have SIT Silencers on my fretless, nice pressure wounds. Very 'soft' and easy to play. I can't remember where I got them...want me to find out? Quote
Dood Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 [quote name='NancyJohnson' post='124600' date='Jan 21 2008, 01:52 PM']he said there 'wasn't much call for the strings over here'. P[/quote] Maybe if they bothered to advertise a UK contact, more people in the UK would wanna try 'em.. I'd looked at SIT but dismissed them cos they were so damn hard to get hold of! For bespoke strings I put out a cheer for NewTone strings. - However I am being looked after the BassCentre for my ERB strings these days.. top notch also. Quote
dub_junkie Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 I have SIT super hooks (no ball end) on my Axis - they're excellent tone wise and seem to stay brighter than Slinkys,D'Addario et al .I bought a dozen sets from The Guitar Store in Glasgow a while back back,not sure if they still stock the brand though Quote
GreeneKing Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 Alan (Skelf) certainly is your man for SIT strings. He wouldn't sell them if he didn't rate them highly. Quote
NancyJohnson Posted January 21, 2008 Author Posted January 21, 2008 The only reason I was drawn to SIT strings was that I read some good reviews from the perspective of restringing my Waterstone. To be honest, the lack of choice has been a nightmare! I was amazed at the reaction of the guy who I spoke to at the UK distributor. I've still got the same octaves on as were on it when it was delivered, but I've swapped out the bass strings to a set of my preferred D'Addarios. P Quote
Sibob Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 Definitely give Newtone a call, Malcolm will hook you up easy with a custom 12 string set!! Si Quote
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