thisnameistaken Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) Just re-stringing my Warwick and my girlfriend wondered aloud what could be done in terms of new uses for old bass strings. I've always just thrown mine away, and I know some of you are gypsies and you just wash them and put them back on, but has anyone found a new use for old strings at all? Edited October 16, 2011 by pantherairsoft Reference to animal cruelty removed Quote
rohan Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 Make some sort of haggard bracelets and sell them at the local market? Quote
EdwardHimself Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) I once used an old bass string with an old guitar tuner to make a tensionable curtain rail. Also I'm not a gypsy, although I was accused of looking like one by a first year w***er who had a bit too much to drink Edited October 15, 2011 by EdwardHimself Quote
Lozz196 Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 In my case, use them to replace new strings Serioulsy though, keep a set as spares in your gig-bag, just in case of breakage. Quote
JTUK Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) I have loads ready to clean up should I run out of new sets, but some of the older strings..and some of the newer ones..which it my peeve atm.. are useless. Edited October 16, 2011 by pantherairsoft Reference to animal cruelty removed Quote
Matt P Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 i always keep bits of old strings for fettling nuts, tensioned in an old hacksaw frame they're perfect for lowering the action a tiny bit or just to smooth out rough spots on the grooves.. Quote
thisnameistaken Posted October 15, 2011 Author Posted October 15, 2011 [quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1318690009' post='1405265'] i always keep bits of old strings for fettling nuts, tensioned in an old hacksaw frame they're perfect for lowering the action a tiny bit or just to smooth out rough spots on the grooves..[/quote] Ooh an actual good idea. I would never think of this sort of thing because I always get more blokey people to do anything practical that needs to happen. I am not allowed to play with tools. Quote
icastle Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 I have a shoe box full in my shed that I use as picture wire... Quote
arthurhenry Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 I once used one to hold the exhaust together on a Bedford Astra van, worked a treat. Quote
lemmywinks Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 I've given a few to a model railway enthusiast who used them for telegraph/pylon wires and stuff like that. Quote
waynepunkdude Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 I use anv 'E' string to hang a bass I'm painting up. Quote
AttitudeCastle Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 [quote name='lemmywinks' timestamp='1318694599' post='1405338'] I've given a few to a model railway enthusiast who used them for telegraph/pylon wires and stuff like that. [/quote] Yep thats what i do! I do modeling with them, used a load of E strings to make power cable models and ropes etc, Also i use them instead of wire sometimes as it's usually stronger and rougher Quote
4-string-thing Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1318689202' post='1405255'] In my case, use them to replace new strings Serioulsy though, keep a set as spares in your gig-bag, just in case of breakage. [/quote] I'm with Lozz on this.... I hate the sound and feel of new strings and would much rather use old rotosounds than anything else. Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Folks - all references to hurting cats have been removed after multiple reports have been submitted to the mods. Seems there are lots of animal lovers on Basschat... so lets please keep the animal cruelty out of it. On a serious note though, a good friend of mine is one of the sculptors at Games Workshop. I give him all my used bass strings and they end up on the master models for Warhammer 40k bits of bobs as pipes and cables. You can likely see some of my old strings on Space Marine Dreadnoughts connecting all the arms/weapons/legs etc etc: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod20021a&_requestid=1707930 Not exactly practical for the most of us - but it's certainly a use! Quote
apa Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Got a couple of old E strings holding up the waste tank on my camper until I get round to making a new bracket A Quote
Gunsfreddy2003 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 That is what I have always done but never used on yet! [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1318689202' post='1405255'] In my case, use them to replace new strings Serioulsy though, keep a set as spares in your gig-bag, just in case of breakage. [/quote] Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I thought us bass players were the biggest geeks until some one mentioned Warhammer Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1318759588' post='1405773']I thought us bass players were the biggest geeks until some one mentioned Warhammer [/quote] Yeah sorry about that. Quote
EdwardHimself Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1318751927' post='1405707']Folks - all references to hurting cats have been removed after multiple reports have been submitted to the mods. Seems there are lots of animal lovers on Basschat... so lets please keep the animal cruelty out of it.[/quote] Oh fgs. It's going to end up like BBC1 during the daytime before long... Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 No dont be, it gives us hope now what year did Fender alter the thread on the pickguard screws again...........lol Quote
icastle Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1318751927' post='1405707'] Folks - all references to hurting cats have been removed after multiple reports have been submitted to the mods. Seems there are lots of animal lovers on Basschat... so lets please keep the animal cruelty out of it. [/quote] Interesting. So it's ok to advocate the use of old bass strings to garotte guitarists... Speaking as someone who has had 29 cats in the past and still has 19 of them, if I can take the 'cat comments' in good jest I don't see why others can't. Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Just doing my job. I'm not condoning people doing nasty things to guitarists... I actually missed that post, but more importantly if anyone is offended by it, they have not spoke up, unlike people that are offended by people killing cats... Who have spoken up in number. Either way, it doesn't need discussing or dragging on. I've edited the posts. The thread is about uses for old strings, not hurting cats or guitarists. If you think too PC then PM me and we can discuss further. Cheers chaps P.S. what's wrong with daytime BBC programming!? Quote
Conan Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I donate all my old strings to my school's music department. The kids are always breaking strings and I have no use for dull, dead strings*. Everyone's happy! *When I say "dull and dead", that's by my standards. For some people on here they would just about be starting to be "played in"!! Quote
EssentialTension Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1318762120' post='1405798'] Oh fgs. It's going to end up like BBC1 during the daytime before long... [/quote] It already is - lots of repeats. Quote
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