EBS_freak Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Gallistrings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Elixir? And Status make Hotwires AFAIK... Great value as well.. Edited March 19, 2012 by markstuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Sadowsky makes his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1332149066' post='1583794'] Sadowsky makes his own. [/quote] They are made by Labella to Sadowsky's specifications. Edited March 19, 2012 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I'm pretty certain Sadowsky have all their strings made elsewhere - Roger is pretty open about his suppliers. Some would argue their basses are also "made" elsewhere! And before anyone gets too upset I love Sadowsky stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1332150022' post='1583807'] I'm pretty certain Sadowsky have all their strings made elsewhere - Roger is pretty open about his suppliers. Some would argue their basses are also "made" elsewhere! And before anyone gets too upset I love Sadowsky stuff... [/quote] From the man himself: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/will-flats-work-new-precision-v-445678/#post5900640"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/will-flats-work-new-precision-v-445678/#post5900640[/url] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f16/sadowsky-strings-good-bad-351449/#post4479037"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f16/sadowsky-strings-good-bad-351449/#post4479037[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) My bad. I just remembered reading a few years back when Sadowskys were all I was buying (and needlessly spending a lot on importing it would seem) at the time what he was saying on TB about how [b]he[/b] does this and that with his strings and I got the impression that he was actually doing the winding in-house. Haha touche Nick.. I haven't got the time to follow your links right now (on my phone and will read later)... but thanks for going to all the effort. Edited March 19, 2012 by Ou7shined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I think, contrary to what's been said on here so far, Ernie Ball do make their own...that unpleasant man in charge has certainly said as much on the EB forum anyway (kind of puts me off buying them as I find him so rude and annoying). If someone has any evidence otherwise then I'd happily stand corrected though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1332166639' post='1584131'] I think, contrary to what's been said on here so far, Ernie Ball do make their own...that unpleasant man in charge has certainly said as much on the EB forum anyway (kind of puts me off buying them as I find him so rude and annoying). If someone has any evidence otherwise then I'd happily stand corrected though! [/quote] I do wonder whether the flatwounds are contracted out though, as they seem identical in all respects to D'addario. This is purely conjecture, but with flatwounds selling smaller numbers and needing specialised processes and equipment, not all makers of roundwounds will be set up to do them. Does anyone fancy asking that on the EB forum? I don't feel the urge to, but their response might be entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I think the Ernie Ball company was originally a string maker/seller before taking over Music Man? I may be confused, but that's how I remember it. There was also a huge manufacturer called Mapes (or similar) who made them for lots of companies, but never had their own brand. Not sure if they still exist, but I'm sure Google will tell us..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1332100709' post='1583341'] All I can add is; Picato make their own [i]and,[/i] I do believe, Overwater strings AFAIK DR make their own, too. [/quote] I'd have put my money on GHS making the Overwater strings. I put some GHS Bass Boomers on my five string and when I bought my Overwater bass I was surprised to find that the strings felt and sounded very much alike, both when new and dulled after a few months. They could just be similar sounding and feeling though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Who makes Fender strings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1332280326' post='1586171'] Who makes Fender strings? [/quote] D'Addario, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1332280483' post='1586177'] D'Addario, I believe. [/quote] Thanks, I thought I'd heard that, but wasn't sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1332171352' post='1584220'] I think the Ernie Ball company was originally a string maker/seller before taking over Music Man? I may be confused, but that's how I remember it. There was also a huge manufacturer called Mapes (or similar) who made them for lots of companies, but never had their own brand. Not sure if they still exist, but I'm sure Google will tell us..... [/quote] [size=4]Are you thinking of The Mapes Piano String Company[/size]? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Anyone want to dispute or add to this list: D'Addario (Fender) DR Dunlop Elixir Ernie Ball Gallistrings GHS (Lakland, Overwater?) La Bella (Sadowsky) Mapes Newtone Picato (Overwater?) Pyramid Rotosound Status Thomastik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1332281491' post='1586197'] Anyone want to dispute or add to this list: [/quote] Surely there must be some anonymous factory in "String City" China, churning out roudwounds at an incredible rate for some of the budget basses being churned out across SE Asia?! Edited March 21, 2012 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Interesting topic. It would be good to know how many strings are made each year as I suspect the machinery is pretty quick nowadays. I used to work in an electrical cable making factory and the capital cost of the machines was high so they had to be run efficiently with minimal change-over times. I can't imagine string winding machinery is greatly different so if the 15 companies above are all churning them out ...well it's one for a spreadsheet I think! There will be cries of "these are hand wound strings made by virginal elves high in the Andes where the air is pure" - again if it's like a cable that means somebody is watching the machine and making the odd adjustment (more often on the older machinery). I also had the chance to visit a synthetic yarn making company in Italy recently converting pellets of platic into yarn. Unbelievable place, fully automated about 250,000 sq.ft. most of it unlit and employed about 20 people in the production facility turning out squillions of kms of yarn each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Here's a good way to kill 5 minutes... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPfR9uH8vlg[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1332281491' post='1586197'] Anyone want to dispute or add to this list: D'Addario (Fender) DR Dunlop Elixir Ernie Ball Gallistrings GHS (Lakland, Overwater?) La Bella (Sadowsky) Mapes Newtone Picato (Overwater?) Pyramid Rotosound Status Thomastik [/quote] I just bought some Status hotwire 'ground wounds' and the packaging said 'Designed by status and made in the UK' - or something similar (packets at home - I'm at work), which suggests that do not actually make them themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1332496849' post='1589033'] I just bought some Status hotwire 'ground wounds' and the packaging said 'Designed by status and made in the UK' - or something similar (packets at home - I'm at work), which suggests that do not actually make them themselves. [/quote] There aren't that many string makers in UK.... Got half-wounds on my fretless & a set of their flats on my precision - great strings IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1332411381' post='1587805'] Here's a good way to kill 5 minutes... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPfR9uH8vlg[/media] [/quote] That's fascinating - they check each wire under a stereo microscope?! Presumably that's just a single short sample from a really long wire or the'y need about 1000 times more workers looking into microscopes than at any other point in the factory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1332496849' post='1589033'] I just bought some Status hotwire 'ground wounds' and the packaging said 'Designed by status and made in the UK' - or something similar (packets at home - I'm at work), which suggests that do not actually make them themselves. [/quote] That does sound like someone else does the manufacturing to Status' requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apa Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) Nice vid of the manufacturing there Ou7shined. Interesting points where the outer wrap is fed by hand and the hand packing. Thats some very fiddly labour intensive work. No wonder the're so bleedin expensive for what you get!!!!! And its also a standard company style vid since they show you all the QA first A Edited March 27, 2012 by apa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Don't Dean Markley produce their own strings too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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