BOOM1311 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 My fiance's birthday is coming up and he asked me to get him Kalium strings for his 6 string. Apparently the lowest string has to be .175 gauge?! ... I can't seem to find these anywhere online... I would really appreciate any help /information on these strings and where to get them!! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 [url="http://kaliumstrings.com/home.html"]http://kaliumstrings.com/home.html[/url] Not sure about a .175 gauge mind....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 That's an extremely specific birthday present request. I had to google to find that Circle K strings are now renamed Kalium strings. If your partner is specialised enough to be buying those sort of strings, then I personally think it would be better if he bought them so that he can carefully examine the string specs and perhaps talk to the seller. You can buy strings direct from Circle K in the states, but there will be large postage charges. Unless things have changed, much more than you would expect for strings. If you go to their site, you'll see that there's much more to choose from apart from the gauge of the very lowest string. If I were you, I'd be tempted to buy him some socks and underwear and tell him to buy his own strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 @AT: Today's spam day, you see. Some of the same stuff goes on at the Dutch bass forum. I guess these sellers have been to a weekend course in forum manipulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) Which seller would it be? Circle-K strings don't have a UK/European agent, so it seems a strange way to spam. I sort of thought it might be a forumite having a joke. Edited September 26, 2014 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM1311 Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 I tried that site but they didn't have .175 "/ Maybe socks would be a good idea? Haha... Thanks for the suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 [quote name='BOOM1311' timestamp='1411758337' post='2562623'] I tried that site but they didn't have .175 "/ Maybe socks would be a good idea? Haha... Thanks for the suggestions �� [/quote] They have 0.174. If your partner is so fussy that he wants 0.175 but won't accept 0.174, then I'd recommend that you leave him at home on his birthday and have a girls night out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM1311 Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Haha... I just asked him to tell me a few things that he would like and that was one of them so he doesn't know I was going to get them. I just don't want to get .174, in case they're wrong... I'm not sure of the difference?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 [quote name='BOOM1311' timestamp='1411759598' post='2562638'] Haha... I just asked him to tell me a few things that he would like and that was one of them so he doesn't know I was going to get them. I just don't want to get .174, in case they're wrong... I'm not sure of the difference?! [/quote] .001 MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM1311 Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Well, yeah... If you wanna state the obvious haha... but I don't know how that effects the sound??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 If you can hear the difference then you should get yourself to a research laboratory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) [quote name='BOOM1311' timestamp='1411759598' post='2562638']...I'm not sure of the difference?![/quote] [attachment=172602:Shad_Pink.jpg] Less than the difference between Pink Chablis and Pearl Blush. ([i]Whispers : Don't forget, lads; it's a girl asking the question[/i]... ) Sorry; couldn't resist. Edited September 26, 2014 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1411760157' post='2562640'] .001 MM [/quote] Somewhat more than that, actually, but still not enough of a difference to be significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 [quote name='barkin' timestamp='1411771059' post='2562781'] Somewhat more than that, actually, but still not enough of a difference to be significant. [/quote] 8ft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 My missus is useless with measurements too, but I tell her it's 9 inches anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM1311 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 [quote name='barkin' timestamp='1411771059' post='2562781'] Somewhat more than that, actually, but still not enough of a difference to be significant. [/quote] Thanks... That's all I need to know. Just didn't want to go and buy them if there was a big difference in sound or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 String gauges are usually measured in inches. A .174 string is 1/1000th of an inch (something like the thickness of a fag paper, perhaps) thinner than a .175 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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