Vintage Strings

[Grahambythesea]

For some time now someone has been advertising on Preloved, an unused set of 1960's Fender light gauge, flatwound strings, still in their packets. So would these still be usable or will time have taken its toll? But at £250 I shall not be tempted.

[KiOgon]

OOh! I bet they smell funny - just like bullshyte

[LayDownThaFunk]

I have a new sealed set of old Fender 7250s in the sky blue packaging? Might be worth a fiver...

[Kev]

[iiipopes]

Tone? Great tone. Definitely usable, if they have been kept sealed and dry so no corrosion set in on the core wire. Even if the wrap is stainless steel, the core wire on bass strings is usually carbon steel to take the tension, and it can rust or corrode over the decades. £250 worth of tone? Unless I had a recording gig that needed exactly that tone and was part of a very lucrative record deal, um, no. £25 to £50, maybe, if I really, really wanted them, and was willing to take the chance on the unseen condition of the core wire.