Marketplace bargains

[Dan Dare]

Just looking at the Marketplace. Does anyone really buy used strings (tastefully garnished with bits of skin, dried sweat, bogies, etc)? Ho hum.

[Lozz196]

Yeah, I`ve bought used flats mainly, but some do like old knackered rounds.

[gapiro]

More common on DB!

[Ghost_Bass]

I've got a box full of old sets of Prosteels that i don't use (when i think my strings are dead they're really brand new to most bass players), maybe i'm passing out a business oportunity! LOL

[bassbiscuits]

i've bought used flats, but not so sure about dead round wounds....

[Grangur]

Have to confess to buying "slightly used" strings in the past to try them out. Though I thought it a bargain at the time, I've since learned that other folks interpretation of the word 'slightly' is different to mine.

[ead]

Mostly the ones people have tried for a couple of hours and 'not liked'.

[yorks5stringer]

I have loads of strings that came new with the Bass that I have taken off after a few hours use and swapped out with Flats.

However I tend to garnish mine with chopped parsley and a touch of vinaigrette....

Edited December 15, 2016 by yorks5stringer

[Painy]

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1481839211' post='3195663']
However I tend to garnish mine with chopped parsley and a touch of vinaigrette....
[/quote]

That's a bit posh! Salad cream and a bit of iceberg lettuce on my strings thank you very much!

Used strings wouldn't be much use to me. The only reason I don't put a fresh set of rounds on for every gig is the cost.
The Fender flats on my precision weren't that expensive anyway so I was quite happy to pay the new price and not have to worry about whether the previous owner had suffered from leprosy!

This is also a good reason to check that, when someone is selling a Thumb, they're actually talking about a Warwick.

Edited December 15, 2016 by Painy

[JapanAxe]

I've bought slightly-used flats to see whether I like them, and sold flats that I bought new and found I didn't like. It's a cost-effective way of trying different types, and cuts down on waste of valuable metals.

[cheddatom]

pretty much every time a 6 string set from a brand/type I've not tried before, I buy them, because otherwise experimentation is very expensive!

[Maude]

I've bought s/h doublebass strings to see what suits me and my bass.
At £150 and upwards it's expensive to buy new strings just to bin them after a couple of rehearsals/gigs if they don't suit.

[lojo]

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1481820809' post='3195467']
Mostly the ones people have tried for a couple of hours and 'not liked'.
[/quote]

this

[bertbass]

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1481903425' post='3196161']
I've bought s/h doublebass strings to see what suits me and my bass.
At £150 and upwards it's expensive to buy new strings just to bin them after a couple of rehearsals/gigs if they don't suit.
[/quote]


How much?

[T-Bay]

[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1482063509' post='3197270']



How much?
[/quote]
This much-

http://www.gear4music.com/Woodwind-Brass-Strings/Pirastro-344020-The-Jazzer-3-4-Double-Bass-String-Set/1M9T?origin=product-ads&gclid=Cj0KEQiAhNnCBRCqkP6bvOjz_IwBEiQAMn_TMY5aWsJbe3iMjwFUINKTMkPU302LLsri_Jh110uw3fMaAl0b8P8HAQ

[Grangur]

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1482064094' post='3197276']
This much-

[url="http://www.gear4music.com/Woodwind-Brass-Strings/Pirastro-344020-The-Jazzer-3-4-Double-Bass-String-Set/1M9T?origin=product-ads&gclid=Cj0KEQiAhNnCBRCqkP6bvOjz_IwBEiQAMn_TMY5aWsJbe3iMjwFUINKTMkPU302LLsri_Jh110uw3fMaAl0b8P8HAQ"]http://www.gear4musi...w3fMaAl0b8P8HAQ[/url]
[/quote]
So Elixirs at £53 a set is a real bargain!

[T-Bay]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1482064172' post='3197278']

So Elixirs at £53 a set is a real bargain!
[/quote]
I guess it does, like everything it's relative. Bass strings look expensive to guitar players, 6 string sets look expensive to 4 string bassists and double bass look expensive to everyone apart from harp players perhaps!