MuddBass Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Hi All, I've snapped my surfboard looking at the net to find a good (cheap?) supplier of the strings I use on my headless 5 string bass. Has anyone got a good source for buying these at sensible prices? I use La Bella 045 ~ 128 Double Ball System / Steinerger. Stringbusters.co.uk, where I usually get my other strings, don't list a 5 string set. What sort of duty would I have to pay if I imported say 5 sets from one of the numerous USA websites listing these? Any ideas Thanks Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nimrod Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I could do with some for my Hohner B2AV... Stringsdirect has Elites 5 string sets for £16-95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 There was a chap on eBay selling about 12 sets of Trace Elliot strings for very little recently - not sure if they sold or not, but they aren't there now, but I have seen them crop up every now and then, so keep em peeled! Welcome to the site Greg! ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Status do double bass sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_K Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 +1 for Status strings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I use Status DB end on my headless Sei 6'er. I don't think you can really beat them, and the price is excellent. It's a pity that Elixir don't make a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddBass Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 (edited) [quote name='kjb' post='32712' date='Jul 16 2007, 08:40 PM']I use Status DB end on my headless Sei 6'er. I don't think you can really beat them, and the price is excellent. It's a pity that Elixir don't make a set.[/quote] Yes, & it's a pity DR don't do them (to my knowledge) either..... Surely the bass string makers know there is a market here? Or would it not make them enough £££? Edited July 17, 2007 by five-string.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 (edited) I just got an package of DBs from Status Graphite: they me did a bit of "ego-polishing" by twigging that the single strings I ordered were actually custom 5-string sets, and printing that on the package label. Makes my sets of .025 - .105 seem almost "normal". (I have a Hohner B2V, and have settled on High-C tuning for it: the low B was never solid, and I rarely used it anyway.) Edited July 19, 2007 by bnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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