binky_bass Posted June 11, 2020 Author Posted June 11, 2020 Well, they arrived! I'm not sure on what's going on with the labels... E-6, B-5, E-4th, A-3rd, D-2hd (yes, 2hd, not 2nd), G-1st... They 'look' reasonable in terms of how they've been wound and ends wrapped. £6, I mean even if they string a bass for 2 weeks then I'll be impressed! 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 Those look like the ones I got (packaging v similar) . They were usable Quote
Hellzero Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 I know this packing too, from a different brand. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 4 hours ago, binky_bass said: Well, they arrived! I'm not sure on what's going on with the labels... E-6, B-5, E-4th, A-3rd, D-2hd (yes, 2hd, not 2nd), G-1st... They 'look' reasonable in terms of how they've been wound and ends wrapped. £6, I mean even if they string a bass for 2 weeks then I'll be impressed! Sussed it B5, E4,A3,D2,G1 Are meant for a 5-stringer. Rather then make up 6-string bags, they just used the E6 from a guitar set. Low B goes in the E6 bag and the others all shuffle along one so the numbers are right. The could have put the high C in the E6 bag, but then the numbers would be wrong. Quote
Hellzero Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 It could be worse, everything still in Chinese. 🤣 Quote
Newfoundfreedom Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Sussed it B5, E4,A3,D2,G1 Are meant for a 5-stringer. Rather then make up 6-string bags, they just used the E6 from a guitar set. Low B goes in the E6 bag and the others all shuffle along one so the numbers are right. The could have put the high C in the E6 bag, but then the numbers would be wrong. Did you work at Bletchley Park? I'd never have figured that out. 😂 Quote
binky_bass Posted June 11, 2020 Author Posted June 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Sussed it B5, E4,A3,D2,G1 Are meant for a 5-stringer. Rather then make up 6-string bags, they just used the E6 from a guitar set. Low B goes in the E6 bag and the others all shuffle along one so the numbers are right. The could have put the high C in the E6 bag, but then the numbers would be wrong. Yeah, I did gather that much! 😂 Love the 2hd though... Quote
Woodinblack Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 So is the 2hd string any good? or the 6th E string? Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Did you work at Bletchley Park? I'd never have figured that out. 😂 I was quite pleased with myself... 2 Quote
Drax Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) Interested to hear how these play. Remember your protective eyewear whilst tuning. Edited June 12, 2020 by Drax 1 Quote
NancyJohnson Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 I bought a £4.00 four-string set branded as 'Soldier' primarily for the purpose of putting them on a mate's bass during a full set up; they were going to be on and off a few times, so just needed something cheap. They were in the same packaging as the OPs and were really pretty good. My mate doesn't play much bass, but I know they're still on his Jazz a couple of years later. Quote
Hellzero Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 That's it, I remember, the packaging was the same as the two sets of Fame strings I bought many many many many many many many many moons ago. The 4 strings set was quite decent (I mean dead after a few hours, just like the Rotosound's RS66), the fiver was awful. Go figure why... Maybe 2hd stands for second hand ? 😁 Quote
police squad Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 I used to have a trade account with Warwick (when I was making guitar amps) and I was doing a lot of testing of my amps. I changed strings a lot, I had a lot of guitars to work with. The nickel wound 10-46 gauge used to retail about 3 quid. They were fine actually. I also used their nickel wound bass strings. 45-105. I think they were a tenner. Never had a dud string in all the sets. I may even have a set or two left over, but I switched back to rotosound about 10 years ago 1 Quote
Hobbayne Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 30 minutes ago, police squad said: I used to have a trade account with Warwick (when I was making guitar amps) and I was doing a lot of testing of my amps. I changed strings a lot, I had a lot of guitars to work with. The nickel wound 10-46 gauge used to retail about 3 quid. They were fine actually. I also used their nickel wound bass strings. 45-105. I think they were a tenner. Never had a dud string in all the sets. I may even have a set or two left over, but I switched back to rotosound about 10 years ago You must be referring to Warwick Red bass strings. You could get them for under a tenner a year or two ago and they were really very good. Price seems to have crept up recently though. Quote
robertg43 Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 I bought a set like these from ebay Australia via China . I put them on a hack bass that I never play just as a wall hanger . Worth every cent for $13 including postage Quote
police squad Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Hobbayne said: You must be referring to Warwick Red bass strings. You could get them for under a tenner a year or two ago and they were really very good. Price seems to have crept up recently though. They were definately Framus branded strings. They were cheaper than the warwick reds at the time IIRC. Probably the same strings. They were fine 1 Quote
julfam Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hobbayne said: Price seems to have crept up recently though. Still under 10GBP actually: https://www.thomannmusic.ch/warwick_46200_m_red_label.htm# Edited June 12, 2020 by julfam 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 51 minutes ago, julfam said: Still under 10GBP actually: https://www.thomannmusic.ch/warwick_46200_m_red_label.htm# If they are better than Watney's Red Label I might give them a try... 1 Quote
Hobbayne Posted June 13, 2020 Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: If they are better than Watney's Red Label I might give them a try... Cant be as awful as Watneys Red Barrel. That was as rough as a badgers arrse!! Edited June 13, 2020 by Hobbayne 3 Quote
robertg43 Posted June 13, 2020 Posted June 13, 2020 35 minutes ago, Hobbayne said: Cant be as awful as Watneys Red Barrel. That was as rough as a badgers arrse!! And how do you know how rough a badgers derrière is? talking from experience ? 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted June 13, 2020 Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Hobbayne said: Cant be as awful as Watneys Red Barrel. That was as rough as a badgers arrse!! The memory is so traumatic my brain edited the name to protect my sanity... 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted June 13, 2020 Posted June 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, robertg43 said: And how do you know how rough a badgers derrière is? talking from experience ? Assuming a real badger's derriere is as rough as a stuffed one's we are talking 60-grit. 2 Quote
Hobbayne Posted June 13, 2020 Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, robertg43 said: And how do you know how rough a badgers derrière is? talking from experience ? Funny you should mention that! Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted June 13, 2020 Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Hobbayne said: Cant be as awful as Watneys Red Barrel. That was as rough as a badgers arrse!! No matter how bad the assorted beverages of Watney Combe & Reid may have been, they could never be as dreadful as my experiences with some Warwick Strings (Reds and EMPs) Yellows are alright. As for the £6 six sets, are the gauges as arbitrary as the lettering on the packaging? Edited June 13, 2020 by Lfalex v1.1 Stoopid phone 1 Quote
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