Supernaut Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Aside from Boomers and P flats, why is the GHS catalogue so hard to come by in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 I have often wondered this. I used to use Pressurewounds on all 4 string basses (their B is awful, so not on 5 strings) but it got to be so much hassle in finding them I gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 strings direct list a few options other than boomers and precision flats (black tapewound and one gauge of pressure wound) but that's it. I love the precision flats though, absolutely perfect on my short scale. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/GHS_Strings.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Pow_22 said: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/GHS_Strings.html And this leads me to my second point - Why are US strings so expensive here? DR/La Bella/SIT etc. It's cheaper for me to order strings from the US even with the high postage costs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 not all US strings are expensive in the UK, it's just the smaller brands (DR/SIT etc.) the big companies like D'addario and Ernie Ball are similar prices to UK companies like Rotosound It's probably down to the economies of scale that the big companies can take advantage of. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 09/09/2021 at 16:46, Supernaut said: And this leads me to my second point - Why are US strings so expensive here? DR/La Bella/SIT etc. It's cheaper for me to order strings from the US even with the high postage costs! Fat Beams dropped to £22 on A****n last week including postage. Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 11 hours ago, Supernaut said: Fat Beams dropped to £22 on A****n last week including postage. Thank you very much! Where? And still?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 minute ago, LukeFRC said: Where? And still?? Penny drops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 05/10/2021 at 22:24, LukeFRC said: Penny drops If you like Sunbeams, SIT Foundations are available right now on A****n. Normally around the £20 mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 i think with the smaller brands like dr and sit it might be to do with them coming in in smaller batches to the uk which makes them more expensive whereas with daddario or ernie ball theyll be shipping masses all at once no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 18/10/2021 at 11:47, Supernaut said: If you like Sunbeams, SIT Foundations are available right now on A****n. Normally around the £20 mark. whats A****n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 ohhh wait i know what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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