WTF - £100 for a set of bass strings?!

[Bass Culture]

Need a new set for my medium scale Zoot Custom bass, and happened to alight upon Strings Direct, where they had a 4 string set of suitable scale length Jim Dunlop's: https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/collections/bass-guitar-string-sets/products/jim-dunlop-flatwound-bass-strings-45-105-stainless-steel-medium-scale?_pos=5&_fid=55994f256&_ss=c

 

Thank f**k my Zoot isn't a five string: https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/collections/bass-guitar-string-sets/products/jim-dunlop-flatwound-bass-strings-45-125-stainless-steel-5-string-medium-scale?_pos=6&_fid=55994f256&_ss=c

 

BY whatever yardstick one chooses to apply, that is bonkers!!!

[Geek99]

Try @NewtoneGB

he makes them right in my old back yard 

 

https://newtonestrings.com/?v=79cba1185463

 

he does short and medium scale also 

Edited September 26, 2023 by Geek99

[fretmeister]

8 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Try @NewtoneGB

he makes them right in my old back yard 

 

https://newtonestrings.com/?v=79cba1185463

 

he does short and medium scale also 

 

 

He doesn't do flats though.

 

The Dunlops are my favourite flats in the world. They used to be priced at about the same as Ti Flats, but after lockdown they went mad. I have no idea why.

 

When the price went up I tried a bunch of others - ironically that costing me far more than just getting a set of Dunlops - but for me nothing else was close, particularly for P type basses. I've got EB Group iv flats on my J type.

 

I've never got less than 5 years out of a set of Dunlop flats.

 

I will say though that Strings Direct are the most expensive place for them by a long way. I got a set of short scale for £70 from Amazon - so that's £25 cheaper than Strings Direct.

[NancyJohnson]

8 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Try @NewtoneGB

he makes them right in my old back yard 

 

https://newtonestrings.com/?v=79cba1185463

 

he does short and medium scale also 

 

Jeepers.  That website is horrific, any interest in these strings dissipated seconds after opening that link.

[BigRedX]

Surely, if your buying flats you'll never need to change them again in which case £100 is a bargain.

[Bass Culture]

Sorry all, those links weren't to the strings I was particularly looking at, it was more of a 'a oner - for strings?!'-type comment.  I've actually ordered some off Newtone now.  I appreciate flats tend to be more expensive than roundwounds traditionally anyway, but even so...

 

Maybe I'm just out of touch! 🙄

[fretmeister]

£100 will barely get you a single good double bass string...

 

A set of Pirastro Eudoxa are £700!

[Beedster]

13 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

£100 will barely get you a single good double bass string...

 

A set of Pirastro Eudoxa are £700!

 

Tell me about it, I'm going to be installing my set of Eudoxas this weekend, I'm more nervous about the install than I was about my driving test  

[Beedster]

14 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

£100 will barely get you a single good double bass string...

 

And most players need to play quite a few to find those that work on their instrument.....

[Supernaut]

Went to the States recently and picked a set up for £40. Rip off UK. 

[mybass]

Nonsense pricing….