weepaul Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Kind of tempted by the 6 pack deal, just over £20 for a 5 string set. Anybody tried them ? I normally use Ernie Ball, but if I can find something similar and save a few beer tokens in the process, why not ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRayBoy42 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I used them YEARS ago and really liked them, when I was using Slinkys. Got to be worth a punt at £20 a set, I'm sure you could make your money back if you don't like them? I'll take a set for £20 if you don't like 'em! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Their half's and flats were amazing back in the day, made by Picato i believe. As Picato went bump status struggled to find a new Flats/Halfs supplier and stock dried up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Their normal strings are readily available? I have a few sets of double ball end strings on order direct from Status for my headless basses and have been waiting since january. They have taken little effort to keep me up to date either. Whenever I emailed or called them Dawn has been great, but I never get updates from them without asking. I hope this won't be a recurring problem, or I'll need to stock up or switch to another manufacturer - or single ball strings, with the clamps at the headstock end. Do Status single ball strings have the same taper wound ends as their double ball strings? I would hate to have to readjust my bridge for different strings and then readjust back for their double ball strings when they become available again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepaul Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 Was on the Status site and there was no info on delays apart from postal services. Heard else where there can be a bit of a wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) I use the Hot Wires double ball ended strings for my Status - extremely light gauge. I find them to be reasonably cheap (especially on bulk orders) and high-quality. I haven't had any delays with shipping but I've had quite a good stock for some time now. I'd recommend Hot Wires on the basis of experience but haven't ordered any for a while (and use Newtone custom super-light sets for my short-scales) Edited July 10 by three 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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