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When I started playing strings were relatively inexpensive, I suppose they still are but my local branch of PMT is now charging £8:30 for a set of D'addario 10-46. Always handy if you need them in an emergency but quite expensive otherwise, especially if you have lots of guitars and/or change strings often.
My internet quest to find the cheapest strings (still D'addario) ended in a bit of a surprise - I expected the likes of StringBusters and Strings Direct ect to offer best prices but even they were near enough £6.00 a set for multi-buy. Richtone Music in Sheffield, however, are selling packs of ten for £43.00 delivered!
OK, there's a few days wait (I guess they're delivered direct from the wholesaler) but it still works out at almost half price per set what PMT are asking.
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
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I couldn't spend £43 on strings no matter how good the deal was
I know what you mean but I was working out how much I was spending on strings recently and was quite shocked so I just bit the bullet.
Horses for courses I guess, I felt better about it after consoling myself that I spent £35.00 in Pizza Hut on Sunday evening for one large pizza a couple of salad bowls a bit of garlic bread (think they were free) and some drinks! Suddenly £43.00 on something I can use didn't seem so bad.
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Guitars-Gear/DAddario-EXL110-3D-Nickel-Regular-010-046-Electric-Strings/B000EEJ91I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490703814&sr=8-1&keywords=d'addario+guitar+strings
Otherwise I've been using Amazon recently. Much as I dislike them as a company, Amazon do 3 packs for £14.99. If you have Prime you should be able to get £1 credit to use in their digital store if you select the no hurry delivery option so it works out at £13.99 for 3 sets. If you don't want to buy 10 sets at a time it's the cheapest I've found. I would get the ones that Amazon sell themselves though. There may be fakes from some of the third party marketplace sellers.
D'Addario Nickel Wound on my electrics - £7 a set.
Elixir Phosphor Bronze Nanoweb on my acoustics - £15 a set.
I popped into the local music shop on Saturday as I was passing. I didn't need plectrums or strings but I bought both, always good to have spares and I like to support local businesses.
Yes, I have bought strings from the 'bay, and I probably will again, but if you don't make the effort........
For acoustic I use D'Addario phosphor bronze 13s, I got my last sets from Amazon at £7 or so as I needed them short notice on the weekend and had run out.
For bass there is no set covering the gauges I want which makes it quite expensive as I have to buy 4 singles. The last two sets I bought were £27 and £31. I use .130 .95 .70 .50 for B F# B E tuning, usually D'Addario Pro Steels but I just got a set of Rotosound Swing Bass.
I've tended to use any recent eBay discount codes to bulk buy strings from known sellers (only places I know are real shops) again as the sealed packets stay fresh for ages and I'll always need strings.
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Elixir 12 acoustic - ditto.
Archtops - Tomastik Swing 12s Stringsdirect - one set lasts a year to 18mths
Maccaferri style - D'Addario Gypsy 10s - Stringsdirect as Stringbusters didn't have any last time. Argentines or Gallos break far to often with me.
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whitedogbanana said: I've started using them again and am really liking them .
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For the last few years I've been buying
D'Addario EXL120-10P
(translation: nickel-wound 9–42s in a pack of ten sets) from Thomann, which works out at €4.10 a set. I always have to supplement this with additional loose purchases of 9-gauge strings for my high E, which I break far faster than the rest of the set. I just buy a few when I go by a guitar store, though I should probably figure out a way of getting these in bulk, too.
Got 12 D'Addario 10-46 for £40 last time round.
I mostly use 9-46 D'Addario on my electrics.
Thomann, Strings Direct or Amazon for the most part- depends who is the cheapest.
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