binky_bass Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) So, I've been trawling eBay to see what 6 string basses are on offer and came across these... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153818811958 £6 for a set of 6 strings for bass... I have no doubt whatsoever that they will very likely be utterly unusable and terrible, but the bargain hunter in me is too curious, I have bought a set and will update once they're delivered. £6... they can't possibly be good, can they?? 🤔 Edited June 7, 2020 by binky_bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicVibes Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I can safely say they will be coming off the bass shortly after you put them on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 😂 I agree!! I an under absolutely no illusion that these will be terrible, but £6 isn't much of a spend... I'll find a use for them somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Its worth £6 just to find out. Not much of a loss if they turn out to be nothing but ropes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 At £6 if they are bad they still have to be ok for tying up things in the garden! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Are you sure that's not just the postage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Cheese wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Cheese wire. I do have some cheese that needs cutting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 It's a bit runny ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I like it runny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Belly Evans Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) I say try them and see. I bought a set of Olympia flats for 15 quid I think. Suffice it to say I bought another set. On the other hand I might just not understand how crap they are🤔. Sound OK to me though. Edited June 7, 2020 by P-Belly Evans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 2 hours ago, oldslapper said: I like it runny. I think it's runnier than you'd like it, sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I’ve bought cheap strings like that, they sent too many and told me to keep them. I sold them on as “no-brand” strings for peanuts and people were raving about them. funny old world ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I've tried similar, they sounded fine.... ... for about half an hour. Went off quicker than a very quick thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozza Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 13 hours ago, Count Bassy said: I think it's runnier than you'd like it, sir. What a senseless waste of human life six pounds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, Woodinblack said: At £6 if they are bad they still have to be ok for tying up things in the garden! And use the ball ends for spacers. Edited June 8, 2020 by ezbass 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 07/06/2020 at 14:44, binky_bass said: 😂 I agree!! I an under absolutely no illusion that these will be terrible, but £6 isn't much of a spend... I'll find a use for them somewhere! Maybe put them on a Fender Strat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 When do they arrive @binky_bass? I'm tempted to have a punt on a set myself, but I'll let you test the water first. I have a dead spot on a couple of notes on my sixer, and I don't know if it's the strings, the pick ups, or something else. It might be a cheap way of ruling out the strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 07/06/2020 at 14:24, binky_bass said: £6... they can't possibly be good, can they?? 🤔 When you find out, let us know, as I seem to have.. err.. gained one recently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 Will report back upon arrival! Expect nothing good! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 07/06/2020 at 14:24, binky_bass said: £6... they can't possibly be good, can they?? 🤔 It wasn't that long ago that Warwick Reds were £8 for a 6 string set. I don't know how much the Warwick brand name adds to the cost but it'll be a fair chunk. The Champ fellas won't have that extra cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I attended a Zoom conference with Steve Gadd and Anthony Jackson about a month ago. During the recording of, I think, a Chet Baker track, they took six takes to get it right. Jackson changed his strings on each take. Perhaps these are what he was using? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 07/06/2020 at 14:24, binky_bass said: £6... they can't possibly be good, can they?? 🤔 Well, if they are, you can save yourself a few quid by buying them in packs of 5 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402063926930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleat Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I find cheap strings are pretty much consistently cack in most ways, but are good for when I'm doing a setup /changing gauge of string. I can spend as much time as I like faffing / playing the strings without worrying that a good set of Ernie Balls will have lost their mojo by the time I have done all said faffing and testing and faffing again. I have just bought a set of these for that very purpose. These seem to be the least crap ones I have tried. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-STRINGS-40-95s-Light-Gauge-040-to-095/200980644509?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 A bit of a dig shows they're made in Korea, Cheap strings probably means less QC although there's always the possibility/likelihood the factory gets an order for X,000 sets from <name redacted> buys in the materials, find itself with 2 * X,000 sets of strings, bags them up and sells them cheap as as a tax write off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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