AM1 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hello, just wondering where's the cheapest place to buy DR Hi-Beams 45-105? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Same here, the cheap sources in the States seem to have dried up a bit. I expect to pay about £30 on ebay for my Black Beauties. Stringbusters and Strings Direct are still too expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I've used DR's for nearly 10 years now.... I've stopped buying them, not because of cost (although that's got out of hand lately) but because they don't shrink wrap the boxes any more.... every set of DR's i've purchased in the last year has been dead out of the packet.... Until they start shrink wrapping them again i'm not wasting my money on dead strings !! I've asked String Busters and Strings Direct to give DR this feedback, not holding my breath though Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM1 Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 [quote name='Marcus' post='462056' date='Apr 14 2009, 12:59 PM']I've used DR's for nearly 10 years now.... I've stopped buying them, not because of cost (although that's got out of hand lately) but because they don't shrink wrap the boxes any more.... every set of DR's i've purchased in the last year has been dead out of the packet.... Until they start shrink wrapping them again i'm not wasting my money on dead strings !! I've asked String Busters and Strings Direct to give DR this feedback, not holding my breath though Mark[/quote] Thanks for the interesting info. I wonder if that is happening to other strings too because I've had a set of D'Addarios die in a ridiculous space of time, I mean they are literally turning black now in the space of several weeks!! I have been playing a lot but that's just taking the piss! What are you using instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escholl Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 status FTW :] [/useless post] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 [quote name='Marcus' post='462056' date='Apr 14 2009, 12:59 PM']I've used DR's for nearly 10 years now.... I've stopped buying them, not because of cost (although that's got out of hand lately) but because they don't shrink wrap the boxes any more.... every set of DR's i've purchased in the last year has been dead out of the packet.... Until they start shrink wrapping them again i'm not wasting my money on dead strings !! I've asked String Busters and Strings Direct to give DR this feedback, not holding my breath though Mark[/quote] Why not tell them yourself? [email protected] I had a set of ebay with two 65s in and the 45 missing. I emailed DR and they were very swift to apologise and sent me a new full set. So their customer service for me was second to none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaussie Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Try these places. [url="http://www.saitenmarkt.com/"]http://www.saitenmarkt.com/[/url] [url="http://saitenkatalog.de/shop1/"]http://saitenkatalog.de/shop1/[/url] How cheap they are depends on the exchange rate, obviously. I've used both, and they're both quite reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 [quote name='bassaussie' post='462098' date='Apr 14 2009, 01:26 PM']Try these places. [url="http://www.saitenmarkt.com/"]http://www.saitenmarkt.com/[/url] [url="http://saitenkatalog.de/shop1/"]http://saitenkatalog.de/shop1/[/url] How cheap they are depends on the exchange rate, obviously. I've used both, and they're both quite reliable.[/quote] Definitely cheaper than I've found, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Drop Brandt from www.ThePerfectBass.com an email they did me a cracking discount (mention that you are a TB member ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I've been using Roto 55 Solo's instead of HiBeams - they last ages with me, but then I've a dry hand(!) - anyone else tried them? G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaussie Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='462568' date='Apr 14 2009, 09:33 PM']Drop Brandt from www.ThePerfectBass.com an email they did me a cracking discount (mention that you are a TB member ).[/quote] Do you get hit with much tax when they come in, or are you able to sneak them past customs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 this is quite a good site, iv used it before and its all good [url="http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/MyMusicStuff__W0QQ_armrsZ1QQ_fsubZ3"]http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/MyMusicStuff...rmrsZ1QQ_fsubZ3[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 [quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='462955' date='Apr 15 2009, 01:13 PM']this is quite a good site, iv used it before and its all good [url="http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/MyMusicStuff__W0QQ_armrsZ1QQ_fsubZ3"]http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/MyMusicStuff...rmrsZ1QQ_fsubZ3[/url][/quote] That's where I've always got my DRs from but they're not so cheap anymore, given the exchange rate, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 (edited) Everything's gone up with the exchange rate collapse - I paid £23 for DR fatbeams 40-100 last year. Now they're £30. I like the strings, so I just go on paying. Luckily it's just for one bass. The rest of mine are on Status Hotwires 30-90 or 30-115. Even Hotwires have increased in price this year. Edited April 16, 2009 by OutToPlayJazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Its a killer for me. I love em but there are 5 basses in the house now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM1 Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='463960' date='Apr 16 2009, 02:22 PM']Everything's gone up with the exchange rate collapse - I paid £23 for DR fatbeams 40-100 last year. Now they're £30. I like the strings, so I just go on paying. Luckily it's just for one bass. The rest of mine are on Status Hotwires 30-90 or 30-115. Even Hotwires have increased in price this year.[/quote] Yeah, you're not kidding. In the true spirit of being an utter cheapskate, I think I'll have to resort to a bit of string boiling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Or spend less on oxygen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM1 Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='silddx' post='464579' date='Apr 17 2009, 12:01 AM']Or spend less on oxygen. [/quote] You're right, what a frivolous waste of cash, I'll hold my breath instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escholl Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='AM1' post='464569' date='Apr 16 2009, 11:48 PM']Yeah, you're not kidding. In the true spirit of being an utter cheapskate, I think I'll have to resort to a bit of string boiling![/quote] don't boil use meths!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM1 Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='escholl' post='464587' date='Apr 17 2009, 12:10 AM']don't boil use meths!![/quote] Tell me more, young Jedi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escholl Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='AM1' post='464589' date='Apr 17 2009, 12:11 AM']Tell me more, young Jedi![/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17960&hl=string+cleaning"]here[/url], and [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=41078&hl=string+cleaning"]here[/url]. hope it helps -- supposed to be much much more effective, and better for the strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 When string are dead, guess what? they're dead. THEY CAN'T BE BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 [quote name='steve-soar' post='464597' date='Apr 17 2009, 12:22 AM']When string are dead, guess what? they're dead. THEY CAN'T BE BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD. [/quote] Well maybe not, but using the old meths tube solution has allowed me to use two sets of DR Lo-Riders for well over a year now on my 4 string, just by alternating them in the tube. The trick is to never let them quite get to absolute death before they get a dipping..... Two days in the pot with a shake of the pot once a day works miracles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 [quote name='bassaussie' post='462790' date='Apr 15 2009, 10:37 AM']Do you get hit with much tax when they come in, or are you able to sneak them past customs?[/quote] I thought I'd initially avoided the taxes but got hit with £20 a few weeks later! However the strings still came in at £22-£23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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