Pete Richards Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Hi all Does andyone know where you can get single coloured bass strings in the UK? I know that DR do singles in the states but I'm really struggling to find anyone that does them over here, all that we seem to have access to is 4 or 5 packs (which tend to be quite pricy). I no-one knows of anywhere then would you be interested in buying singles if they were available? I've pinged DR an email to say they should find a distributor for them over here. If plenty of people reply to this then we might be able to get a distributor to look into stocking them. Just a thought. Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Pete Richards' post='902691' date='Jul 23 2010, 01:23 AM']Hi all Does andyone know where you can get single coloured bass strings in the UK? I know that DR do singles in the states but I'm really struggling to find anyone that does them over here, all that we seem to have access to is 4 or 5 packs (which tend to be quite pricy). I no-one knows of anywhere then would you be interested in buying singles if they were available? I've pinged DR an email to say they should find a distributor for them over here. If plenty of people reply to this then we might be able to get a distributor to look into stocking them. Just a thought. Cheers Pete[/quote] [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk"]www.stringsdirect.co.uk[/url] Huge selection of DR strings with more than enough customer support to boot...hell they know who I am from voice! Been using em for 5 years now... Edited July 23, 2010 by Kongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Good question as I've often required the same. Been tempted to buy the DR 4-string set and not change the B string on every 2nd string change. Surely the B doesn't need the same fresh/zing to it and I could save a bit cash each time. And has anyone had a B string snap on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Richards Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 Nope, I've never outright snapped one, played it till it sounds dull as sh*te but never snapped. I play in a metal band though so I'm predominantly B and E string based so I always need to replace them earlier than the others. It's so expensive having to replace A, D and G as well each time I re-string. Might but a whole set and sell the top three on ebay? Someone might want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 I've broken a Low B before, but it had been on the bass about a year when it finally snapped. I find that the B and E strings tend go dull slightly faster than the other strings, although I think I play all the strings equally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) you mean one of each colour like this: [url="http://img227.imageshack.us/i/dsc02523mediumnh3.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://img518.imageshack.us/i/dsc02560mediumjw9.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://img104.imageshack.us/i/dsc02564mediumxx7.jpg/"][/url] What's madder than a 6 string fretless Yamaha 'ironing board neck' bass? one with different coloured strings I don't remember if this is where I got them but this guy has singles [url="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/mikes-chop-shop/"]http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/mikes-chop-shop/[/url] Edited August 5, 2010 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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