Dank Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I was recently reading the Taylor Guitar Forum where someone said that they buy their strings at www.webstrings.com. The sets are very inexpensive. Has anyone tried them? Any opinions? Thank you. Dan. Taylor K65CE Froggy Bottom F-12 Martin D-41 Huss & Dalton OM Custom Charis SJ Brazilian/Red Western Cedar Taylor XXX-BE '59 Les Paul Reissue Peter Frampton Les Paul '62 Jazz Bass Reissue Gibson J-160e Hofner '62 Bass Ric 350V63 Ric 360v64/12 Ric 4001VP Fireglo Gretsch '62 Tennessean Rose Grtesch '62 County Gentleman SP Epi John Lennon Revolution Godin Mlutiac Anderson Hollow Classic Drop Top Custom PRS Custom 22 10 Top G&L ASAT Classic G&L Comanche Butterscoth Flame '57 Fender Strat Reissue Eric Clapton Strat 40th Anniv. Fender Start '76 Strat '61 SG Reissue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O'Shite Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I haven't tried'em (hadn't heard of'em before, thanks!), but they easily look worth trying out, as long as they're similar to the strings you already like. Dirt cheap! -k Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbo_Tangent Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I only use Elixirs now - nothing else comes close. Phil Tangent Studios http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Tangent2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronedo Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I have tried the Web strings and they are very comparable to other name brands. I bought their normal 10 gauge (10 to 46 ga.) which are pretty similar to the D'Addarios of the same gauge I was using. I believe the price was just a little over $2 a set so I bought 10 sets and still have some. My advice is to give them a try and form your own opinion. P.S. For what it is worth, my guitar tech told me that all U.S. guitar strings are made by a handful of manufacturers who just repackage and sell them to the various companies. I can't confirm this but it sounds interesting and may explain the 2 fold difference in price between the brand names and Webstrings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Originally posted by Lancer: ...P.S. For what it is worth, my guitar tech told me that all U.S. guitar strings are made by a handful of manufacturers who just repackage and sell them to the various companies. I can't confirm this but it sounds interesting and may explain the 2 fold difference in price between the brand names and Webstrings.'Tis true, but they don't necessarily manufacture every brand of strings to the same measure of quality. Gibson makes their own strings in Elgin, Illinois. D'Addario, Ernie Ball, and Elixir manufacture their own. As to Dean Markley, John Pearse, and other brands, I don't know. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O'Shite Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Hey, fantasticsound- am I mistaken to think that these guys all order the raw music-wire "stock" material (for cores, windings, and plain strings) from someone else, instead of manufacturing that from scratch? Of course, even if that's the case, they might not all order the same music-wire stock materials... -k Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isxism Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Not too sure about the strings, but that site has some nice wallpaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 The ".. a few handful of manufactures .." thing is very interesting and very possble. I went on a sales / quotation call to a customer of my father's back in the late 1960's one time to a manufacturer of hand tools, specifically combination wrenches. I talked to the Manufacturing Engineer and much to my surprise found that all the brands they made used the exact same machines, material and tolerances. Definetly worth investigating! Dave Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog951 Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Speaking of tools, I once worked for Black and Decker. Our department made power tools for B&D, Craftsman and Snap-On. The only appreciable difference was the color of the plastic for the housing and the stickers. We did reserve all of the "barely in-spec" motor pieces for Sears, though. None more black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 I always knew that the Sears stuff was "flawed" somehow. Dave Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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