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Post by radrook on Dec 18, 2019 21:01:02 GMT -6
Mine were el-cheapo strings too Eddie. about four dollars a packet as I recall. They were sold as being made by the same company that makes name brand strings for guitar marques- Yamaha amongst them as I recall. The trouble was they sound really great (I still have about nine packets left) I just had to sort out the low "E"s. You are right as usual- you get what you pay for. e&oe ... I have use so many brands over the years. Now that I buy in bulk, I still look for the best bang for the buck. But I only deal with name brands. I also deal with name bards that back up their strings. I don't mind spending a little more for good service.
I was using one company for a long while. Not for strings but for guitar parts. I was spending at that time $1,000 US or more a month with them. Everything was good until they messed up an order, told me that is what I had ordered. Luckily I saved my order and emailed it to them to show them they were the ones the messed up not me.
Well to make a really long story short. They wanted me to pay to have the items shipped back to them, then pay for the shipping back and pay a restock fee on top of that. Bet you can guess what I told them. I'll never do business with them again. They would not even let me call them to see what we could do about it. They told me they don't have the man power to be talking on the phone. What???
Well anyway... I no longer do business with them. I do tell people about my experience with them when their name comes up. I did wind up keeping the parts and used the parts on other builds. Must be nice to have an on line store that can and do this kind of thing to people.
EB
I know what you mean. I have had strings break right in the middle repeatedly after just a moderate amount of use. I am talking about classical guitar nylon strings. Kept telling the company about it and they began blaming the guitar. On closer inspection I noticed the the strings were wearing thin in places my fingers were most active. So that explained the final breakage. So it's best to get more expensive strings to avoid any kind of unnecessary hassle.
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Post by antares on Dec 19, 2019 4:05:00 GMT -6
Ouch! They must have been low dollar strings? You must have a fairly aggressive approach? You'd probably have done better with monofilament from your fishing reel. Oh dear- a can of worms (ironically).
Seriously though- given that they need to guarantee the breaking strain all along a reel of 100 metres or so in length, perhaps monofilament in three different appropriate breaking strains might be a one time purchase to consider! This is not a flippant statement either, I have tried it with my ukulele and it was at least as pleasing to my ear and to the touch.
e&oe ...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2019 10:07:31 GMT -6
I have use so many brands over the years. Now that I buy in bulk, I still look for the best bang for the buck. But I only deal with name brands. I also deal with name bards that back up their strings. I don't mind spending a little more for good service.
I was using one company for a long while. Not for strings but for guitar parts. I was spending at that time $1,000 US or more a month with them. Everything was good until they messed up an order, told me that is what I had ordered. Luckily I saved my order and emailed it to them to show them they were the ones the messed up not me.
Well to make a really long story short. They wanted me to pay to have the items shipped back to them, then pay for the shipping back and pay a restock fee on top of that. Bet you can guess what I told them. I'll never do business with them again. They would not even let me call them to see what we could do about it. They told me they don't have the man power to be talking on the phone. What???
Well anyway... I no longer do business with them. I do tell people about my experience with them when their name comes up. I did wind up keeping the parts and used the parts on other builds. Must be nice to have an on line store that can and do this kind of thing to people.
EB
I know what you mean. I have had strings break right in the middle repeatedly after just a moderate amount of use. I am talking about classical guitar nylon strings. Kept telling the company about it and they began blaming the guitar. On closer inspection I noticed the the strings were wearing thin in places my fingers were most active. So that explained the final breakage. So it's best to get more expensive strings to avoid any kind of unnecessary hassle. Yep sometimes cheap is not the way to go... Welcome to the forum!
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