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Not fair!
guitarinchris
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A 10 pack of strings at my local Long and McQuade costs almost 100 bucks (about 8.00 something a pack, they throw in an 11th for free).

I dropped into Guitar Center recently and got 10 packs for 42 dollars!

Now I wish I brought much more money just for strings, hahaha.

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Post Date: 11/4/2009 @ 2:15 pm
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The little mom and pop music store in my town just closed down. They didn't have a mega collection of gear in there but they had the basic misc stuff, lessons, a limited but well rounded supply of low to mid level guitars and they'd offer you coffee on your way in the door. Nice people.

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Post Date: 11/4/2009 @ 5:53 pm

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Yeah, don't I wish they had my "preferred gauges" in 10-packs....

10-48s -- David Gilmour set from GHS is the only "set". Otherwise it's piece together a set. So I'm trying out the Gilmours. Wish me luck. Otherwise it's back to $9.00 a set, but they said they'd cut me a deal down to $6/set.

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Post Date: 11/4/2009 @ 7:32 pm

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You don't wanna see the prices at my local music shop, the only shop for the whole south side.

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Post Date: 11/4/2009 @ 7:34 pm

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I can get my Ernie Ball green packs for $3.50 a pack at my local shop.

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Post Date: 11/4/2009 @ 7:41 pm

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silentechoes said:

I can get my Ernie Ball green packs for $3.50 a pack at my local shop.

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You know what's good. Love those strings... and cheap.



Post Date: 11/4/2009 @ 8:55 pm

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My favorite ones are harder to find (they aren't in my local music shop) and they are DR Pure Blues and they sound fantastic, butthey are like twice as much $$$ as Ernie Ball Slinkies (which I use now, just for the price/convinience)



Post Date: 11/4/2009 @ 8:56 pm

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Ever try http://www.webstrings.com/ ?

Post Date: 11/4/2009 @ 10:20 pm

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silentechoes said:

I can get my Ernie Ball green packs for $3.50 a pack at my local shop.

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proably cos they're the worst strings in all christendom.

You gets what you pays for

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Post Date: 11/5/2009 @ 1:10 am

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jbow00 said:

Ever try http://www.webstrings.com/ ?

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Yes, I have, and their strings are just fine. They used to be a better deal, though, when they had a lower quota for free shipping. I have their strings on my electric guitars now, but have switched to coated strings on my acoustics.

Post Date: 11/5/2009 @ 7:26 am

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D'Adarrios from MF for around $40 for a 10 pack is the way I go.


this rig requires something with a little more kick... plutonium!

Post Date: 11/5/2009 @ 8:06 am

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I got a ten pack D'As for $30 plus a free strobe pick. Smiley

from MF of course.

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Post Date: 11/5/2009 @ 9:36 am

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Include me in the D'Addario-10-pack-from-MF contingent.

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Post Date: 11/5/2009 @ 10:19 am

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I've been doing that $40 D'Addario 10-pack thing for about thirty years now. Hard to argue with success.

I have both kinds of guitars - Fender AND Gibson.

Post Date: 11/5/2009 @ 12:09 pm

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I want the D'A's deal, but I'm Canadian. It probably won't work out to much of a deal, haha. I'll check!

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Post Date: 11/5/2009 @ 8:33 pm

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Brazenman said:

I got a ten pack D'As for $30 plus a free strobe pick. Smiley

from MF of course.


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I got that deal once too. Smiley


this rig requires something with a little more kick... plutonium!

Post Date: 11/5/2009 @ 10:00 pm


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