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Post by lavaman on Feb 5, 2017 17:30:19 GMT
Very silly. They'd better last forever at that price.1!! I was reading an interview recently with John Isley, bass player with Dire Straits. His favourite bass has had the same strings on for 30 years! SaveSaveInteresting, I read that bass player James Jamerson got his great Motown sound from really old strings.
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Post by bellyshere on Feb 5, 2017 19:06:26 GMT
Bass players don't need new strings as it's just thunk thunk anyway. 😊
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Post by Riverman on Feb 5, 2017 19:30:16 GMT
Bass players don't need new strings as it's just thunk thunk anyway. 😊 Yeah, that's what I was thunking too.
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Post by walkingdecay on Feb 6, 2017 1:34:39 GMT
I use Martin SPs and really like them. Usually takes me about two months to kill a set on my main when I'm into acoustic. I'm tempted to try these.
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Post by NikGnashers on Feb 11, 2017 12:55:36 GMT
With any hobby these days, it seems like you can literally pay as much as you want to for items. This is just another example ! One of my other passions, mountain biking, is as bad. The new SRAM Eagle components are ridiculous, the rear wheel cassette (group of cogs on the back wheel) cost £200 alone
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Post by andrewjw on Feb 11, 2017 14:30:47 GMT
With any hobby these days, it seems like you can literally pay as much as you want to for items. This is just another example ! One of my other passions, mountain biking, is as bad. The new SRAM Eagle components are ridiculous, the rear wheel cassette (group of cogs on the back wheel) cost £200 alone And another... foreverspin.com/?c=fs5re&gclid=CIW6puuOhNICFSsz0wodX18FvA
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Post by NikGnashers on Feb 12, 2017 13:55:15 GMT
With any hobby these days, it seems like you can literally pay as much as you want to for items. This is just another example ! One of my other passions, mountain biking, is as bad. The new SRAM Eagle components are ridiculous, the rear wheel cassette (group of cogs on the back wheel) cost £200 alone And another... foreverspin.com/?c=fs5re&gclid=CIW6puuOhNICFSsz0wodX18FvAThe cheapest spinning top, in aluminium is $34 !!! The tungsten one is $195
Beyond belief.
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Post by Riverman on Feb 12, 2017 14:08:16 GMT
With any hobby these days, it seems like you can literally pay as much as you want to for items. This is just another example ! One of my other passions, mountain biking, is as bad. The new SRAM Eagle components are ridiculous, the rear wheel cassette (group of cogs on the back wheel) cost £200 alone And another... foreverspin.com/?c=fs5re&gclid=CIW6puuOhNICFSsz0wodX18FvAI quite like the look of those...
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Post by andrewjw on Feb 12, 2017 14:47:42 GMT
I quite like the look of those... A new spin on the gift for someone who is hard to buy for...look beautifully made and could be addictive .
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Post by walkingdecay on Apr 26, 2017 9:38:39 GMT
OK, I bought a set and put them on my main acoustic. First impressions are that they're a little brighter than new SPs, but quite sweet after a night of "settling in." I'll review them more fully when they wear out. Given that it usually takes me about two to three months to kill a six quid set of SPs I hope that won't be for a very long time...
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 26, 2017 14:22:10 GMT
Very silly. They'd better last forever at that price.1!! I was reading an interview recently with John Isley, bass player with Dire Straits. His favourite bass has had the same strings on for 30 years! SaveSaveI still remember the day in the late 90s that my Dad took the original strings off his 74 precision. I think it was less that they'd worn out, so much as flatwounds had got really out of fashion.
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