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It's that time of the season - going to restring the Jazzmaster and Tele. I usually just pick up a couple of sets of roto reds (11's) from my friendly neighbourhood shop, but since they got all hissy after my son had the audacity to hit a cymbal, fuck 'em. So where's nice and cheap online? Any recommendations?

Can send you my spreadsheet with links. Last time I looked, for Roto pinks:

hotroxuk 2.80
Strings Direct 3.95
soundslive.co.uk
stringexpress.co.uk 3.90
cheapstrings.co.uk
GAK 4.00
stringbusters.com 3.50
dv247
highlystrung.co.uk
newstrings.co.uk 3.55
FairDealMusic.com 1.79
Dawsons 5.49

I <3 Strings Direct

I'm pretty sure if you order now you will get it tomorrow morning. Thats what I usually do when I need strings.

Just get a 10 pack from ebay. Only way to buy strings.

If you're buying less than 10 packs it means you don't like playing guitar enough

Jesus Mike, that's like the Scarface, big rock of coke method of buying strings. Also, I heard on the gear page that the mojo gradually escapes over the years as the nickel alloys change polarity.

NickS, thank you very much.

And Euan too, for the sake of politeness, although you brought least to the table. More effort next time please.

I'd rather pay less for strings and have packs on hand when I need them.

Call me a nut, that's the way I like to lead my life.

I go through 10 packs in 2 months easy.

Blimey, really? Is that a corrosive, sweaty gig hands thing? Not breakages, I'm guessing.

Both.

I have weird sweat which corrodes strings, plus my "enthusiastic" playing style yields breakages. Two on Monday's practise alone.

I got 12 packs from webstrings for a little under £24 shipped. They came very quickly and I've no complaints about the quality.

http://www.webstrings.com/

James wrote:I got 12 packs from webstrings for a little under £24 shipped. They came very quickly and I've no complaints about the quality.

http://www.webstrings.com/

Completely out of wimpy .009"s

A Better Way: Webstrings contracts the same manufacturers that the most popular labels use for their strings. That's right they're the same high quality American made strings. So you see, there's a good chance that your favorite strings are exactly what we're selling!

Rotosound? Added to my list, anyway.

benecol wrote: And Euan too, for the sake of politeness, although you brought least to the table. More effort next time please.

I can't say more than I use them exclusively for buying strings because I've had such great experience from them. I've order pretty late in the day, paid no postage and then gotten them the next day including a Saturday. All good things.

Webstrings Website wrote:"There are only a handful of companies that actually manufacture strings. Most of today's string labels have one of these string factories manufacture strings for them and they simply put their label on them. "

I never thought there was much difference between brands TBQH.

apart from ernie balls, which are complete nonsense. look at them too hard and they snap.

I had a set of ernie balls on a guitar for over 2 years. I've broke about 3 ernie balls during years of use, and each break was my fault. I tried D'addarios and broke 2 through playing (low E and D strings) the second day I had them on.

I don't see any reason for the ernie ball hate.

James wrote:I had a set of ernie balls on a guitar for over 2 years. I've broke about 3 ernie balls during years of use, and each break was my fault. I tried D'addarios and broke 2 through playing (low E and D strings) the second day I had them on.

I don't see any reason for the ernie ball hate.

+1, ive only had one string fail, that was after it was on my main guitar for 6 months. I should have changed it anyway.

James wrote:I had a set of ernie balls on a guitar for over 2 years. I've broke about 3 ernie balls during years of use, and each break was my fault. I tried D'addarios and broke 2 through playing (low E and D strings) the second day I had them on.

I don't see any reason for the ernie ball hate.

Your experience is the reverse of mine, but I make my way through D'Addarios.

I sweat too much and play too often and too rigorously not too. I love them as strings though.

I used Ernie Ball 10-52s for about 6 months but changed back to D'Addarios eventually because the Ernie Balls snapped more often...

I'd still say webstrings is the way to go. For £2 a set it's well worth trying them out.

I ended up taking a Mike-ish route, and bought three packs for a tenner on eBay, with free postage. Thanks all.

Good man. Don't you feel like a PRO?