Where to buy strings in bulk?

[Philly Q]

Just noticed Brow's thread about buying picks in bulk, and it reminded me of something I was think about the other day - where do get your strings, who has the best prices?

I usually buy the 10-packs of D'Addarios and they last ages because (surprise surprise) I hardly ever change strings.  I think I last got them from Thomann when ordering something else, so shipping was free.

I know there are places like Strings and Things, but they've been around forever and maybe there are cheaper alternatives nowadays?

[Andrew W]

I like DR Blues strings and I've found it's cheapest to buy them on eBay, cheaper even than the online shops. I suspect it makes quite a big difference which brand you like though.

[Brow]

I don't change strings anywhere near as often as I should but I've gotten good deals from Hot Rox when buying them in boxes of 12 sets.

[dave_mc]

i haven't exactly done extensive searches (i hate changing strings too :lol: ) but i found thomann was cheapest for some stuff, stringbusters for other things. and strings direct had things like newtone which were hard to get anywhere else. I don't buy bulk packets, though, as i tend to use different string brands/gauges depending on the guitar.

[Philly Q]

Mine should be easy to get hold of, D'Addario 10s on everything!

[dave_mc]

yeah probably :lol:

I don't really like d'addario for some reason. they feel weird under my fingers, like too tight or something.

[TheyCallMeVolume]

I'm a Pyramid guy myself. Hard to find them anywhere, let alone for a discount!

I agree with the eBay suggestion, when I used to use EB's i would get 12 packs for $30.

[Twinfan]

Mine should be easy to get hold of, D'Addario 10s on everything!

Me too.  I just get them from eBay in boxes of 10s from whoever has the best price  :)

[MDV]

I use stringbusters, but I dont know that they're the cheapest in the whole wide world.

Good prices (a bit below most 'normal'; how anyone reliably finds these '10 packs for 15 quid' deals is beyond me and I cant be arsed finding out), good service.

[AndyR]

I use soundunlimited - not sure if they're cheapest now, but they'll be in the ballpark. The day I first used them they were the cheapest I could find for D'Addarios. They went up a bit - and now they're cheaper than last time I bought from them!

I stick with them regardless now because I found they had SUPERB customer support when stuff went wrong (their local  Post Office charged them wrong for a package once, and I got charged excess postage at my end... not only did soundunlimited refund me that amount immediately, but they asked me what free strings I would like as a goodwill gesture!)

[Alex]

In most cases German Thomann beats UK merchants despite the £10 shipping fee.

[FELINEGUITARS]

We sell our Feline brand strings made here in the UK by Picato cheaper than stringbusters sell Ernie Ball or Daddario for 10 sets or more.

[Johnny Mac]

I've been using strings direct for the past few years. I've been using DRs for a long time now. They last ages. They are a right bolt up on other stuff though. eBay is the best place to look.

[Philly Q]

It's funny, even though I buy all sorts of guitars, parts and other stuff on eBay, I've never really thought of looking for strings!  No idea why!

[PhilKing]

Hi Philly, if you only use D'Addario, then you should look at their 25 set bulk boxes.  I used to use them in the States and they used to be less than 100 bucks a box.  Just found this http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/dexlniwoelgu.html - I get all my strings from these guys nowadays www.stringsandbeyond.com/- since Snake Oil went out of business.