Anyone buy guitar stuff in bulk?

[Jacksons Shred]

I've been thinking about buying strings in bulk the past few days and I was wondering if anyone else here buys them in bulk and if they know of any sites that have good deals..or if they just mob down to GC and buy them there. I'd like to do the same thing for picks, too, if it's possible.

[RacerX]

One place immediately springs to mind:

http://www.webstrings.com/

Lots of JCFers get their stringage from there.

[Jacksons Shred]

Is that just some off brand string company that sells strings for dirt cheap?....

[RacerX]

JUST CLICK ON IT AND READ DAMMIT


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Its no accident that we're quickly becoming the World's #1 online guitar and bass string source. Well over 90% of our customers are working pros who demand quality and consistency from their guitar and bass strings. And that's exactly what they get, night after night, session after session. They play Webstrings and get amazing tone, playability, durability and value, after all. . . Thousands of Pros can't be wrong!

[Jacksons Shred]

Eyy! Watch the sas, before I put my foot in yo' ass!

Anyone else use these strings? I'm interested... I like inexpensive!

[Dred]

Will they break easily?

How quickly do they begin to rust? I'm asking this, because over here, you simply won't believe how damp it is. Leave your new set of tools open, and in 2 days, they will all be covered in a nice, brown, flaky finish. Had that happen to me.

[atdguitars]

Thats a good price. That's about what I pay for builder packs. 100 sets of strings all in individual sleeves. 100 low E in one sleeve,100 A's in a sleeve..blah blah blah you get the point. I get Martin's and D'addario that way but there are a couple others available in builder packs as well. We make up sets as we go for sale in the shop and for shop use.
I've never had any problems with rust or string breakage.
My advice to Dred is don't leave your tool out in the damp.. dry it off and put it away..nothing worse than a rusty tool.
Since there are no "off brand" string makers like many other things the quality is pretty good on all of them. Even most of the overseas strings are usa components assembled in another country.

[mccullpl]

I use 'em, and have no complaints. They last me as long as anything else I've tried. I think they have the same corrosion resistant coating as DR's, so rust shouldn't be an issue.

[DonP]

The advice I got on this forum is that Carvin's are GHS Boomers. I bought 20 sets for $40.. Haven't tried a set yet.

[Musician78]

Will they break easily?

How quickly do they begin to rust? I'm asking this, because over here, you simply won't believe how damp it is. Leave your new set of tools open, and in 2 days, they will all be covered in a nice, brown, flaky finish. Had that happen to me.

I would believe how damp it is. I was there for 10 days on my honeymoon and it at least sprinkled every single day.

I want to go back though. Sorry for the thread digression.

[emperor_black]

I ordered 4 sets from webstrings. Two were the right strings I wanted and two were the incorrect gauge. I wanted a pair of 0.013's and got 0.011's instead. The 11's were actually listed on the website as 'SOLD OUT'.

Sent a couple of emails to them. No response. Filed a dispute with paypal and escalated it to a claim after waiting for a week. No response and paypal closed the disput saying it does not protect against the "item not as described" and they protect only if the item was not received. What a bunch of morons! My first and last dealing with webstrings! Thought I'd put it out there if someone's trying to buy from these idiots.

[Matt_B]

I buy strings, polish, and picks in bulk. Saves me lots of shipping costs.

[VitaminG]

I would believe how damp it is. I was there for 10 days on my honeymoon and it at least sprinkled every single day.

HEY! Keep it in the bedroom, buddy

[DR5Guy]

I buy Jackson guitars in bulk!!!...I wish

[bibz]

Bought a bag of picks once, 70 I think was in it, and plan on doing the same for strings and picks off of ebay but never do