BASS STRINGS: Stainless Steel vs. Nickel

[shinobi]

u gonna buy a box? can i tompang? i was thinking of getting a box myself in the future for backup, and wanted to offer bros to tompang as well

i don't go through strings that often, especially those i actually like

i'll be going for the blue label SS again though, if it aint broken, dont fix it

 

[reyrey]

still have another two packs of black label with me, so i have to use them first before i order another box of SS blue labels and i'll probably order it around March next year, still long way to go man =P but of course i can give a free ride if you're only buying 1-2 set of them,feel free, but for a box, perhaps we could share the shipping, tee hee
anyway,how much is the blue label ss from ishibashi? with shipping cost
initially i was not expecting much from sadowsky string, but after using it, my oh my, too good to be true + the super reasonable price

 

[jbarks]

how are the black/blue labels compared to hi-beams? curiouser and curiouser...

 

[yuujin]

yeah me too. anyone wanna combine forces and buy?
josh? shinobi?

 

[shinobi]

if you're buying direct from sadowsky, shipping (alone) for a set would be about US$20+, while shipping for a box of 5 would cost about $30+ so the choice is straightforward

ishibashi doesn't stock blue labels, and they would be slightly more expensive than from the US w/o shipping. the shipping is JPY1000 per pack

sadowsky black labels seem to have varying results on different basses. unlike DR, where the response is evergreen. but it seems to me that the blue labels have abit more mass appeal. maybe it's the 'new product' hype

a quote from robert sadowsky:

I've made a conscious decision not to engage in any of the marketing and advertising bulls**t that drives the string industry. No matter what I say about the strings, it don't mean squat until you try a set on your instrument. String advertising is all hype and crap. It doesn't matter what "artists" I have using the strings. It doesn't matter what the core size is or what the wrap layers are. It doesn't matter if the strings are compression wound, wound under liquid nitrogen, wound under the influence of reefer, wound by a one handed blind man or wound by a computer.

I just felt that my Black Label strings could not be all things to all people, so I set on a 12 month quest to develop a second string that might appeal to some players who may not prefer the Black Labels. I have been giving sample sets for the last 6 months to players I respect and the response to the Blue Label Strings have been so good, I am ready to release them. Some of my beta testers have said they prefer the Blue Labels on one bass and prefer the Black Labels on another bass.

i just changed a few weeks ago, but i don't mind joining any mass order if anyone needs the numbers

 

[KeDraiv]

cool, if there is i don't mind joining, if i have the money lah.haha

 

[itzs]

Count me in if anyone is getting a 5 string set of stainless steel blue labels. =)

 

[shinobi]

i checked the shipping. it doesn't need to be in boxes of 5, but the shipping rates are such that if u order more, it will even out and ultimately be cheaper.

but now everyone still lukewarm... lets see who cannot tahan first heh heh

 

[jbarks]

Well.... I'm going to be in NYC in October, so why pay for shipping when I can pick them up from Roger himself?

 

[yuujin]

thanks in advance josh!

 

[shinobi]

ohoho HARDCORE man... let the floodgates open