Products: Strings
Basic Truths: The best strings are those that give you the sound you prefer, last a reasonable time and are reasonably priced. The only way to determine this is to try as many different brands as you can, then decide for yourself. There is less than a dozen string manufacturers in the world. They all sell their strings to firms that place their own brand name on them. I buy from a manufacturer that I have stuck with for 40 years. The original firm was Squier Strings. When Fender (CBS Musical Instruments back then) bought out Squier, the old owner took his string-making expertise with him and eventually started up another string company. I stayed with him.
If you would like to try one of my strings (free), just let me know what gauge of unwound string you would like and I'll send it to you. Better yet, buy a set and decide if you get the sound you prefer.
My strings are not supplied in slick packaging. I mainly use them on guitars I restore, but will sell them separately if anyone wants to buy them. What counts is whether you like them or not, and there is only one way to find out. Gauges provided with each stock set are listed, but if you prefer other gauges simply list what you want and I will package them that way. ...Tom
| AC-A 10-string E9th Tuning | |
| Price: | $12.00 including shipping |
| Gauges: | .013, .017, 011, .013, .017, .022P, .026W, .030, .036, & .038 |
| AC-B 12-string, extended E9th Tuning | |
| Price: | $14.00 including shipping |
| Gauges: | .013, .017, 011, .013, .017, .022P, .026W, .030, .036, .038, 046 & .056 |
| AC-C 12-string, Universal E9th Tuning | |
| Price: | $14.00 including shipping |
| Gauges: | .013, .017, 011, .013, .017, .022P, .026W, .030, .038, .046, .056 & .070 |
| AC-D 10-string C6th Tuning | |
| Price: | $14.00 including shipping |
| Gauges: | .012, .015, .018, .011, .026W, .032W, .038W, .042, .052, & .070 If you tune your first string to the D note rather than a G, alert me to this and I will supply a .017 gauge instead of the .012. However, if you prefer other gauges, simply list the gauges you want and I'll package them that way. |
| AC-E Pedal Steel Strings: Individual Gauges | |
| .008 thru .014 Plain | $1.00 |
| .015 thru .020 Plain | $1.20 |
| .022 thru .026 Plain | $1.50 |
| Note that gauges .018 thru .026 are available in plain or wound. Gauge .019 is not manufactured! |
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| .018 thru .026 Wound | $1.60 |
| .028 thru .036 Wound | $1.80 |
| .038 thru .046 Wound | $2.00 |
| .048 thru .056 Wound | $2.50 |
| .058 thru .064 Wound | $3.00 |
| .066 thru .070 Wound | $3.40 |
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