Ive always liked them for my arthritic hands,,but,,cannot find them anywhere,,does anyone know if Gibson has discontinued them,,or a seller who still carries them,,thanks to all.
Ive always liked them for my arthritic hands,,but,,cannot find them anywhere,,does anyone know if Gibson has discontinued them,,or a seller who still carries them,,thanks to all.
Passernig #64
Gibson Blackjack
Fender Wildwood '54 Reissue Strat
Ernie Ball Silhouette
I don't see them at the sites I usually shop for strings but Amazon shows as having 13 sets of them in stock:
https://www.amazon.com/Gibson-Gear-S.../dp/B002NLWFW0
Northfield F5S Amber #347 - 'Squeeze'
Mann EM-5 Hollow Body - Gimme Moore
Kentucky KM-270 - Not just for whisky
Flatiron 1N Pancake - Not just for breakfast
Epiphone Mandobird IV - Djangly
Cozart 8-string e-mando - El Ch(e)apo
Lanikai LB6-S Banjolele (tuned GDAE) - Plinky and the Brane
According to the liner notes on his new album, Sam is using D'Addario strings now.
Soliver arm rested and Tone-Garded Northfield Model M with D’Addario NB 11.5-41, picked with a Wegen Bluegrass 1.4
"Just Strings" has what appears to be an ample supply. http://www.juststrings.com/gib-smg-sbs.html
2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
Gibson wound strings with monel before Sam or I were born. the fact his choices changed an the marketing has too
is kind of beside the point.
Gibson Corp made decisions .. this forum is looking for a product they may have dropped..
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That's what I noticed too, that you could find a listing for them if you found the page via Google (not listed in their normal site menu) but no way to order. Amazon looks to be the only easy option. Slightly higher cost per set but free shipping if you order 4 helps defray some of that.
Also, it's now down to 7 sets. Perhaps Banjer23 already grabbed some.
C.
Northfield F5S Amber #347 - 'Squeeze'
Mann EM-5 Hollow Body - Gimme Moore
Kentucky KM-270 - Not just for whisky
Flatiron 1N Pancake - Not just for breakfast
Epiphone Mandobird IV - Djangly
Cozart 8-string e-mando - El Ch(e)apo
Lanikai LB6-S Banjolele (tuned GDAE) - Plinky and the Brane
1924 Gibson A Snakehead
2005 National RM-1
2007 Hester A5
2009 Passernig A5
2015 Black A2-z
2010 Black GBOM
2017 Poe Scout
2014 Smart F-Style Mandola
2018 Vessel TM5
2019 Hogan F5
Thanks guys,,,I did place an order with amazon,,maybe its time to start experimenting for an alternative.
Passernig #64
Gibson Blackjack
Fender Wildwood '54 Reissue Strat
Ernie Ball Silhouette
GHS will be making a pure nickel string for mandolins, not sure how soon as Jon said things move slow here, but they have made a few sets and they sound great. Very warm attack, lots of depth on my A2 and absolutely wonderful on my Brentrup. Will post more when I know on the thread I have in Equipment.
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2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
Dan, I'm all for experimenting with strings. My only concern is that the gauges could exacerbate the tubbiness of a teens Gibson oval. Were it me, I might try the GHS A260 Bobby Osborne strings which are heavier on the treble courses, including an .016 A which Marla Fibish recommends, and a bit lighter on the bass end.
1924 Gibson A Snakehead
2005 National RM-1
2007 Hester A5
2009 Passernig A5
2015 Black A2-z
2010 Black GBOM
2017 Poe Scout
2014 Smart F-Style Mandola
2018 Vessel TM5
2019 Hogan F5
I believe that Martin is coming out with a Monel set sometime soon...hopefully not just for guitar...
Chuck
2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
Do a search for Monel strings or Sam Bush strings. Gibson is strange about admitting they are no longer selling them or are phasing them out but I do believe that Martin is comnsidering making Mandolin sets using their Monel strings and D'Addario has Nickel Bronze (NB) strings that they will make for mandolin as well as the GHS pure nickel one that pops mentioned.
I now have changed four of my guitar to Marti Retro monels and three of my mandolins including my 23 snakehead A2 which sounds great. It is once again my favorite mandolin to play. I has a snakehead A-Jr also that sounded great with those Sam Bush strings.
I had three sets left and bought another three from a MC seller and now I think I am OK until the other companies come out with their new strings.
Jim
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Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Jim, I am not sure how the Monel compares to the Pure Nickel, but they are really nice on both my mandolins, but especially on the A2. I feel the oval Gibsons will benefit a lot by either of these strings over phosphor bronze.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
I would love to try any of these nickel or nickel alloys. Dave McCarty has also used the D'Addario NB strings on his guitars which he said have a slightly sweeter tone than the monels. D'Addario is serious tho and has set up to send out prototypes in a beta test for new NB strings. I signed on as others here have.
Last edited by Jim Garber; Aug-22-2016 at 7:31pm.
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
www.stringsandbeyond.com has the Sam Bush monels in stock.
Tim Mundy
www.slipperyhill.co.uk
2002 Gibson F5 Fern
1920 Gibson A2
2005 Gibson A5L
Rigel A+ Deluxe Custom
1926 Gibson TB1 Tenor Banjo
1963 Epiphone TF28 Tenor Guitar
Ovation MM868 Mandocello
1987 Rob Armstrong Mandolinetto
Curious how the D'Addario strings sound, Jim have you put them on yet?
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
Listed, certainly. Not in stock though. http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/gisambumowom.html
The last Gibson SB strings I bought from a commercial retailer were from juststrings.com and at this moment they no longer list Gibson strings on their mandolin page. Strings and Beyond have both SB and Bill Monroe strings as out of stock.
I have not received any strings yet. I imagine that it might take some time to send them all out to 400 people. Has anyone received them yet?
Last edited by Jim Garber; Sep-02-2016 at 11:12pm.
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
I received a medium nickel bronze set from the D'Addario rep at the Cafe gathering at Grey Fox in July (Thanks D'Addario!) and have had them on my F5 for a month and a half now--they sound great. I am looking for a replacement for the monels that don't seem to be available any more and the nickel bronze strings seem to my ears to be very comparable--they have that old school sound, emphasizing more fundamental with less ringing on than the phosphor bronze strings.
Andy, I have a prototype pure nickel from GHS and it's the same thing, much more fundamental, nice soft attack, but still depth. A really nice change from phosphor bronze.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
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