Bush strings

**baptist mando55** · Jan-12-2012, 6:39pm

How long does it take for the Sam Bush strings to settle in they seem very brash and tinny? I used to use them when they were called Monels and I thought i liked them Ive had them on 4or5 days and hate them.Iguess Iwill put on mu favorite GHS silk and bronze. by the way I didnt change the a and e string

**George R. Lane** · Jan-12-2012, 7:06pm

I just put a set on my Weber Vintage A and they sound OK. I find most strings take a week of playing before they settle in. Give them a few more days.

**mandroid** · Jan-12-2012, 8:30pm

Seem fine from the get go .. [Mix A5, & Lebeda F5 'Jazzica']

**Pete Martin** · Jan-13-2012, 2:01pm

A few hours seems to do it. Have patience as they last a long time once they are broken in.

**Andrew B. Carlson** · Jan-13-2012, 2:25pm

Maybe I don't play enough. Mine were 7-10 days of crazy "harpscicord" sounding brashness till they calmed down. I put em on about 4 months ago. Still playin em.

**baptist mando55** · Jan-13-2012, 3:48pm

they seem to me to be not as slick or kinda of a satin feel compared to the old monels. I just thought id try a set but i dont think anythink sounds as woody as GHS silk and bronze

**John L** · Jan-13-2012, 9:16pm

Originally Posted by baptist mando55

they seem to me to be not as slick or kinda of a satin feel compared to the old monels. I just thought id try a set but i dont think anythink sounds as woody as GHS silk and bronze

I hope they haven't changed the alloy. I have sung the praises of monel on this site for years, but I am still working on a box I bought years ago - they are Gibson monel but no Sam Bush name on them. They last so long I should be good for a few years!

**mandroid** · Jan-14-2012, 11:54am

I think Gibson Mona~Steel wound strings are older than Sammy..
FWIW , ML161 is the product number ,
minus celebrity player name..

**mandobassman** · Jan-14-2012, 12:59pm

To the best of my knowledge, they are the same set of strings. Sam used them for years before Gibson approached him about endorsing them.

**John L** · Jan-14-2012, 4:20pm

Originally Posted by mandroid

I think Gibson Mona~Steel wound strings are older than Sammy..
FWIW , ML161 is the product number ,
minus celebrity player name..

The old packages I have without the Sam Bush endorsement are G-161ML - guages are the same as the newer ones - 011-014-025-041

**i-vibe** · Jan-17-2012, 12:07am

i know this has been mentioned before by me and others (then again we're talking about strings yet again....so please, rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat, rinse repeat)...i sure wish they'd beef up those puny A strings.

**i-vibe** · Jan-17-2012, 12:23am

...i also wish some folks would be kind enough to save and send some of their string labels and string boxes my way so i can finish off this dang wallpapering project before i'm too old and rickety to get up on a step stool!

post requesting string labels found here:
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...=string+labels

sadly, so far contributions from site members have been most disappointing.