retrosurfer1959 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Well it's not a 59 burst like we dream about but I made a pretty good score at a neighborhood garage sale tonight. I was walking through and came to a table with some nice Guitar straps and a few other misc music type objects so I started looking and found a box of guitar strings, a full Nike shoe box full of new packages of guitar strings and I asked the lady watching the table how much for the strings she said $2.00 I said that's a good buy how many packages are there all take them all she said ok I don't know how many there are why do you care? I said well how much do I owe you then? she looked at me like I was a idiot and said still $2.00. Well the light went on finally as I said two bucks for all of them? YEP! 26 packages of strings 12-18 months old per the date on the shipping label 10 were Elixirs most of the rest were Gibson Vintage other than a couple fender and two Cleartone, a combination of mediums and light and about 1/2 the Elixir were acoustic which is great. I grabbed the box up like a crack addict that had just scored and said how much for the straps? She said oh that's ten bucks for the whole box she said smiling at me so I grabbed that up also 8 straps 2 Schecter and all the rest Levy three with tags still on them. Apparently someone had donated all the stuff after a son had quit playing and gone off to college or something and mom and dad were tired of looking at the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Wow nice find! Fender strings? I was warned about those strings. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Wow nice find!Fender strings? I was warned about those strings. lol They's bad, trust me. Nothing but trouble. Good find, Retro! Now throw away them damn Fender strings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Nothing wrong with the Fender bullets - especially when you own as many Fenders as RS1959 does. Great score! The cheapest I ever saw the Gibson strings was like $7 a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Wow! Right place + right time. Nice score, mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Well, maybe 2010 will be a good year!! Great score... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65 Casino Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Now you will have us visiting garage sales as well LOL. Great find. Hope it warms up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I gotta go to more garage sales.... Let us (well actually me) know how you like the Elixirs, do they really last longer? sound good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Now you will have us visiting garage sales as well LOL. Great find. Hope it warms up soon. I'm watching Atlanta yard sales. Some of the best deals sort of pop up overnight sometimes. Things you might never expect to be out in the yard... Wonderful country' date=' America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigh Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 No guitars? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bol316 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 What gauge Cleartones? I might buy em from ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwness Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Now if you only had a guitar or 2 to put them on. LOL CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Let us (well actually me) know how you like the Elixirs' date=' do they really last longer? sound good?[/quote'] AXE® recomends them. 'Nuff said. Gratz the killer GS score! Elixers are almost $20 a pack around here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I love my Elixirs both acoustic and electric. They're not as bright as some, perhaps, but you get a more mellow tone per string gauge as far as I can tell - and given that I like light strings but mellow tones... <grin> Oh, and if you're a gentle player as I am, they last forever with decent tone - and I mean more hours than you'd believe. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Not sure what's wrong with Fender strings... they were always good to me. I actually like their acoustic strings more than their electric strings - they last a whole lot longer than Martins do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 That is an awesome deal. I am not a big fan of the elixirs. I just hate that crap that is on the outside of the strings. I used to put Fender bullets on my strat, but switched to the ernie ball- they just feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 AXE® recomends them. 'Nuff said. Gratz the killer GS score! Elixers are almost $20 a pack around here... Oh' date=' well if AXE® says so.... I will have to buy a pack and try them out, the only thing is I just bought 12 packs of dunlop strings for like 1.50 a pack, but I may have to try them out, maybe ask if they have a string I could feel first (not to sound creepy ) 20 bucks? really? I will have to see if I can get em cheaper.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 ... know how you like the Elixirs' date=' do they really last longer? sound good?[/quote'] They do. I won't use anything else on my acoustics. Been using them for probably 10 years now. I have not tried their electric strings. Great score btw, Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibsonAlmighty Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 SCORE!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Best I ever did was this Morley Fuzz Wah(on the left) scored for $5. Thankyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Nice score!!! Thank God it wasn't a 59 burst I would have hated you... Besides you all ready have a couple of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I think the Elixirs are about $11 from MF. They come in two flavors, whether electric or acoustic. The "Polyweb" I prefer is the heavier coating, "Nanoweb" is lighter. Note that in effect, this stuff comes from the Goretex company, so the stuff is pretty well done on strings. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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