how much do you pay for strings?

[Marshall & Moonshine]

Couldn't tell you. I buy a few 10-Pks every so often on Amazon prime. If I need them, I need them, so I buy the ones I want D's XL 10's and don't give the price a second thought.

 

[revtime]

Quit yer bitchin.
NYXLs for 10 guitars. I change em monthly.
Nah, just kiddin. I only use them on 3 guitars.

 

[rabidhamster]

Right around $25 a pack and I'm excited about it

Guitar players and their "string prices"

 

[jeff_farkas]

About 4.99

 

[GitFiddle]

Best Buy used to sell EBs and Boomers for 3.79. Whenever I went there I would just buy whatever they had on the rack in my gauge. Don't go much anymore and they rarely have any strings when I do.

 

[bridge500t]

About $10.00 a pack. I started buying 3 packs though at around $22.00. Helps save a little money.

 

[C_Becker]

Right around $25 a pack and I'm excited about it

Guitar players and their "string prices"

Bass Player?
In that case, You could play flats, they last long enough to pass down to your grandchildren

 

[wwit]

100% of my electric guitar strings are EB Slinkies of various gauges. I try and take advantage of sales when they pop up. On average I pay @ $4-5 per pack.

When I come across sales @ $3-4 I'll generally buy at least 10 packs of my common sizes. I get strings from Amazon as a Prime Add On item and have paid less than $3 per pack that way on EB Regular Slinky.

Thinking back to when I started playing guitar @1977, strings have improved a 100 times over and gotten cheaper now then they were back then. I remember spending $7.99 + tax on Fender strings in the late 70's. And was lucky if they lasted a couple weeks without rusting away.

Nowadays depending on which guitar I'm favoring strings will last me 2-3 months + and wont have a speck of rust on them. I just play them until they get flubby or wont hold tune. And thinking back its been at least a dozen years or more since the last time I actually broke a string while playing.

 

[Howard2k]

Guitar Strings and Beyond - Buy Guitar Strings Online and Save!

I use these guys too.

I probably have 2-3 years worth of picks left (and it's probably been 18 months once I bought any!) and probably 25 sets of strings kicking around.

 

[Dave_W]

Right around $25 a pack and I'm excited about it

Guitar players and their "string prices"

LaBella DTB Flats here, only $33 a set.

Of course I do buy guitar strings too, but I can't be bothered by whether one store is a buck more or less than another.

 

[Crotch]

$6-$7 for Polywebs

 

[RandyRhoadsLesPaul]

It depends. I alternate between D'Addario's and Ernie Ball. Hmm let's see...it's nickel wound...6 strings...steel strings...can scratch like my friend's evil cat...

Roughly $10-12. Somewhat pricy, but the quality lasts for such a long time.

 

[charlie chitlins]

webstrings.com
I get the 24 pack price break and I think I pay 2.75 + post.
Made in USA by one of the fewer-than-you'd think string manufacturers that the seller isn't permitted to name.
You can mix gauges and get sets for different electrics, acoustics, etc to hit the 24 break.
I change strings before every gig and go through a lot of sets.