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Rock verb wrote;
"actually,
So there you go, yes there is steel war between US en Europe, but it
appearantly doesn't affect the price of the strings, it's rather the
retailers margin - chromes are 15 euros a set in the store."
Hi,
Indeed, it's the retailers margin.
Last time one of the local music stores had an open house day, they did
a -50% on all strings, including d'Addario flats.
Needless to say I bought a stack that day for my Jag. (got them for 8
euro a pack that day, instead of 16, where they normally sell for over
here)
The problem with "Pyramids" is a distrubution problem. For instance they
are not to be found in any Belgian music store I know of, while they are
produced in Germany. But d'Addario's are everywhere to be found....Last
week I picked up a set of "d'Addario flats" for our bass player....It
costed 50 Euro!!!! For crying out loud....While I Could of easily got
Pyramids Gold Flats for Bass for less.... if those where available....
Even the pyramids are not cheap,since most German retailers ask 8 Euro
for shipping strings....If you bother to ask they reply, well the 8 Euro
is for up to 30 Kg....As If I would order 30Kg of strings.....(I'm still
an old school guy when it comes to guitars and amps, what I can't play,
I don't buy....)
Oh, well....Why do I even bother!? I should be better of playing the
damn strings :)
-Jerry S.
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