[Johnny Guitar]

For a while now I have been playing Ernie Ball Super Slinkys (9-42) or the equivalent Darcos of the same gauge since I can buy them in bulk for pretty good prices (a dozen for $45 from SamAsh for the Ernie Balls, and $30 for the Darcos at American Musical Supply).

I will be getting a dedicated slide guitar and in the next couple of weeks and want to set it up with heavier strings. I was thinking of 11-48 but I can't see those for much under $4 a set.

AMS has the same deal (12 sets for $30) for a 10-46 set as the 9-42, but no 11-48 set deal, so I might be best off just giving that a shot for the time being; unless anyone else knows of a good deal out there?

Thanks,
John B.

[Ricochet]

Pick the string sizes you want for your set and order 12 bulk strings of each size from: http://juststrings.com/ With nickel wound and plain strings, you should end up in the $3.00 per set range.

I just did that to make a .017, .020, .028, .038, .052, .070" set for my Johnson tricone reso for Open D and Open G. (Which string set I love the sound and feel of.) Because the .070" strings were much pricier than the others, I ended up paying about $52 for 12 sets, with shipping. If you don't go over .060" on the bass string, you save a bunch.

[Johnny Guitar]

Thanks! I knew there had to be a place like this online.