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Author Message clarkybass Member Username: clarkybass Post Number: 86 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 8:03 am:    Does anyone know of a retailer (with stock!) of the 5-string bass set this side of the Atlantic? American Guitars and Bassworld in the UK is out at the moment and most US-based retailers have huge shipping charges (one insists on a minimum 40 dollar charge no matter how small the order - plus we in UK then pay 20% import tax from US). artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1287 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 8:17 am:    Hey Mark, Here is the list of Alembic distributors abroad. Cheers, Art pierreyves Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 687 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 8:40 am:    easy: http://www.thomann.de/gb/strings_for_electric_bass.html http://fr.euroguitar.com/accessoire/cordes-65/basse-electrique-5-cordes--107/ http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/top_10_sellers/bass_guitar_strings more I cannot.... clarkybass Member Username: clarkybass Post Number: 87 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 12:39 pm:    Thank you gentlemen! jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2143 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 12:51 am:    Hi Clarkybass, when I was looking for alembic strings i couldn't get any at all in the UK as bassword didn't have any stock plus their prices were high I thought. I had problems getting short scale bass strings too and in the end got some from Juststrings.com in the USA and even after the tax and delivery etc it was still a good deal. They arrived in under a week. http://www.juststrings.com/alembicelectricbassguitar.html Jazzyvee terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1359 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 10:59 am:    Any reason why you use Alembic strings? I use Elites but have a set of gold plated ones(can't remember the manufacturer)on at the moment as they were an gift. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9635 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 11:08 am:    Terry; I think Alembic strings are what M.W. Thomas uses. So if you're after that tone, Alembic strings might help. clarkybass Member Username: clarkybass Post Number: 88 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 10:19 pm:    In answer to a couple of comments above: Thanks jazzyvee but juststrings are the ones who say 40 dollar minimum mailcharge for international orders on their web pages Terryc: There are two reasons I like Alembic strings - the good reason is that I find the elliptical windings quite soft and comfortable, especially for a stainless steel string - tha bad one is I like the turquoise coloured string windings! terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1360 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, September 24, 2010 - 6:12 am:    clarkybass..I must admit the Elites s/steel are very abrasive to both fingers and frets!!