Guitar & Bass Strings & Accessories

D'Addario Darco Dean Markley DR Dunlop EBS Electro-Harmonix
Everly Floyd-Rose Elites Elixir Ernie Ball Fender Firewire Galli
GHS Hannabach Kerly Kyser La Bella Martin Piranha Planet Waves
Ramirez Rotosound Savarez Shubb Thomastik Warwick Wedgie

The ever-popular D'Addario guitar strings, available in all flavours (Acoustic, Electric, Bass and Classical).
Their electric EXL range is the preferred strings of rock guitarist's world-wide. Also in the Electric guitar strings range are the D'Addario Chromes Flatwound, a standard choice for the archtop jazz guitarist and the D'Addario Half Rounds, with reduced finger noise and flexibility. D'Addario also manufactures nickel plated Double Ball End guitar strings for Steinberger type instruments.

The D'Addario Acoustic Phosphor Bronze Round Wound EJ series are well known for their long lasting string tone, and have become a stage and studio choice of many world class players. For acoustic guitar strings with a longer life, the EXP coated strings are a popular option in Coated Phosphor Bronze or Coated 80/20 Bronze. The D'Addario Flat Tops semi-flattened Phosphor Bronze are polished to reduce finger noise and fret wear. Or the D'Addario 85/15 Great American Bronze Roundwound; these strings' 85/15 alloy provides a compromise between the brilliance and clarity of traditional 80/20 bronze and the warmth and longevity of phosphor bronze.

D'Addario Pro Arte classical guitar strings are available in various tensions, the coated Pro Arte Composite strings for those who like to enjoy their strings for longer, and the Pro Arte Lightly Polished Composites; polished to reduce finger noise and friction without sacrificing tone.

The D'Addario EXL Electric Bass strings range (Nickel Plated Roundwound) is a good choice for a distinctive bright sound, a balanced tone and feel, and continuity in quality, whereas the D'Addario ProSteel Stainless Roundwound are D'Addario's brightest and most magnetic bass string for that 'piano sound'. The D'Addario Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Bass strings are typically warm toned with the boomy bass end expected of Phosphor Bronze.

D'Addario also produces a range of Single Strings in acoustic or electric. So whether you're looking for a couple of new strings or thinking about creating a new set, this is the best place to look.

Darco guitar strings are produced with value in mind by Martin. The Darco Classics are a quality student string, available in Plain End or Ball End. The Darco High Performance electric guitar strings option; excellent value for money and surprisingly good quality.

Dean Markley guitar strings cater for the Electric and the Acoustic guitarist. Their Nickel Steel Electric sets come in a range of gauges, two of which (Medium and Medium Top Heavy Bottom) come with two G strings; giving the player a choice between a plain .018 or a wound .020w! Dean Markley's Blue Steel Electric line has a longer life and stay in tune.

In the way of Acoustics, Dean Markley produce VintageBronze Acoustic, PhosBronze Acoustic, Alchemy Coated Bronze and Alchemy Coated Phosphor Bronze. These all cover a range of gauges and supply both bronze and phosphor bronze at attractive prices.

DR strings are handmade, and of the highest quality.
Starting with their Electric guitar strings; the Tite-Fit Nickel Plated are an excellent all-round string, flexible, durable and warm toned. The Hi-Beam Nickel Hex Core have that edge that out-and-out rockers and headbangers are attracted to. The Black Beauty Extra Life have a black coated wrap wire making these strings long lasting and good looking! The High-Rollers Nickel Plated are smoother than standard round-wounds, and finally the Pure Blues - Pure Nickel are yet another choice from the upheld high standards of DR strings.

Moving on to the DR Acoustic choice, the DR Pre-Alloy - Phosphor Bronze are of a normal tension, sweet tone and supply a bright treble. The DR Rare - Phosphor Bronze strings are a popular choice with their good bottom end and a rich ringing tone. Finally the Extra Life Phosphor Bronze; the sound of these strings is very nearly indistinguishable from a non-coated string.

In the way of Bass strings, there are the Black Beauty Extra Life; black coated stainless steel wound on round cores, Hi-Beam Tite-Fit Stainless Steel Roundwounds, a string that is very flexible with a snappy, bright edge to the tone. DR Lo-Riders Tite-Fit Stainless Steel Roundwound strings use compression winding on a hex core, great for slapping, popping, tapping and harmonics. The DR Sunbeams Nickel Plated Roundwound feature nickel warmth, softness of feel, and increased response to magnetic pickups. Finally the DR Fatbeams Stainless Steel Roundwound bring you fatter tone, deeper sound, a smoother feel than the Hi-Beams and good mid-range too.

Dunlop have a wide and renowned range of picks; The Delrin Standard's combine the latest plastic technologies to produce a longer lasting guitar pick with excellent memory and a super-slick surface. Polished for precise, instant release. The Tortex Standard and the Tortex Standard Fins are used by top musicians world-wide, carefully designed and manufactured to give the characteristic maximum memory and minimum wear that made original tortoise shell famous. Available in a variety of shapes and gauges, from Nylon Standard, Thumb & Finger Picks, Stubbies (contoured for smooth release, these picks provide an extremely positive attack for super-fast licks) to celluloid picks with a classic shell finish, Dunlop can give your sound that final edge.
They also produce a collection of other accessories including the cheap yet effective Lok Strap retainer, the cost effective String Winder, various Capos, an assortment of Slides and Pick Holders.

Pro quality and used and endorsed by a host of leading players EBS bass effects are compact, robust and easy-to-use pedals and are the standard to which all others are compared - simply the best for studio recordings and live performances!

Always innovative and a bit quirky Electro-Harmonix effects pedals can really tweak your sound and have a big impact over the years. The Big Muff for example has long been a favourite fuzz unit. Electro-Harmonix manufacture a wide range of effects pedals; plenty of different Distortions, Reverbs, Compression, Analogue Delay & Modulations, just plain Modulations, various Tube Pedals, Synthesisers and Filter Envelopes. Each with a selection to choose from! Electro-Harmonix also produce Nickel Plated Electric Guitar Strings; a sweet-sounding, stay in tune, live long string.

Elite bass strings are one of the most popular choices of string for the UK bass player. With a choice between the brightness, durability and consistent quality of the Stadium Stainless Steel Roundwound and the warm tones and softer feel of the Players Nickel Plated Roundwound, they provide a good quality string and a wide range of gauges at a good price.

Makers of the popular Elixir Polyweb and Elixir Nanoweb sleeved strings. Whilst both types allow for longer lasting strings there is a slight difference that separates them. The Polywebs have a smooth tonal response and feel, with reduced finger noise and are only produced for Acoustic guitar. Whereas the Nanowebs have a finer coating which allows for a brighter tone with the feel of conventional strings, and are available in Acoustic, Acoustic Bass, Bass and Electric sets.

Ernie Ball strings are reliable and of consistent quality, for Electric Guitar (Nickel Plated, Stainless Steel and Nickel Plated-Reinforced Plain), Acoustic Guitar (Earthwood Bronze, Slinky Acoustic Phosphor Bronze) or Bass (Nickel Plated Roundwound and available in 5 & 6 string sets), always popular with the gigging guitarist in the UK. An unbeatable reputation and they come in nice bright packets too!

Everly produce Electric and Acoustic guitar strings at good prices and good quality. The Acoustic 80/20 Bronze and the Session Phosphor Bronze are both quality, USA made strings; as are the bright and punchy Electric Nickel Plated Rockers.

Fender are the only manufacturer to produce bullet-end strings. The range consists of Pure Nickel, Nickel Plated or Stainless Steel strings, all available with a standard ball end or bullet end, all for electric guitar. Fender guitar/bass California Tuners and Chromatic Tuners come in a range of funky colours and are easy to use. Fender also supply a robust Stage Tuner.

Firewire strings are a high-tech long life string from Canada. The Extreme Performance Phosphor Bronze acoustic strings have a clear, warm, rich tone and exceptional tonal balance and the electric Firewire Extreme Performance Nickel Plated strings are magnetically enhanced for improved pick-up response, high resistance to breakage and a dramatically increased tonal life, as are the Firewire Extreme Performance Nickel Plated Bass string sets.

Floyd Rose Speedloader electric guitar strings are only for use on Speed Loader bridges and Convergent Tuning bridges, sets are available in both 24.75 inch and 25.5 inch scale lengths.

Galli supply with Acoustic, Electric, Classical and Bass guitar strings and now you can get them in the UK. The Acoustic Galli Gypsy Jazz sets for that Django sound, Silk & Steel, Acoustic Flatwound Bronze (finally a Flatwound acoustic set!) and Acoustic Red Bronze; a soft, warm sound with an original look! Both the Galli Electric Black Nylon Tapewound strings and the Galli Electric Jazz Flatwounds are smooth on the fingers with no fret noise, and are ideal for fretless guitars and late night jazz. The Galli Classical strings (Galli Genius Silver Plated Nylon) are seriously good strings at a seriously good price. The Galli Black Nylon Tapewound Bass strings have the boom of a double bass whereas the Galli Jazz Flatwound Bass strings have a full-bodied sound - perfect for a fretless bass.

GHS electric guitar strings are always in demand and are available in Boomers Nickel Plated (bright, with good volume, sustain and strength), Infinity (coated electric strings, wound strings are black, high quality tone and endurance) and Eric Johnson Nickel Rockers (rollerwound pure nickel in the gauges used by Eric Johnson).

Hannabach provide a wide choice of professional quality Classical guitar strings. The Hannabach Silver Special are the most popular of all Hannabach strings, a balanced, brilliant tone. Hannabach Flamenco strings are designed for the flamenco player, and give a very brilliant sound, with polished red-gold trebles which are slightly brighter than standard clear nylon. Hannabach Custom strings give your sound a balanced and brilliant tone. The Hannabach Goldin are a professional quality string with trebles made of golden yellow Super Carbon. Finally the Hannabach Silver 200, a premium quality set with prolonged string life.

Kerly strings are available in Acoustic, Electric and Bass guitar, all of the highest quality and all put through a superior form of cryogenic freezing! The Earthtones Phosphor Bronze Acoustic strings have amazing tone, are great looking and long lasting. The Kerly Kues Electric strings are tough with anti wear coating and corrosion protective polish, or you could go for Sinister Electric strings gauged more for rhythm playing or drop tuning. The Kerly Kues Nickel Plated Bass strings have crisp, warm tones and really last!

Kyser Quick Change Capos are a useful addition to any curved fret, six string guitar. Their trigger grip design makes them quick and easy to use and they are available in a range of colours. They're made of lightweight aluminium and are designed specifically with speed, and positioning with one hand, in mind. This ease of use is extended throughout the Kyser range, with the likes of the Classical, 12-String, Short-Cut and Drop D capos.

La Bella strings are produced to a very good quality and are sold at a very competitive price. Their range covers Electric, Acoustic, Classical, and Bass guitars.
Their Acoustic range consists of the La Bella Golden Alloy; the Golden Alloy Wound series are wound with a unique bronze compound made to La Bella's own specifications. And La Bella Phosphor Bronze, a unique metal compound is used for the phosphor bronze alloy.

La Bella have a wide selection of different Electric sets to chose from including Steinberger Double Ball End these strings are the perfect fit for headless guitars by Arbor, Burnside, Cort, Hohner, Lotus, Mach I, Status and Steinberger. La Bella Nickel Plated Roundwound sets have a spare first and second string in every set! La Bella Hard Rockin' Steel are a decent set at a great price. La Bella Stainless Steel Roundwound have a long lasting, bright, hard sound. La Bella Stainless Steel Flatwound have the same smooth feel and long lasting tone as they did in 1940. La Bella Black Nylon Tapewound wound strings are a stainless steel roundwound covered with a black nylon outer wrap with a great jazzy sound.

La Bella Bass guitar strings are highly rated and they are excellent value too. Ranging from the traditional Deep Talkin' sets, Hard Rockin' stainless steel sets with a bright bite, the growling nickel plated Slappers and the contact core Super Steps. They are all available in wide range of gauges and different scale lengths.

La Bella's varied Classical strings range consists of La Bella 2001 Classical, these are La Bella's newest creation, and are premium quality. La Bella 2001 Flamenco strings are designed for Flamenco players and have the unique black nylon Flamenca Negra treble strings especially for this style. La Bella Professional Series are of professional quality and have the unique sound of gut strings with accurate intonation. The La Bella 427 Elite are the world's largest selling set of Classical guitar strings. The La Bella 900 Series are designed for the concert performer, the highly polished basses are recommended for both studio recording and live performances. The La Bella 850 Concert Series are designed for finer Classical instruments and include gold nylon trebles. And finally the La Bella 820 Flamenco Series; brilliant tones for the flamenco player.

Martin are a very well known manufacturer of Acoustic and Classical guitar strings and are sold here at an unbeatable price! The Martin Classic strings are silver plated wound strings with poignant, clear nylon trebles. The Acoustics come in a much wider range. The Martin 80/20 Bronze are a very popular string choice, with their bright clear bell tone, typical of Martin bronze wound strings. We also have the Martin Phosphor Bronze strings; they have a sweet clarity and are warmer than the 80/20 Bronze with deep, rich bass strings. The Martin SP 80/20 Bronze strings are of Studio/Performance quality with top grade steel cores. The Martin SP Phosphor Bronze sets take all the preferred qualities from the Studio/Performance strings and add the warmth of the phosphor bronze.Finally Martin Silk & Steel strings; silver plated copper wound strings on a silk wrapped core for a softer feel and lower tension.

Piranha cables are superb value for instrument leads. The pro range would be hard to beat for quality with very low capacitance cable and genuine Neutrik jacks. The Classic range too have Neutrik jacks and are excellent performers. The Scorpion series are value priced quality entry level cables.

Planet Waves produce a selection of guitar accessories and equipment. Peg Winders for both guitar and bass, Straps, String Cutters, cloths, humidifying kits and the Chordmaster hand-held chord computer dictionary are all covered in the list of products that Planet Waves create at affordable prices. A whole range of good quality instrument leads are also available including the "Circuit Breaker" which is an innovative solution to avoiding the loud pops and thuds caused by removing your lead while the amp volume is still up.

Ramirez supply Jose Ramirez Concert Classical Guitar Strings; concert quality strings using traditional construction methods.

Rotosound are a well-known, long-standing UK manufacturer of Acoustic, Bass, Electric and Classical guitar strings (they also make sets for other instruments such as the mandolin), Rotosound are great value for money when compared with the US imports.
The Rotosound Jumbo King Acoustic strings are durable, bright toned, with underlying warmth of phosphor bronze. The Rotosound Country Gold Acoustic strings have a 'contact core' improving resonance transfer and tonal purity.

The Rotosound Nickel Plated Electric strings have been used by gigging guitarists since the 50's and are still made to the same exact specification. Also an extra 1st string is included in every set! Rotosound Flatwound are flatwound with monel, a nickel copper alloy which is very corrosion resistant, giving the strings a warm, smooth jazz tone.

When it comes to Bass Strings, Rotosound know what they are doing, they have one of the widest ranges to chose from, so whatever your style make sure you check out Rotosound! Rotosound Swing Bass Stainless Steel Roundwound are the original roundwound string, hence their undeniable popularity. Bright tones, with great sustain and long life… Can't argue with that. Rotosound Swing Bass Nickel Roundwound carry a warmer toned, vintage sound. They're softer on the fingers and cause less fret wear than stainless steel. Rotosound Contact-core Stainless Steel Roundwound use the contact core design, producing a more focussed tone with improved sustain and brightness. The ball end to saddle core length is adjustable to fit any make of bass, the string height at the saddle will be reduced by the diameter of the winding, so if your setup is already as low as you dare then you may need to raise the saddles slightly! The Rotosound Jazz Bass Monel Flatwound are smooth toned and favoured by jazz and fretless players. If you're aiming for a sound, where better to start than your strings? Well if Steve Harris from Iron Maiden's sound is the one you're after… look no further! The Rotosound Steve Harris Monel Flatwounds are Steve's favourite string and gauge in this exclusive custom flatwound signature set. And finally we bring you Rotosound TruBass Nylon Tapewound; black Flatwound strings with that authentic acoustic sound. These strings have nice harmonic balance, super silk smooth feel, fast action and a low tension despite the heavy gauge. At the value end of the market the nickel plated Rotos are excellent being identical to the Swing Bass sets except that the ends aren't silked.

Makers of Classical and Acoustic guitar strings, Savarez Argentine New Concept can help you with that manouche guitar sound for gypsy jazz. Whereas the Savarez Alliance Classical guitar strings are favoured by flamenco players, the Savarez Corum are more popular with classical players. The Savarez Red Card are an ever popular traditional Classical guitar string.

Its small yet strong design, make the Shubb Capo a robust and reliable choice for the more discerning player. With its thumbscrew-based design, it gives the player the control to adjust the amount of tension placed on the strings. The Shubb Original is reliable giving positive intonation; they're made to last from brass and available with either a plain brass finish or nickel plated, available in sizes to fit almost all guitars. The Shubb Deluxe is an improved version of the Original. Made of stainless steel with a more ergonomic handle and roller pivot, besides reducing wear and adding smoothness to the opening and closing action, the roller engages in a track, ensuring precise alignment. The redesign has improved on the closing action too, it's more uniform and requires less adjustment between thicker and thinner parts of the neck.

Don't start thinking Shubb stops at capos! The Shubb Axys Reversible Slide is a bronze slide that gives excellent tone and control. When rotated behind the hand it leaves all the fingers free for conventional fretting. The ring section remains in place on the finger while the bronze sleeve section can be rotated with the thumb. The Axys Reversible Slide works best if it fits snugly on your finger, just like a ring, usually on the 3rd finger.

Considered by many players to be the best manufacturer of strings in the world, Thomastik strings are handmade to an unsurpassed quality. These strings are available for Electric, Acoustic, Classical, and Bass guitar.
The Thomastik Spectrum Bronze for Acoustic are recording quality strings with a clear, balanced tone. Thomastik Plectrum Bronze are warm, rich, soft sounding strings with low tension on the bottom end. Thomastik John Pearse Folk are low tension ball ended strings with a big, warm sound without distracting picking noises and the treble strings sound brighter than nylon strings.

The Thomastik S Series Steel strings for Classical guitar are low tension ball ended steel strings with a well balanced, bright tone that come in either Precision or Rope Core. Thomastik C Series Roundwound are a quality concert string, with pure, precise, distinctive intonation, brilliant highs and clear bass tones. Thomastik N Series Superlona have precise, clear and warm sounding intonation.

Thomastik have a wide range of Electric strings; Jazz Swing Nickel Flatwound with a mellow, vintage jazz sound, they're perfect for semi acoustic and acoustic jazz guitars. George Benson Jazz strings are available in Flatwound or Roundwound - George's rich jazz sounds from your archtop! Jazz BeBop Nickel Roundwound have sparkling clear tone for contemporary jazz. Sliders Blues Nickel Roundwound with silk inlay have a sweet bluesy sound with reinforced harmonics. Techno-Brights Fusion Magnecore Roundwound are designed for special effects (e.g. finger tapping). Finally the Power-Brights Magnecore Roundwound give a great rock sound and unbeatable sustain!

Thomastik bass strings are superb. Well balanced with a great tone and feel. Powerbass for traditional roundwound, the Jazz series for a smoother sound and feel are available in both flat and round wound. The flats are the string of choice for a fretless with a great groan.

Warwick bass strings have long been highly rated. The pro quality Black label are the top of the range, clear and rich sounding. These are standard on high end Warwick basses. The Yellow label are nickel plated giving increased tonal warmth and great growl. Red label are the good quality value priced series, hard to beat for the price.

Wedgie manufacture a selection of Pick Holders and Picks. The most innovative inclusion to the pick range is the Rubbers. These picks virtually eliminate pick noise leave you with a sound as if you weren't using a pick at all! Another useful device is the Guitar Pick Holder that rotates into position on the strings of the guitar just above the neck. Also available is the Mic Pick Holder, which fits onto your mic stand and holds up to six picks. These are incredibly useful items if you find you're constantly losing your picks!