New Guitar Strings

[Hornett]

Yes, mods, this thread is about firearms. Be patient.

I broke the E string on my guitar last night and I need to play at the Christmas dinner tomorrow.
So I went to the local pawn shop because they have strings misc. guitar stuff to go with the pawned guitars.
I found a set of D'Addario strings medium gauge for $9.
Good strings. Good price. So I am thinking this is a good day.
You can't go into a pawn shop without checking out the guns so I am looking around and there it is:
A Browning Gold Hunter, 26" barrel, black synthetic stock. Price tag $500.
I have a 28" barrel Gold Hunter and have been looking for a 26" barrel for it for a couple of years with no success.
The barrels alone are $450 plus shipping. YOW!
I was looked the gun over and looked like it had NEVER been cleaned but with a little work it could be good as new.
Then the guy behind the counter said he would take $400 for it.
WOW! I am not only getting a barrel, but a whole shotgun!
For less money than a barrel.
I didn't have $400 on me so I gave him $100 and put it in layaway.
And he gave me the strings for free!
Just had to share.
What a country we live in.

 

[Yup!]

So you bought a gun, with strings attached......

 

[Old_grunt]

So you bought a gun, with strings attached......

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

dang!
D'Addario strings for free
and a $400 Browning Gold Hunter waiting for you in layaway?
good day, indeed!

 

[Slawburger]

Guitar players always get the pretty girls.

Congrats on the new shotgun! Always nice when you find one for which you have been searching, especially at a good price.

 

[DIRTROAD]

Love the gun but what kind of guitar I am hooked on both ,no money but I do have fun

 

[Bennettjh]

D'Addario and Browning. You're OK in my book.

 

[CitiusFortius]

So you bought a gun, with strings attached......

Ok...my turn. If I told my wife i was buying guitar strings and came home with a $400 gun, she would "string" me up for sure!

 

[comanche]

I got guitar strings for my wife, good trade....wait it's

 

[Trooper]

So you use the Browning to play rhythm or bass?

 

[Frz]

So you bought a gun, with strings attached......

Was that a 12 gauge high E?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Guitar players always get the pretty girls.

Congrats on the new shotgun! Always nice when you find one for which you have been searching, especially at a good price.

In the words of John Mellencamp, "Forget all about that macho , ya better learn to play guitar!"

 

[Hornett]

Love the gun but what kind of guitar I am hooked on both ,no money but I do have fun

The guitar I was getting the strings for was an old 70's Epi A-10.
Epi was Epiphones student model guitar. I think it cost like $130.00.
It was the first guitar I bought for myself.
I have a Takamine that I play in church but the Epi is my go anywhere guitar.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Congrats on the good fortune! Guitar players do live a charmed life I'm an Elixer guy, but played D'Addario for years. Good strings.

Bought a beater a few years back - Ovation - during that short window when they were making good sounding guitars - it's one of my favorites now, similar to this one:



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[boileralum]

So you bought a gun, with strings attached......

 

[Hornett]

Congrats on the good fortune! Guitar players do live a charmed life

I'm an Elixer guy, but played D'Addario for years. Good strings.

What is with the Elixers?
No one around Bedford has them.
Of course, Bedford is usually out of everything anyway.


BTW I went back today for a capo, but it didn't work.

 

[Lammchop93]

I'm a bass player. We never get lucky...

I'll tell you what though, between music equipment and guns, there is no money left for anything else. Two most expensive hobbies I can think of besides cars.

 

[dmarsh8]

So you bought a gun, with strings attached......

^^^

nice strings and the gun you wanted. good day all around

 

[gregkl]

Nice! With luck like that you should buy a lottery ticket. Good score.

 

[Kagnew]

Guitar players always get the pretty girls.

But what if one of them busts her "G" string instead of her "E" string?