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Why can't we buy Cobalt singles?

Astrofreq

Astrofreq

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I hate when I break a string and have to replace my cobalt with a regular string. Is anyone else in this same boat?

I would LOVE if I could buy 6-packs of single gauges directly from EB on the website.
 
Are you sure you can't? I'm seeing listings for them. Just remember that the only strings that are "cobalt" are the wound strings. The plain strings I think are just regular strings.

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Wow and thanks! I don't know how I didn't see that. I also didn't know the unwound strings were just regular. Now I feel dumber than usual. Thanks, Tbone.
 
Astrofreq said:
Wow and thanks! I don't know how I didn't see that. I also didn't know the unwound strings were just regular. Now I feel dumber than usual. Thanks, Tbone.
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I wasn't sure, so I had to read the description, and it says "Featuring a patented cobalt alloy wrap wire around a tin plated hex core," so I figured "well, I guess that doesn't work on the unwound strings".

Just like people asking why they can't buy wound strings for the RPS Slinkies. "RPS" means "reinforced plain steel". The wound strings are regular strings.
 
tbonesullivan said:
I wasn't sure, so I had to read the description, and it says "Featuring a patented cobalt alloy wrap wire around a tin plated hex core," so I figured "well, I guess that doesn't work on the unwound strings".

Just like people asking why they can't buy wound strings for the RPS Slinkies. "RPS" means "reinforced plain steel". The wound strings are regular strings.
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Yes, the winding at the ball end is reinforced on the RPS slinkys. They are otherwise the same strings.
 
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