New marketing idea?

[Mike Honey]

I don't know whether this is known in UK but here in France a new brand of electric guitar string is being promoted . Known as 'Buddy six', they are being sold in tobacconists and paper shops!! A good idea when you consider that music shops are few and far between outside of big cities (our nearest is 45 miles away)

Good marketing? what do you think?

mike

[JimN]

What's the selling price?

Are they available in various gauges?

How do they feel, sound and stay in tune?

[noelford]

I think that's a brilliant idea – but at least 15 years too late! With online buying so simple and (often) cheaper, the proximity of a music shop isn't as important as it used to be for buying such basic items as strings.

[Mikey]

It sounds a good idea but there's probably strings attached.

[Didier]

Look here : http://sixbuddy.com/

There are no resellers very near from where I live, so I haven't been able to check the prices.

Didier

[Pol]

Look here : http://sixbuddy.com/



Didier

The image of a guitar player used on the string package looks somewhat familiar, is that Chet Atkins ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsjZz62osFA

Pol