Bass Strings for 4, 5 & 6 string electric bass guitars. Choose from Nickel Round Wound for a bright, punchy tone with plenty of attack. Or Flat Wound strings for a dull, vintage thud tone of yesteryear.
We stock a full range of La Bella ,Thomastik-Infeld & Ernie Ball Strings. Available in rounds or bass flatwound strings in a wide range of string gauge and tension to suit your playing style.
Tone Merchants offer fast delivery throughout New Zealand & Australia with all our strings.
We love the Thomastik-Infeld bass strings so much, we have the largest range available in New Zealand. Made in Vienna, Thomastik Infeld have been developing and producing strings with the vastest range of tone colors since 1919. Their progressive string developments have revolutionized the music world repeatedly. 100 years of experience, pioneering research in the field of string technology and material science as well as groundbreaking developments in mechanical engineering create tone and inspiration day after day.
Well known for their Jazz Flatwound Strings, they also make incredible Acoustic Bass Strings with a phosphor bronze round wound winding around a nylon core. The Powerbass round wound strings have a steel hex core, a highly flexible core and massive magnecore winding achieves fascinating clarity and transparency of sound combined with maximum output. So if you are really looking for the very best in feel, quality & tone look no further and try out Thomastik-Infeld strings today.
Proudly made for over 60 years in the USA. Ernie Ball have been the premier choice for bass players around the world. In 1962, Ernie Ball pioneered electric guitar strings by creating new recipes that would become the voice of Rock and Roll and inspire musicians for generations to come. Ernie Ball Strings are manufactured in Coachella, California.
All orders are sent from our shop in Auckland, NZ on a track and trace courier. Typically within New Zealand your order of strings will arrive over night once dispatched. For delivery into Australia typically our standard service is 5-7 days once dispatched.
Once your order is ready to send out to you, you will receive an e-mail notification with the track and trace details of your courier that has been booked. So if needed you can check on the progress of your delivery.
Morgan Edwards16 May 2024Brad’s advice was instrumental in helping me to choose the gear that was right for my needs. What’s more, Brad’s customer service was second to none. I am pleased to have been able to purchase my epic Genzler rig (Magellan 800 + NuClassic 2x12) through Tone Merchants, and I’d wholeheartedly recommend them to anybody looking for equipment (pickups, amps, hardware and more) for their bass or guitar.
David “Denial” Mortenson1 May 2024I can't tell you enough about how Brad helped me out of a jam, I was on tour recently in NZ/AUST with LIVE - (Bass Tech) and I had a tuning peg get damaged in transport and Tone Merchants were the only dealers on that side of the world with the peg I needed. Brad was so fast with an email response and express shipping of the peg I was back up and running with in a couple days. Thank you Brad, I will always recommend and hopefully stop in and see you next time I'm in town!!
Brenten Blury29 April 2024Brad sorted some amazing fralin pickups at a great price and included some extra covers due to a stock discrepancy. Very helpful and good service. Thanks!
Matthew Berg28 April 2024After doing plenty of hunting for a replacement bridge for my Rickenbacker bass i stumbled across Tone Merchants. The communication back and forth while i waited for the import to arrive was great.... Prompt shipping to me in Australia at a very reasonable cost! The tone, playability and most of all functionality of this upgrade is second to none. 10/10. It's just like a cup of Dilmah - "Do Try It".
Marty Forrer8 April 2024I purchased TI Jazz Flats and prewired Jazz control plate from Tone Merchants. Excellent products and excellent service.
Olivier Holland19 March 2024Fantastic shop stocking some top notch gear, most notably Genzler amps! Massive 'thumbs up' and recommendations!
Matt Harvey14 March 2024Legendary. Great advice from Brad regarding modding options aswell as a wicked service in the explanation as to what each can do for your tone. The concentric knob control plate was simple to install, looks amazing on the US Fender and with the series/parallel switches my tone control is spot on. A slick and stylish vintage look and an even better sounding jazz bass.
Seamus Jolly14 March 2024Fantastic service, and what a bass! Highly recommend these guys. Thanks again Brad
Julian Pettitt11 March 2024Can't speak highly enough of Brad, great to deal with, knowledgeable and professional. Bought the Genzler Magellan 800 amp and Bass Array 4x10 cabinet and have never sounded better! The whole band is stoked on the tone and clarity of my rig, thanks Tone Merchants!
