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.
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!
adrian win5 March 2024I highly recommend Tone Merchants. I found them to be extremely trustworthy with great communication & super easy to deal with. Absolutely top notch service & products. Satisfaction is guaranteed, will go the extra mile. Super happy with the nordy mute I received. Wish all business's conducted themselves like Tone Merchants. Absolutely an A+
Vaughan Walker28 February 2024Recently purchased a 50s wiring harness. Fast and efficient service with a friendly thank you note included. Highly recommended!
Peter thompson22 February 2024The support and buying experience from Brad and Tone Merchants was great and I totally recommend their service
TNZ22 February 2024Phenomenal experience from purchasing to communication, Thanks for the process of my products Brad. Despite the waiting time, it was 100% worth the wait. Much appreciated Products: Big BladeMan 5 & 3B-3 Nordstrand preamp, perfect combo
