Sometimes, it’s good to stock up.

Some time back, I did a bulk order of my favorite acoustic guitar strings – the Martin Marquis (light gauge). Musician’s Friend had them for $4.19 per set, which was a pretty good price.

I recently discovered that Martin has replaced the Marquis line of strings with a new “Authentic Acoustic” line, and at a price that’s 79% higher. Wonderful. I’m grateful I still have a few sets of the Marquis. One seller on Amazon is listing them for $25 per set now. Sheesh.

I did find one site that still shows a stock of the Marquis strings for $4.49, so I think I’m going to figure out how to squeeze my budget and pick up a few more sets while the getting’s good.