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06-03-2008, 08:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: S.E. Connecticut, USA | | | Anybody know the actual difference between DR Hi Beams and Fat Beams ?Beams
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Just curious, Marcus used to endorse Hi Beams, now he has his own Signature string. could they be really that different?  |
06-03-2008, 09:22 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Hampshire | | | I play flats now, but when I used rounds I used DR exclusively. I played the hi-beams for a few years but hated how they were so bright out of the box. I tried the fat beams and I actually found them to sound like hi-beams after they had broken in and mellowed out. They were warmer and smoother to my ear. I don't know what the actual difference is with them in how they're made however.
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06-03-2008, 10:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada | | | There was another thread on this a while back. Someone e-mailed DR, and received the answer that winding speed and tension were the only differences. |
06-03-2008, 11:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mexico, Cuernavaca Morelos | | | Just curious, which strings have higher tension? Do you recall the name of the thread? i cant find it. |
06-03-2008, 11:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada | | They're the same tension (they have to be) and stiffness. Same amount of metal (well, maybe a TINY variation), and same type of core.
And here's the thread: What makes DR Fat Beams different from DR Hi-Beams? |
06-04-2008, 01:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: S.E. Connecticut, USA | | | kewl... tanks |
06-04-2008, 01:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston, Texas | | | I have and use both....
DR Hi-Beams have a little more treble to them and the Fat Beams have more midrange, I've tried both types on both my current basses, (Squier VM Jazz and Precision). And that's the biggest difference is just mid presence. The Hi-Beams are nice for pop/slap but I can even do it with my precision and they sound nice cuz im using the fat beams on them as well. They also sound good because the P revels in that midrange and only brings that tonal difference out even more, giving them a nice growl and attack when picking. |
06-05-2008, 03:07 PM
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06-06-2008, 01:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ellenwood,Ga. | | | I was told by a DR rep several years ago,that the MM string windings are made from a different steel than hi beams,but also use a round core.
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06-08-2008, 07:43 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Columbus, Ohio | | | Tension--Hi and Fats v. Lowriders
Is is true that Lowriders are designed to allow lower action/less fret buzz???? |
06-08-2008, 10:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada | | | Lo-Riders are stiffer because of their hex-core, so, yes, they allow you to play at lower action with the same attack. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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