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12-19-2011, 03:36 PM
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I've been going back and forth between Hi Beams and Lo Rider steels lately on my Ric 4003. I enjoyed the better grind of the Lo Riders, but felt the bottom end was lacking. I read about the DR Fat Beams, and got a set from Bass Strings Online - Your Custom Bass String Shop...
Exactly what I was looking for. Plenty of growl and grind with full booty shaking bottom end. Shipped really fast as well!
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12-19-2011, 03:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SF Bay Area North CA | | | Interesting, I always thought Lo-Riders had more low-end and Hi Beams more twang. But if Fat Beams provide more low end, that's cool.
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12-19-2011, 03:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Falls Church, VA | | | Yeah, DR Marcus Miller Fat Beams have become my roundwound strings of choice. It all started when I needed a set of strings for my killer FrankenGeddyLee Jazz loaded with a set of Fralin pickups and saw a super good deal w/free shipping on a set of Fat Beams on Musician's Friend. I thought if they were developed in conjunction w/Marcus Miller, then they were probably optimized for a 70's Jazz pickup spacing so I took the plunge. The tension and feel of them is just right for me and the tone ... they have that roundwound growl thing going in spades, but also have a lot of depth ... very full sounding. Me likey.
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12-19-2011, 03:51 PM
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Fat Beams are my favorite as well!
I used to play Lo Riders exclusively.. NO longer 
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12-20-2011, 01:35 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NYC | | | Good to know
You'd think Marcus Miller sig strings would be bright,
But with his ash/maple axe, maybe he needs a fatter sounding string to compliment them.
But yeah..cool, glad you A/B'ed them, I also like lo rider nickles, but I'll try the Fatz after reading this.
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12-21-2011, 08:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NYC | | | Fat beams are so nice. They are not as stiff as the lo riders which is what I really dig.
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12-21-2011, 08:28 PM
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I play Fat Beams on my Sadowsky NYC 5-24 (Maple FB)
I use Sun Beams on my Kinal SK5B and Linc Luthier Impression
I use GHS Pressurewounds on my Hamer Cruisebass Fretless
I like D'Addario Chromes on My Modulus VJ
The Fat Beams are great on all of those basses, but I prefer to use them mostly on the bass with the maple fingerboard.
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12-21-2011, 08:47 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Hampshire | | | I prefer flats generally but when it comes to rounds, Fat Beams are my go-to strings. They are the perfect cross between Lo-Riders & Hi-Beams.
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12-21-2011, 10:52 PM
| | | | fatbeams ftw, theyre much better than the DR coated strings
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12-25-2011, 02:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rocheport, Missouri | | | DR Fatbeams on my Jazz Bass and Chromes on my P Bass.
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12-26-2011, 11:18 AM
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12-26-2011, 03:37 PM
|  | Hip No Ties | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York, NY | | IMO, Fat Beams are one of the best all-around strings on the market today. I use 'em on all three of my fretless basses, and love 'em for their excellent combination of modern clarity, depth, smoothness, flexibility, ease of play, and longevity. 
Sure they're a little more expensive than more run-of-the mill strings...but only by a few bucks. Compare that modest sacrifice against all that superior quality, and it's really a no-brainer.
They work well for just about any genre of music (with the possible exception of hard rock & metal). And they may be just about the best model of strings on the entire planet for fusion (i.e. Alain Caron, Gary Willis, Percy Jones, etc. etc.)
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12-26-2011, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticMichael IMO, Fat Beams are one of the best all-around strings on the market today. I use 'em on all three of my fretless basses, and love 'em for their excellent combination of modern clarity, depth, smoothness, flexibility, ease of play, and longevity.
Sure they're a little more expensive than more run-of-the mill strings...but only by a few bucks. Compare that modest sacrifice against all that superior quality, and it's really a no-brainer.
They work well for just about any genre of music (with the possible exception of hard rock & metal). And they may be just about the best model of strings on the entire planet for fusion (i.e. Alain Caron, Gary Willis, Percy Jones, etc. etc.)
MM | Nope, they work very well for hard rock and metal.
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12-27-2011, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticMichael IMO, Fat Beams are one of the best all-around strings on the market today. I use 'em on all three of my fretless basses, and love 'em for their excellent combination of modern clarity, depth, smoothness, flexibility, ease of play, and longevity.
Sure they're a little more expensive than more run-of-the mill strings...but only by a few bucks. Compare that modest sacrifice against all that superior quality, and it's really a no-brainer.
They work well for just about any genre of music (with the possible exception of hard rock & metal). And they may be just about the best model of strings on the entire planet for fusion (i.e. Alain Caron, Gary Willis, Percy Jones, etc. etc.)
MM | I play in a full-on Speed Metal band, and I use Fat Beams. They're excellent for my style! 
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12-27-2011, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by tylerwylie Nope, they work very well for hard rock and metal. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Clammy I play in a full-on Speed Metal band, and I use Fat Beams. They're excellent for my style! | Well, there ya go. I stand corrected... 
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12-27-2011, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Igotsoul4u Fat beams are so nice. They are not as stiff as the lo riders which is what I really dig. | I like less string tension too and once they break in a bit the Fat Beams are about as good as it gets on my Hwy One Jazz.
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12-28-2011, 12:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Morgan Hill, CA USA | | I have tried Fat Beams a few times over the years. My last set lasted me through a 5-song rehearsal - literally no more than 40 minutes. I was shocked and have never purchased another set since. They sounded nice, but their longevity to price ratio was unacceptable for me. 
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12-28-2011, 12:48 PM
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12-28-2011, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by quadrogong Good to know
You'd think Marcus Miller sig strings would be bright,
But with his ash/maple axe, maybe he needs a fatter sounding string to compliment them.
But yeah..cool, glad you A/B'ed them, I also like lo rider nickles, but I'll try the Fatz after reading this. | Cool, I have a 1977 maple/ash Jazz bass. It's my first old maple necked jazz and I haven't found strings I like on it. I'm thinking the fat beams may be the ticket.
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12-28-2011, 12:57 PM
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