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10-05-2007, 11:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Livermore, CA | | | DR HELP!
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I know I want to try DR's, but what should I try first?!?!
I play an American Deluxe J bass.
I'm going to guitar center tonight, so help meeee!!!! 
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10-05-2007, 11:41 AM
|  | Will work for groove | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Middletown, OH | | | I like the Highbeams. I use the med-light set, 45-100 gauge.
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10-05-2007, 11:43 AM
|  | ... activating internal kill switch ... | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pig's Eye, MN (aka st. paul) | | | highbeams
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10-05-2007, 12:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | | Whats your style? If all you do is fingerpicking, then you can probably get hi-beams. I do some slap and tap, so I appreciate the extra tightness of lo-riders myself. Plus, the lo-riders are very growly, which is something that I like. |
10-05-2007, 12:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: PA | | | Marcus Miller signatures. I have found that these work best on a Jazz. |
10-05-2007, 12:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indianapolis | | | DR's are on every instrument I own. I freaking love them. I started on the highbeams. They are SUPER bright. I really only dig them after ive broken then in a for a few days, then they hold that tone twice as long as any other string ive tried. I recently have put a set of the coated strings on my pbass. I think the coating dulls the strings just enough to sound like a broken in set of high beams. I probably like the coated ones the most now. |
10-06-2007, 09:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stamford, CT | | | I personally hated Hi Beams. They were way too "tinney." I am about to try Sunbeams on my Jazz. I'll let you know how I like those. |
10-06-2007, 10:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Big spring,Texas | | | Sunbeams .40 .60 .80 .100 .120.
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10-06-2007, 10:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Haddon Heights, NJ | | | I LOVE DR LO-RIDERs (45-125). As soon as they are broken in (about a week or two for me), they are perfect. The only reason I change them is my GAS to try a new product.
They are stiff, hold up well to playing hard, and sound great.
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10-17-2007, 10:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Jose, California U.S.A. | | | I love DR strings. The only string I use !! I have been using Hi-Beam LR40-5s (.40-.120) but just changed to Low-Riders because i wanted a little extra tension. The Hi-Beams are very bright new, a little too bright. The low-riders are just right.
try the Hi-beams first,Then try the Low-riders and you can make a decision. |
10-17-2007, 10:51 PM
| | floppy b strings | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bronx, NY | | | Hi-Beams are great... I have them on my Jazz but I think I prefer the sound/feel of nickels. The stainless steels are very bright when you first put them on the bass.
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10-18-2007, 10:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island | | | I only use DR's as well but I don't like the High-Beams. I use Lo-Riders on my 'Wicks and Sunbeams on my fretless Zon and P-Bass.
I might try nickel Lo-Riders on my Precision next though. I've been going for a more gritty rock tone and the Sunbeams might be a little too warm. Great strings though.
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10-18-2007, 10:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Milton, WV | | | I use Lo-riders on my Modulus and Warwick, but I've tried Hi-beams and Lo-riders on my MIA Jazz and settled on Sunbeams. They sound sweet. So if you like Nickel go with the Sunbeams. I don't think you could miss with either Hi-beams or Lo-riders though. Crap, I really didn't help any.
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10-18-2007, 10:20 AM
|  | America's Favorite Hot Dog! | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CHI/NWI | | | Lo Riders all the way. MMFat beams sounded too midrangey on my P bass. Hi Beams lacked bass. Lo riders are the perfect strings for a jazz bass IMHO. |
10-18-2007, 10:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Singapore | | | High beams for the zing, but my next set will probably be black beauties.
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