DR "Legend" Flats

[PaulMacCnj]

I spotted DR "Legend" flatwound bass strings in a store. The packaging says that they are wound on a hex core (vs. the round core of "High Beam" flats).

Before I buy a set, I wanted to get some more info on these, but there appears to be none. Even DR's website says nothing about them. ???

[lmfreeman9]

First I've heard.

[Fender4Me]

I just installed a set of them on one of my P's but havent played it enough to make a judgement yet. They seem to have more of an upright bass sound to me. More decay and less sutain than say a set of Chromes. I'll play them some more and report back.

[Fender4Me]

My bad. Even though my package says " DR Legend", they are wound on a round core like the older Hi-beams. They must be making them both ways.

[jasper383]

I just put a set on my '51 Reissue P Bass, and I like them. Packaging says they are a round core string.

Funny, they feel, sound, and look a LOT like GHS Precision Flats.

Are we sure DR makes these in house? I know the DR rounds are made by DR in New Jersey, but these are so much like GHS flats that it has me wondering.

[tonechaser]

In our country, we have one particular string brand that has a similar construction (flatwounds over hex) and they do sound differently from regular flats-over-rounds. Thuddy attack like flats but with more high-end content in the note duration...

Anyhows here's a youtube review of the said string from one of our local pro. Though the review is partly non-english (the video was intended for our local market) he ran the strings thru different settings and styles so you can get an idea how flats-over-hex core behave:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBBJp5Nzaa4

[Fender4Me]

Im not as crazy about these DR flats as I am D'Addario Chromes. The tension is a bit too low to me which makes the E sound and feel a a little flabby. I like the higher tension of the Chromes myself. The DR's do feel nice though. Very smooth like glass.

[PaulMacCnj]

I called the shop where I saw the DR Legend Flats. They confirmed that the package says the strings are hex core.

[domdec314]

My box of 5-string flats say "Legend" on the front. On the back at the top is says "Polished Stainless Steel Bass Strings Wound With Hexagonal Cores" but below that it has the description and gauge info for the 4-string hi-beam roundwound set. Very strange.

[funkyebk]

Originally Posted by domdec314

but below that it has the description and gauge info for the 4-string hi-beam roundwound set. Very strange.

Don't all DR packages have that blurb to describe their "tite-fit" winding process?

[tumbaobab]

On the website it's written "round core".

Legend Flats | DR Strings

On my package it's written "...with hexagonal core"

They should decide if it's round or hex.

[pilmat]

Round or hex core is irrelevant to me, I just could not get into the tone of these strings. They sounded dead out of the pack. I had them as replacements for the Labellas that came on my Solid 4, and was quite disappointed with their tone.

I had confirmation it was not working when my wife came down to see if I had thrown a blanket over my cab to dampen it! There was a nice thump on the bottom and little else. If Chromes are the bright extreme of flats, these are the mellow extreme.

There might be a setting/bass where these will be awesome, but absolutely not for me. YMMV