DR lo-riders @%*&@%*@*%

AllodoX · #1 05-31-2002, 03:04 PM

**** DR and their low-riders

what does the site say ?

' Fits scale lengths up to 37 3/4". '

what is the truth ?

the B-string is almost 2" too short..

so now i paid 50 ****ing dollar for a bunch of ****ing strings that are no ****ing use to me.. god i am so angry

Diezel420 · #2 05-31-2002, 03:11 PM

Personally.............

..........I really like 'em. Who even has a 37 inch scale on their bass, anyway?

AllodoX · #3 05-31-2002, 03:19 PM

it's a 35" scale bass. but has body-thru stringing.. so it needs 37" strings..

AllodoX · #4 05-31-2002, 04:08 PM

i should have taken DR longnecks i think.. they're made for long basses, and will do thru-body stringing..

other option is ofcourse the original Cort 3535 strings..

Nick man · #5 06-03-2002, 08:34 PM

Carl Thompson builds 38" basses I believe.

Who plays them?

I believe Les Claypool does.

Peace
Nick

Showdown · #6 06-04-2002, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AllodoX
it's a 35" scale bass. but has body-thru stringing.. so it needs 37" strings..

I guess I just dodged a bullet... I just bought a Lakland Skyline 55-01, and needed some spare strings. I was considering the DR, but decided to go with the Lakland brand because I knew they would fit, and the ones that came from the factory sound good. Good thing I didn't take a chance on the DR...

allan grossman · #7 06-04-2002, 06:27 AM

AllodoX said...

it's a 35" scale bass. but has body-thru stringing.. so it needs 37" strings..

Hmmmm.

Steel or nickel Lo-Riders? I use the stainless ones exclusively on my Lakland and it's a 35" string-through setup.

Lakland Direct even sells them.

Chambers · #8 06-04-2002, 08:28 AM

I play a 37.5" scale, and I've got some standard DR's on there now. The windings stop about 3/4 the way from the nut to the first fret, but it plays/sounds fine, and I rarely notice the shortness.