DR New drop tune strings!

NewLaw83 · #1 03-23-2010, 05:05 PM

Check 'em out.

http://www.drstrings.com/catalog/ddt-bass-strings

quigg · #2 03-23-2010, 05:14 PM

I'll buy them just because of the angry spider on the front. Spooky. I use DR black beauties on all of my other basses, guess I can give these a try.

NewLaw83 · #3 03-23-2010, 05:17 PM

Finally companies are starting to realize that bassists drop tune too. Yeah angry spider is spooky

lol.

rgbotelho · #4 03-23-2010, 05:20 PM

That´s awesome! I play on drop D and drop C, and at these pitches sometimes (especially with the C) you lack definition of notes. Hope to test soon these strings!

Tim C. · #5 03-23-2010, 05:22 PM

My severe arachnophobia precludes me from buying these strings but they sound pretty cool.

NewLaw83 · #6 03-23-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim C.

My severe arachnophobia precludes me from buying these strings but they sound pretty cool.

Hmmm. Thats stinks. Maybe you can have someone buy them for you and have them take the strings out of the box so you can put them on yourself?

Nikoubis · #7 03-23-2010, 06:04 PM

Interesting.

bommer · #8 03-23-2010, 06:20 PM

wow, surprised someone feels the same way as me. i clicked the link than had to close it due to the spider on the front. looks way to real

splitcoilsenior · #9 03-23-2010, 06:42 PM

So what's so special about these strings, besides a slightly heavier gauge. I have .110 guage DR strings, would these work better?

mark roberts · #10 03-23-2010, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NewLaw83

Check 'em out.

http://www.drstrings.com/catalog/ddt-bass-strings

They added a .102 and .135. Otherwise nothing new. No disrespect intended. They make a fine string from .105 to .025 when it comes to tone and durability. The strings normally designated for B just don't follow suit (and I'm not talking about bangin' the B to death, either...they just aren't stable....and I'm talking MANY B strings of several of their brands over MANY years).

Jaco who? · #11 03-23-2010, 07:21 PM

What the heck are they? Marketing people need to be shot.

Bass-Adrenaline · #12 03-24-2010, 12:09 PM

My friends and i were just talking about these yesterday. Im tempted to buy the .145 B string just to see what its like. lol

Its not shown on the site but it is in their catalog.

Jaco who? · #13 03-24-2010, 05:44 PM

Wow. Awesome. Nickel? Stainless? Round? Flat? Hex core? Round core? Hey, DR marketing geniuses, what are they?

MarkMyWordsXx · #14 03-24-2010, 05:46 PM

there's a frggen .125 E?!

Floyd Eye · #15 03-25-2010, 06:47 AM

If someone tries out the medium 4 string set, I'd be interested in hearing a review.

NicJimBass · #16 03-25-2010, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bass-Adrenaline

My friends and i were just talking about these yesterday. Im tempted to buy the .145 B string just to see what its like. lol

Its not shown on the site but it is in their catalog.

For a short time, I used a .145 as my B string, which was actually tuned to low G#... it was amazing!

Burlington · #17 03-25-2010, 07:03 AM

YESSSSSSSSS. I play in drop C and have been using DR lowrider heavies. I hope these are as nice as they make them out to be. Any idea when they go on the market?

Scionreality · #18 03-25-2010, 07:06 AM

And I just put an SIT 125 in my E string for drop D tuning. It sounds incredible (to me, YMMV), but I'll probably back it down to a 115 or so: the tension is pretty stout.

Double Agent · #19 03-25-2010, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mark roberts

They added a .102 and .135. Otherwise nothing new. No disrespect intended. They make a fine string from .105 to .025 when it comes to tone and durability. The strings normally designated for B just don't follow suit (and I'm not talking about bangin' the B to death, either...they just aren't stable....and I'm talking MANY B strings of several of their brands over MANY years).

This hasn't been my experience at all. I've only used DRs on my 5-string basses and never had a bad result. This is using both the nickel and stainless versions of the Lo-Riders.

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Originally Posted by Jaco who?

Wow. Awesome. Nickel? Stainless? Round? Flat? Hex core? Round core? Hey, DR marketing geniuses, what are they?

Agreed. String gauge doesn't tell even half the story. We know they are for drop-tuning, but what makes these better than any other heavy set of strings for that application? Surprised they don't offer more info.

Jaco who? · #20 03-25-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Double Agent

Agreed. String gauge doesn't tell even half the story. We know they are for drop-tuning, but what makes these better than any other heavy set of strings for that application? Surprised they don't offer more info.

Cool, thank you, DA, 16 other posts and no one mentioned it, I thought I was losing my mind.