Dr Strings this is not another should i get these post

[-Acid-]

i seem to have a problem with my DR LowRiders going out of tune like every other day and sometimes every day

is it a bad batch of strings?
the humidity in my house?
is my my neck or bridge messed up?

trying to figure it out cuz i dont usually hear things like this about DR

my bass is a Ibanez gsr190 and its about 4 years old my cousin lent it to me about a year ago and he had it around that long

or is it maybe the way i play

thanks for any suggestions

[steve21]

Relatively cheap bass + a heavy touch + old strings + maybe bad strings + the changing weather (at least here, it's getting HELLA hot) all attribute to the strings being less awesome.

[Foamy]

...poor tuning machines are the usual suspect, but as you have already thought, humidity and weather play hell with any neck.

If that bass has a very thin neck, it is just that much more easily affected.

[DocBop]

You're concerned because you have to tune once a day???? Weather changes, going in and out of gig bag, playing harder or longer than usual. Maybe because I used to be a guitarist, but if I only have to tune in the morning I'd be happy, but I do play a lot of chords and on bass need to be in-tune or they get warblely.

I have stopped using DR strings their quality control is poor, and customer service isn't very responsive.

[-Acid-]

the strings are less then 3 months old
but id bet its the machine heads now that i think about it
then doc says im being too picky
bah who knows i plan on getting some better gear this summer anyway
thanks for the help guys even though i half answered my own question(lol was a little tipsy when this got posted)

[SGT. Pepper]

Originally Posted by DocBop

You're concerned because you have to tune once a day???? Weather changes, going in and out of gig bag, playing harder or longer than usual. Maybe because I used to be a guitarist, but if I only have to tune in the morning I'd be happy, but I do play a lot of chords and on bass need to be in-tune or they get warblely.

I have stopped using DR strings their quality control is poor, and customer service isn't very responsive.

DR guitar strings may suck in your opinion, I know guitarist that love them. Poor quality control, You Got To Be KIDDING?
DR Bass strings are one of the best strings on the market. In 10 yrs I got one bad set of DR's and one bad set of D'Addario's.

[doctorjazz]

I've never had problems with DR strings (guitar strings, I use them on my LP), and all the reports I've heard as to their quality control have been great.

[-Acid-]

i got thinking about it and its mostly the D string
for some reason thats the only string ive ever broken also

am i just rough on a D maybe?

[Mr-Bassman]

My DR lowriders seem pretty consistant when chcking them for tuning before playing as being all slightly flat or sharp by a mostly equal amount with the lighter gauge strings being a little closer than the larger ones. If the D does it on your next set I'd look to the tuning head or your playing style as you suggested with snapping or bending stretching the string more than the others.