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10-04-2007, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | | DR Sunbeam on Fender P what do you think?
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I want to put DR Sunbeam on Precision. Any thought? |
10-04-2007, 02:20 PM
| | | | They sound great on my Jazz. A little warmer or duller than a standard round to me. |
10-04-2007, 02:27 PM
|  | Gold Supporting Member | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ypsilanti, MI | | | I have them on my American Deluxe Precision and AD Jazz, as well has my American Hot Rodded Precision. I really like them. They are warm but bright enough to cut through when needed. I really think it depends on what type of music you're playing and whether or not you're predominately a finger style or pick player? I wouldn't recommend them for funk or heavy metal. |
10-04-2007, 02:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas | | | I've never liked DR strings but that's just my opinion. You'll never know until you try'em for yourself.
My personal choices?
TI infelds
EB Hybrid Slinkys |
10-04-2007, 03:12 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stamford, CT | | | I'm putting them on my Jazz. I tried Hi-Beams, but they were too tinny for me. So, I'm hoping Sunbeams will be what I thought Hi-Beams were going to be, on the trebley side but still warm on the bottom. I have Bartolinis in the Jazz, so I feel Lo-Riders will be too dark. |
10-04-2007, 03:15 PM
|  | Ojo. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beaumont/Calimesa, CA | | | i love sunbeams on my precision (and jazz!). they're nice and smooth with a judicious amount of punch. great for rock.
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10-04-2007, 03:19 PM
| | | | DR overall are great strings - punch,clarity, fatness, presence. I think we are all after that. sunbeams or whatever DR on the P bass...cant be wrong! |
10-04-2007, 10:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | | Thanks guys,
I was thinking about chrome or TI flat but I figured Sunbeam would have more edge than flats. I guess I'm odering Sunbeam now. |
10-04-2007, 10:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Probably stuck behind a desk. | | SunBeams and HighBeams are quality strings - my brand. 
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10-05-2007, 02:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | | Sunbeams are super great strings. I don't think you can go wrong with them on a P bass. Punchy!
I have them on my DJ4 right now
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10-05-2007, 06:22 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Medina, Ohio | | Sunbeams are my favorite (45-65-80-100), and they are on both my Lakland Skyline Duck Dunn P Bass and my Fender AmDlx Jazz.
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10-05-2007, 09:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | Love my Sunbeams on my Warwick Corvette.
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10-05-2007, 11:06 AM
| | Dumbing My Process Down | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Michigan | | | I've got them on my P and my J. They're my favorite strings.
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10-05-2007, 11:08 AM
| | Gold Supporting Member | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ypsilanti, MI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by hyoshim Thanks guys,
I was thinking about chrome or TI flat but I figured Sunbeam would have more edge than flats. I guess I'm odering Sunbeam now. | Chromes and flats couldn't be more different. Again, it really depends on the type of music you're playing. Chromes being left and flats being right, nickle will kinda fit in the middle. I can get everything from deep and warm to a fairly hard grind. Which IMO makes it a pretty versatile string. I would go with 45-105. Go any lighter and IMO they loss punch and fullness across the board, not to mention they are just too delicate if you dig in with finger style playing. |
10-05-2007, 11:33 AM
| | Dumbing My Process Down | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Michigan | | Quote:
Originally Posted by lavaman67 Chromes and flats couldn't be more different. Again, it really depends on the type of music you're playing. Chromes being left and flats being right, nickle will kinda fit in the middle. I can get everything from deep and warm to a fairly hard grind. Which IMO makes it a pretty versatile string. I would go with 45-105. Go any lighter and IMO they loss punch and fullness across the board, not to mention they are just too delicate if you dig in with finger style playing. | Chromes ARE flats... 
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10-05-2007, 11:41 AM
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Sales/Tech: Bass Central | | | | I have them on my Modulus VJ, I love them!
(Pheno board, Bart J's/NTBT)
I've tried a few others...
Chromes- Too dull, very quite with minimal string noise.
DR HiBeams- Too bright, killer sound but way too much string noise.
Sunbeams- Just right, bright enough with tolerable string noise!
String noise= sliding, moving hands, etc.
(Modulus is a great bass that will INSTANTLY show if you use a heavy handed technique, um not me, just saying...) 
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10-05-2007, 12:45 PM
| | Gold Supporting Member | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ypsilanti, MI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan1099 Chromes ARE flats... | I am sorry, I meant roundwounds vs flats. Flats are typically nickel from my experience, and sometimes in the case of DR, their flats are stainless steel. |
10-05-2007, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by lavaman67 I am sorry, I meant roundwounds vs flats. Flats are typically nickel from my experience, and sometimes in the case of DR, their flats are stainless steel. | Flats are rarely nickel these days, in fact I don't know of any off the top of my head.
DR only makes one flat, and it's SS. I was really curious to try them, but the few reports I've heard haven't really excited me enough to buy a set.
PS Lavaman, I love your taste in gear and music, cooking and wine. No, I'm not about to ask you out...
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10-05-2007, 03:53 PM
| | | | I use Sunbeams on my Jazz as I stated above but i just bought some TI's for my P Bass. I'll let you know how they work when I put them on this weekend. If they dont work, I will put Sunbeams on exlcusively from here on out on my basses. |
10-05-2007, 05:00 PM
| | Gold Supporting Member | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ypsilanti, MI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by One Drop Flats are rarely nickel these days, in fact I don't know of any off the top of my head.
DR only makes one flat, and it's SS. I was really curious to try them, but the few reports I've heard haven't really excited me enough to buy a set.
PS Lavaman, I love your taste in gear and music, cooking and wine. No, I'm not about to ask you out... | Maybe I have some things backwards in my head. I don't use flats, so maybe I full of S*#@.
P.S. I am married.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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