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09-06-2007, 07:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Big spring,Texas | | | FINALLY! DR strings
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After a little over a year and a half of an intense string search i have finally found THE string. I've tried labella, numerous daddario types, rotosounds, elixers, EB's, GHS, martin, ken smith etc, and the list goes on and on. I had pretty much exhausted my options and the only string i had yet to try were DR's. I recently purchased a bass from pacman and the strings that were on this bass when it shipped were the **** son. Very very flexable, expressive, longlasting, superb harmonics,... just what i was looking for. SO,... i contacted pacman and he kindly told me what type and gauge of strings were on the bass. Just to make sure, i ordered a few sets and bam, there it was, the end to my search FINALLY! You guys that are string searching have to know what type of money can be spent trying to find the right string. So it's official... i am now a proud endorser of DR sunbeams lights, gauges 120,100,80,60,40. 
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09-06-2007, 07:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: conditional upon harmonic Hz | | | Yup I dig Sunbeams, but have taken to the tighter nickle Lo Beams for my 34" 5 string Valenti. You'll get some good hours out of them too! Very long lasting string.
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09-06-2007, 07:22 PM
|  | Cake or Death?! | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Snohomish, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BillytheBassist  After a little over a year and a half of an intense string search i have finally found THE string. I've tried labella, numerous daddario types, rotosounds, elixers, EB's, GHS, martin, ken smith etc, and the list goes on and on. I had pretty much exhausted my options and the only string i had yet to try were DR's. I recently purchased a bass from pacman and the strings that were on this bass when it shipped were the **** son. Very very flexable, expressive, longlasting, superb harmonics,... just what i was looking for. SO,... i contacted pacman and he kindly told me what type and gauge of strings were on the bass. Just to make sure, i ordered a few sets and bam, there it was, the end to my search FINALLY! You guys that are string searching have to know what type of money can be spent trying to find the right string. So it's official... i am now a proud endorser of DR sunbeams lights, gauges 120,100,80,60,40. | +1, DR's have been my string of choice for some time now.
Glad you found them to you're liking as well! 
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09-06-2007, 07:24 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | DR Lowriders. Been my string of choice for years now. |
09-06-2007, 07:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY | | DR Hi-Beams. Been my string of choice for years now.  |
09-06-2007, 07:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida | | | DR long lasting with the color coating for me. I haven't tried the Hi-beams yet though. |
09-06-2007, 07:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: schenectady, ny | | | Maybe I'll give those a whirl. Mostly with my workhorse bass I've used the GHS boomers, and Rotosounds, but they stay on the bass so long I have no idea which - red windings, whoknows... |
09-06-2007, 07:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Jose, California U.S.A. | | | DR High Beam LR540 (40-120) have been my choice too. But, I think I am going to change to Low Riders, i want a little more tension than the round core offers. |
09-06-2007, 08:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Big spring,Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by alexofc69 DR High Beam LR540 (40-120) have been my choice too. But, I think I am going to change to Low Riders, i want a little more tension than the round core offers. | The low tension from the highbeams was what i had been looking for. I need that bounce, string bending, pinch harmonics/harmonics are on a whole other level than any other string i have tried.
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09-06-2007, 08:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Jose, California U.S.A. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BillytheBassist The low tension from the highbeams was what i had been looking for. I need that bounce, string bending, pinch harmonics/harmonics are on a whole other level than any other string i have tried. | yes, I do love the flexibility and harmonics of the LRs. DRs are the best string I have found in 25+ years of playing. |
09-06-2007, 08:47 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawrence, KS | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BillytheBassist After a little over a year and a half of an intense string search i have finally found THE string. I've tried labella, numerous daddario types, rotosounds, elixers, EB's, GHS, martin, ken smith etc, and the list goes on and on. I had pretty much exhausted my options and the only string i had yet to try were DR's. I recently purchased a bass from pacman and the strings that were on this bass when it shipped were the **** son. Very very flexable, expressive, longlasting, superb harmonics,... just what i was looking for. SO,... i contacted pacman and he kindly told me what type and gauge of strings were on the bass. Just to make sure, i ordered a few sets and bam, there it was, the end to my search FINALLY! You guys that are string searching have to know what type of money can be spent trying to find the right string. So it's official... i am now a proud endorser of DR sunbeams lights, gauges 120,100,80,60,40. | Sunbeams or High Beams...fine strings. Run either 40x100's on my USA Jazz tuned down 1/2 step. Wicked.
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09-06-2007, 08:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Dakota | | | exactly! theres a reason the only music shop in my town ONLY sells DR's :O |
09-06-2007, 09:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tasmania, Australia | | | +1 I got a set of M Miller's DR's- I dig 'em!!!! best string I've used for a LONG time!!! Would love to try some color ones & especially long life's !!!!!! I get sweaty hands gigging!!!
The D addario coateds I tried recently were good IMHO BUT I'd LOVE to try some long life colors! No shops where I live stock DR's Any ebay sellers have 'em?????
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09-06-2007, 09:09 PM
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Owner, Disaster Area Amps | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC | | | I use Hi-Beams on all my "bright" basses. On basses with flats it's either Fenders or GHS, I didn't care for the DR flats. But on both my 5's, it's gotta be DR's!
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09-06-2007, 09:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: omaha, ne | | | I recently strung up a set of D'addarios I had while my Lowriders were taking a denatured alcohol bath.
The difference was astounding, my bass sounded small and lifeless. |
09-06-2007, 09:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | I love my sunbeams! I have yet to try any other DR strings, but I have a set of meds on my fretless and they have held a SOLID tone for a few months now, with proper care of course.
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09-06-2007, 09:16 PM
| | | | I now have DR Hi Beams (45-125) on every bass I own except the Rob Allen. These are the best strings I've ever experienced for a bright, modern, funky tone... and they stay crisp exponentially longer than any other string I've every used. The very smooth, almost 'nickel feel' is just a bonus with these wonderful SS roundwounds. |
09-06-2007, 09:24 PM
| | bass guitarist. | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: usa, virginia, richmond | | Quote:
Originally Posted by xgabriele DR Hi-Beams. Been my string of choice for years now. | 
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09-06-2007, 09:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Big spring,Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by KJung I now have DR Hi Beams (45-125) on every bass I own except the Rob Allen. These are the best strings I've ever experienced for a bright, modern, funky tone... and they stay crisp exponentially longer than any other string I've every used. The very smooth, almost 'nickel feel' is just a bonus with these wonderful SS roundwounds. | I'm sure the steels are fantastic.... i've never really been a huge fan of steels, however...it might be interesting to try a set on my jazz one of these days. DR really has the wrap ratio and the mass to length ratio down pat as far as i can tell. I get very little string noise when sliding, (something that really suprised me considering these were fresh out of the package strings). I'm really impressed all around with the sunbeams. I just can't say enough good things about them.
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09-06-2007, 10:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Montreal, Canada | | | DR nickel for me!!
I tried the black beauty they sound good but not as good as the nickel
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