I think I need to change guage or construction type...

Tbirdbassist · #1 01-21-2006, 08:13 PM

Hello, I'm Augustos Mintz, and I like to play aggressively.

I currently use DR Highbeams 40-100 on both my basses. I play pretty aggressive (espeically on E and A)and am really starting to notice that my strings arent really "fighting back" like I want them to.

I've read around and have sen mentioned that a heavier guage should help, but I have fallen in love with the the .100's I've been using for the past 3 years (different sets ofcourse...). The feel of them on my fretting hand is just what I like.

I also remember going to Guitar Center and the accesories guy recommending a set of strings for aggresive playing, but I blew him off cause he's known to just reccomend things without really knowing. But I think he said Hexcore or something...

I searched and didnt get what I wanted what ype of strings should I look for. I know I need more tension, but I like light guage. Help me out people, I'm getting tired of gertting new sets just because of a broken string...

seanm · #2 01-21-2006, 08:39 PM

I think the solution is obvious, you aren't going to be happy until you try a higher guage. So get a set of DR high beam 45-105 and put them on one bass. Then decide which set you like better.

Tbirdbassist · #3 01-21-2006, 08:48 PM

Yea, that I sort of knew. But I guess my real question is there annother way to getting higher tension without buying heavier guage, and no, I'm not really a flatwound fan.

Blues Cat · #4 01-22-2006, 02:41 AM

If you want to keep your same guage w/more tension try Prosteels.

ganga · #5 01-22-2006, 04:38 AM

The strings the salesperson talked about was probably DR Lo Riders. They are spun on a hexagon shaped core (don't worry, the string is round

), which makes the string stiffer than the traditional round core.

ganga · #6 01-22-2006, 05:15 AM

Here you go:

Quote:

Lo-Rider stainless steel bass strings are round wound and constructed upon a hexagonal core. They provide more depth of tone, and are a bit stiffer than Hi-Beams. Bass players who are into slapping, popping, and tapping will love the high end and depth of Lo-Riders. The slight bit of stiffness makes Lo-Rider bass strings very accurate when playing harmonics. Great consistency, and great string-to-string balance are DR hallmarks.

Tbirdbassist · #7 01-22-2006, 04:26 PM

Yea, those were the ones he was talking about. Thanks Ganga.