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06-05-2005, 07:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bel Air Maryland | | | Screw DR
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I've had a set of DR High beams for less than 3 weeks and they are already sounding like flats!
I'm going back to Elixirs.
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06-05-2005, 07:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Middletown, NY / Cleveland, OH | | | Screw DR
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Originally Posted by Tash I've had a set of DR High beams for less than 3 weeks and they are already sounding like flats!
I'm going back to Elixirs. | Tash,
I have used two sets of DR Hi-Beams on my MM Fender Jazz, they were great at first and they seem to drop off very quick after that. I posted this morning how pleased I am with my Sadowsky Strings.
I have been doing some research on Elixirs, how are they for 5 and 6 string. Are they long lasting, punchy, bright? What bass(es) do you play. Thanks for any info you can share.
Peace
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06-05-2005, 09:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA | | | DR Black Beauties
I've been using DR Black Beauties on a Fender Zone 5 string for about 2 weeks and they seem very good. I don't mind the black look either! I had some setup problems with the 125 B string and switched to a 130 tapered string last night, which seems much tighter and has a better feel. I also tried Carol Kaye setup suggestions and she's right!
I've tried the Fender 8250 and a set of Ken Smith strings on the Fender. Ken's string were a bit better, but I think I like the DRs.
On my Dean I have tried Elixirs and liked the feel of a coated string which is why I tried the Black Beauties. I haven't seen any tapered Elixirs, but I've heard that they are coming.
I also tried Thomastik-Infeld on the Dean and loved the sound, but the gauge was too thin for me and I didn't keep them very long. I got a thicker set for the Fender, but the B string was way too big to feed through the body and in that line there isn't a smaller gauge. I've think that I've learned that I need to use tapered E and B strings. |
06-05-2005, 09:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Dakota | | | Hmmm..
I've used DR for years and have always had good luck with them. Great strings IMHO.
One man's trash... |
06-05-2005, 09:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Charleston, WV | | I've been real happy with DR. I've been using the new coated colored strings, but the coolness of the colors has worn off on me now(I may keep a set on one bass, but not all of mine). I just ordred some bootzillas, can't wait till they get in.
One man's Tash.... 
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06-05-2005, 09:41 AM
|  | Glutenous | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: San Diego | | Tash, "screw" is a pretty strong pejorative, but I have to admit that my experiences with DR haven't been all that positive either. I'd like to try some of their coated strings, but I'm afraid. 
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06-05-2005, 09:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bel Air Maryland | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Big Ce I have been doing some research on Elixirs, how are they for 5 and 6 string. Are they long lasting, punchy, bright? What bass(es) do you play. Thanks for any info you can share. | I had Elixir nanowebs on my bass for almost a year an a half, they still had about 90% of their punch and definition left after that time, though the webbing was starting to flake badly. This was on my ESP 5 string.
I decided to give DRs a try because the proprietor of my local music shop is a huge DR fan (and a bassist himself). I figured what the heck and bought a set of Black Beauties.
I really liked the way they sounded and felt, but I ended up ditching them for High Beams because I restrung for High C after only a few weeks. They still sounded OK at that time but were already starting to roll off.
Now that high beam set is doing the same. I think DRs sound just as nice as Elixirs, but they just don't last long enough for whatever reason.
/me is going back to Elixirs as soon as I can get my hands on a set.
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06-05-2005, 10:04 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Lyt Pedalboards Beta tester: Source Audio Moderator | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Connecticut | | | I had the DR Marcus Miller set on my Essex, and they did go flat pretty quick. I prefer when strings go flat though, so I didn't mind. I have a set of Sunbeams as well, but they're not particularly bright to begin with, so I didn't notice how long it took before the sound flattened out. |
06-05-2005, 10:08 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan | | | Perhaps "Screw my nasty, sweaty hands" would be more accurate. DR makes a great string. Sorry your experience was a bummer, but I have never been short of thrilled with all of their products.
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06-05-2005, 10:09 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio | | | I like the sound of DRs, but they don't last very long for me either. |
06-06-2005, 11:48 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Ventura, CA | | | Stainless Beams last longer for me than any other string, and I've tried most of them. |
06-06-2005, 01:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Charleston, WV | | My Bootzilla's just came in today. I'll give a review after we've had some "alone time" 
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06-06-2005, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Side SA | | | i use Lo-Riders....
mine go dead fairly quick, but then again they don't call me acid hands for nothing....
i rotate my strings via denatured alcohol - my strings are always bright - at least for a couple of gigs
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06-07-2005, 07:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vernon, B.C. Canada | | | Elixir's are outstanding strings, and I haven't found a better set yet (not saying i've tried plenty either) Thier bright and I get about 5-4 months out of them depending how hard im playing. I don't know much of their 5 and 6 string sets but I use their nanoweb 4's on my kubicki and they sound great. |
06-07-2005, 08:33 PM
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06-07-2005, 08:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: San Francisco | | | Hmm elixir's, I'll have to try me soma them...
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06-07-2005, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by NJL mine go dead fairly quick, but then again they don't call me acid hands for nothing.... | Same here with the acid hands. It doesn't matter which brand of strings I use, they all lose their "zing" within a few weeks. Wiping them down with GHS Fast Fret regularly helps a bit. I haven't tried a set of coated strings, but if the tone hangs in there noticebly longer than standard strings, they may be worth the additional cost.
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06-07-2005, 09:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bel Air Maryland | | | I've not had this problem with other sets actually. Elixirs, Blue Steels, Rotosound, all work for several months under most cases. Less in the summer time because humidity around here is so awful, but I keep my bass in a room with 24/7 AC so its less of a problem.
Even Brite Wires, possibly the worst strings on the planet in my opinion, give me more than a month on average.
Best string life I've ever expirienced was from a set of Maxim Golds. two and a half YEARS and they still sounded perfect when I stupidly sold the bass they were on. That was porbably the best $90 I'll ever spend on music equipment, wish I they were still made.
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Originally Posted by Tsal There's an old proverb in Finland:
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06-08-2005, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Tash
Best string life I've ever expirienced was from a set of Maxim Golds. two and a half YEARS and they still sounded perfect when I stupidly sold the bass they were on. That was porbably the best $90 I'll ever spend on music equipment, wish I they were still made.
| I believe they're still available, under the name Optima. http://www.juststrings.com/optimaele...assguitar.html
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06-08-2005, 09:25 AM
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