Stainless steel Ernie ball or DR Lo-Riders?

NewLaw83 · #1 03-23-2010, 04:57 PM

Hey everyone, just want to know the difference between the two. I have the Lo-riders right now infact just received them last week. I love the sound they give me. But my problem is that I drop tune my bass to C. The lowest "E" string that DR makes is .110. Which is really good but I would like something a little thicker like a .115. So I just found that Ernie ball makes .115 stainless steel. I would like to try the ernieballs next time I have to change my strings if they are any good.

NewLaw83 · #2 03-23-2010, 05:01 PM

Wow talk about timing!

http://www.drstrings.com/catalog/ddt-bass-strings

Double Agent · #3 03-25-2010, 07:24 AM

One thing to keep in mind...just because one string is a higher gauge than another does not mean that string will have more tension. In this case, I think the Lo-Rider .110 will have a tighter feel than the Ernie Ball at .115, as their strings always seemed to have very low tension.

But, yeah, someone needs to get their hands on some DDTs and report their findings.

NewLaw83 · #4 03-25-2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Double Agent

One thing to keep in mind...just because one string is a higher gauge than another does not mean that string will have more tension. In this case, I think the Lo-Rider .110 will have a tighter feel than the Ernie Ball at .115, as their strings always seemed to have very low tension.

But, yeah, someone needs to get their hands on some DDTs and report their findings.

Yeah currently have the Lo-Riders medium set on my bass right now. I had the Ernie Ball power slinkies previously which have .110 size E string (nickel). The Lo-Riders came with .105 E (stainless steel). The Medium set was sent to accidently by DR. The .105 stainless is a little bit floppier then the nickel .105 from ernie ball when im in drop C tuning. I was a little surprised by that because I thought it would be the same.

I would like to know if the DDT strings are stainless or nickel. Maybe a hybrid.

NewLaw83 · #5 03-25-2010, 05:31 PM

If anyone has tried the two stainless steel strings please let me know how they compare to each other thanks!