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DR Fat Beams Marcus Miller
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100% of reviewers
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$26.69
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9.6
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Description:
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Marcus Miller has personally worked with DR to develop a new and improved version of one of the best stainless round wound bass strings on the market. The effort took over a year, and the result is a " fatter, deeper, smoother " string that satisfied Marcus Miller's demanding standards. Fatter tone. Deeper sound, smoother feel and response are the qualities that separate Marcus Miller Fat-Beams from all other ordinary bass strings. They're also more consistent in feel along the length of the string, as well as string to string. Gauges: .045; .065; .085; .105
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bluesquidd
Banned
Registered: June 2005
Location: Springfield, Va / Wash., DC
Posts: 47
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Review Date: Fri August 10, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $32.00
| Rating: 0
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Pros:
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Punchy, Cuts
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none
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Anyone who has never tried DR strings and want to try their stainless steel set, I'd suggest trying their Fat Beams (Marcus Miller) over the High Beams.
The Fat Beams have more mids that cut through the mix than the High Beams IMO. To me, High Beams have kind of a mid cut sound to them. Good for slappers. Fat Beams IMO have more Bottom to them.
From what I heard, the difference between the two is that the Fat Beams are wound at a different speed than the High Beams. Kind of like the D'Addario SlowWounds. I don't know if that is true.
They are very bright and last a long time. The tension on the Fat Beams are a little tighter than the High Beams.
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www.jeffleebass.com
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Review Date: Fri August 29, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $23.00
| Rating: 9
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Such a great sound, its cuts, its kinda punchy, its good for all music
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a little rough on the fingers at first
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these are just plain good strings, i love them, i get all the jazz/blues/funk sounds i need out of them. and they last a decent time.
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Willy2911
Registered User
Registered: September 2008
Location: OC California
Posts: 513
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Review Date: Thu September 11, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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The marcus Miller DR'S are Bright and long lasting. I love DR Strings - they are all I use.
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Heavy Mental - βΘИΞКЯŲŜĦÏИĞ® #74 -Ibanez#308 - Acoustic #65
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philzone53
Registered User
Registered: February 2005
Location: Philadelphia metro area
Posts: 11
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Review Date: Sun February 7, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $27.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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bright, full and last a long time
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none
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After using Elixir nanowebs for several years, I was getting really tired of the coating shredding on the strings, and I never really liked the fact that they sounded a bit dull even when brand new. So I decided, based on reviews, to try the DR Fatbeams on my P-Bass. They blew me away....great strings, great tone (bright but not TOO bright, and full), and they last even longer than the Elixirs did. Love 'em.
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Philzone53
"Searching for the sound"
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bassist343
Registered User
Registered: February 2010
Posts: 54
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Review Date: Tue August 10, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $40.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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bright 'n' funky
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none
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These strings are amazing, they sound great, and last very long.  They give a good "Fender" slap and pop  yet sound very deep when I play fingerstyle.  They are great for all genres of music.
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Check out my youtube channel:
youtube.com/clarinet343
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MysticMichael
Hip No Ties
Registered: April 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 5143
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Review Date: Sat October 9, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $23.56
| Rating: 9
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Deep, resonant, focused tone. Long-lasting. Nice supple feel.
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none
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Excellent strings. I use a set of the medium-lights (.045-.100) on my fretless four-string, and they work like a charm: Modern and refined in tone, but also warm and phat - especially for a stainless steel string. Nice, supple feel too - without being loose or flabby.
Very nice...
MM
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"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite."
- William Blake
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ba$$player
Registered User
Registered: December 2010
Posts: 81
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Review Date: Thu December 30, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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I just put a set on my cirrus and these things are amazing! I had previously had a bad experience with ss strings (rotosound), but these are exactly what I was looking for. Plenty of tight bottom end(not boomy), with lots of upper sparkle. These are amazing and I have found my new regulars.
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Official US Peavey Cirrus Club Member #86
Official GK member #726
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Nedmundo
Registered User
Registered: January 2005
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 4303
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Review Date: Mon January 17, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Tone, feel.
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None.
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I installed a 45-105 set on my G&L USA SB-2 last year, and have been completely satisfied. I agree with MysticMichael's description: they're defined and crisp, yet also warm and phat, with a little crunch/growl for good measure. They cut through, but have thick, satisfying low end, and I greatly prefer these to the GHS Boomers I used previously on the SB-2. I wouldn't mind a little more stiffness, but even so, I get very low action with zero fret buzz, and they feel great.
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Jimmie Vaughan: [Y]ou're always trying to get that extra thing to put you over the top..., right? Instead of gear, I've found a cool pair of shoes works just as good.
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Jeff Huber
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Registered: October 2010
Posts: 88
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Review Date: Tue August 16, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $22.98
| Rating: 10
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Sound, tension, durability
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I wear them on my US J Bass and they'll stay there until something really else good comes along. I also like Mark and his DR company.
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Jeff Huber
Registered User
Registered: October 2010
Posts: 88
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Review Date: Tue August 16, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $22.98
| Rating: 10
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Sound, tension, durability
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I wear them on my US J Bass and they'll stay there until something really else good comes along. I also like Mark and his DR company.
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kserg
Guess what?! I got a fever!
Registered: February 2004
Location: San jose, Cal
Posts: 10791
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Review Date: Tue November 1, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $22.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Bright sound, long lasting, nice tone
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a bit tight, but that's prefrance.
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Have not gone through a lot of strings, so i only have limited selection i can compare to. I just got stuck on these because i liked them a lot. Very bright, last pretty long time (which is somewhat a bad thing, i like changing my strings, it feels like i play more then i do when your strings have to be changed a lot.)
Overall, really nice, bright sounding strings. Makes you wish you could play better.
Played on: Dean edge-4 (4 string, active), Fender Mexican Jazz (4 string, passive), Fender Geddy Lee Jazz (Passive, 4-string)
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"смерть стоит того чтобы жить, а любовь стоит того чтобы ждать" В. Цой
"...I snapped my g string and it shot part of my nut at my guitarist. Then it hit him in the face." TNF
Commie Union #83
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