Hi-Beams E string looks much lighter than others

[Chrisk-K]

I recently bought 2 sets of Hi-Beams from Amazon and noticed that the E string color is much lighter than the other 3 string's color (I haven't used them yet). Has anyone seen this before? I've used Hi-Beams for a long time and don't think I've noticed a color difference across strings.

 

[michael_t]

Different color steel string?

 

[michael_t]

DR FAT BEAMS STRINGS

 

[Chrisk-K]

Interesting. Maybe, color inconsistency started recently? I've been using Hi-Beams for over 10 years. I've probably used like 50 sets so far. If there had been any color difference, I would have surely noticed it because I'm ultra picky about my gear.

 

[michael_t]

Interesting. Maybe, color inconsistency started recently?

I've read about the supply shortage issue with stainless steel experienced by some string manufacturers as a result of the pandemic. Maybe the inconsistency in color has something to do with it as this subject has only been popping up in the last few months - at least with DR stainless steel strings.

 

[Killing Floor]

Does it sound ok?

 

[Chrisk-K]

I just strung my PJ with one of the aforementioned sets. I don’t know if I am imagining it but the light-colored E string sounds less bright than the others. It sounds comparable to a 3 week old Dunlop nickel SB E string on my P.

 

[smeet]

I recently put a 5-string set of Fatbeams on my bass, and there was some variation in the color of one or two strings. Sounds and feels fine to me though.

 

[Chadwick123]

I just found that the B and A strings on a set of fatbeams I installed are considerably darker than than the other 3 strings. However, it does appear that these strings are all fatbeams because they all sound consistent with each other. This must be something happening recently at DR. Anyway, if I could truly hear a tonal difference, this would bother me a lot, but they all sound like the same set to me.