Damn. That's an expensive habit you have there.
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I gave fat beams a shot.
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Damn. That's an expensive habit you have there.
Eh, I can think of much worse ways to blow $150 a month.
Not me lol. I don't drink or do drugs either so I just use money most would spend on alcohol and junk food on stuff that's more fun to me lol.Starbucks?
So the people with long memories will recall Fat Beams were designed with Marcus Miller. Maybe around 2014, Marcus moved to Dunlop. Using the Superbrights as the template, the Marcus Miller Dunlop Superbrights were made. Rougher strings than Fats but growlier (tm!), less polite than Fats. Also worth a try.
Didn't fats used to have his picture on the box? I swear I remember seeing that at GC.
The only thing that was special about the MM signature set was the gauges, 45-65-80-105. (.080 for the A instead of .085)
I had a very sweet Mayones 5 string bass but it was tough to get a good sound from the B string. Fat Beams were the answer and really made that bass sing.
I love the look of Mayones basses. I've almost bought one a few times but the price is hard to swallow without being able to play it first.
They are doing really well on my ibanez too. I've had this bass 5 plus years and had ZERO idea it could sound like this.
I miss the upper content of the hi beam sometimes for certian things , but the fats are turning out to be the most versatile strings I've tried so a far. I like that they sound good even after the brightness fades away..
I dont have a b string. But my e is down right annoying on most string sets. That upper harmonic is so pronounced.
The e on the fat beams is much more solid and round sounding. That's one thing I'm just loving about the fats.
Well, I'm on my way to buy more fat beams when I already have a couple sets of hi beams at home.
I guess I like them lol.
It's only been a few days and I've already put about 50 hours on the original set.
They inspire a completely different style of play for me. I haven't been able to put my bass down.
I guess I like them lol.
It's only been a few days and I've already put about 50 hours on the original set.
They inspire a completely different style of play for me. I haven't been able to put my bass down.
I just wanted to note. I only got new fat beams because either had been messing with my basses pre's sound character and lost my reference.
Even after 50 hours on the original fat beams , throwing in a new set made almost no difference. Certianly not any meaningful difference. I can kill a set of hi beams in 20 hours.
The fats really hold their sound for MUCH longer.
This is kinda strange since hi beams cost about $10 more a pack. (I understand making them is a different process).
Even after 50 hours on the original fat beams , throwing in a new set made almost no difference. Certianly not any meaningful difference. I can kill a set of hi beams in 20 hours.
The fats really hold their sound for MUCH longer.
This is kinda strange since hi beams cost about $10 more a pack. (I understand making them is a different process).
Fats are my go to on my 4 string j. I tried a few others including Pure Blues and EB Nickels but they came off pretty quickly. I’m 6 months in with the current set. I was going to swap in fresh strings with gigs on the calendar but they have plateaued in a sweet spot. The gig Friday night went great. Still bright enough for rock tunes but easy to roll off the tone knob for mellow but punchy goodness.
I LOVED pure blues right up until the moment I tried hi beams. I even tried going back to pure blues and couldn't do it.
There are things I dont like about the fat beams. They have a nasty clank. The hi beams clank is higher I'm frequency and less offending to me but the clank of the of the fats isn't enough to make me take them off. I'm just learning to be more careful with my fretting speed.
I just ordered a set of Fat-Beams and Sunbeams from @RocketMusic.
My G&L SB-2T and Sadowsky MV4 are in need of new strings.
Which gets what?
My G&L SB-2T and Sadowsky MV4 are in need of new strings.
Which gets what?
I would say the Sunbeams on the Sadowsky and the Fats on the G&L for the most grindy, gritty goodness? But that’s just me.
FWIW, Rotosound Flats are killer on an SB-2T. Just dime all 3 controls and enjoy. You'll likely forget the Rounds but I almost feel that the FatBeams would be better than Highbeams on an SB2-T.
