Have you tried the SS Lo-Riders? To my ears and hands, they seem to be the "like Rotos, only better" strings.
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Why DR strings are amazing
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Have you tried the SS Lo-Riders? To my ears and hands, they seem to be the "like Rotos, only better" strings.
No, I haven't tried Lo-Riders yet, but I'm at the phase now where my tone needs to be a little bit fuller (and not just 'bright'). I'll do a bit of research on here to see how others describe the Lo-Rider sound...
Another DR fan here. When I purchased my Precision from the Perfect Bass I had them set it up with a set of Hi Beam Stainless Flats and have since switched all of my basses over to them except one. I use the Low Rider Nickels on my ESP Vintage 4. Now I'm looking forward to Friday because the Fender Jaguar strung with the DR flats will arrive.
Just to share my joy here is a pic.
Just to share my joy here is a pic.
Maybe you didn't quite understand what I said before
You really haven't even touched the surface of the DR lineup.
Try a set of Hi Beams, Sunbeams, Lo Riders (SS or Nickel) or Fatbeams and tell me you still don't like them...
Another DR fan here. When I purchased my Precision from the Perfect Bass I had them set it up with a set of Hi Beam Stainless Flats and have since switched all of my basses over to them except one. I use the Low Rider Nickels on my ESP Vintage 4. Now I'm looking forward to Friday because the Fender Jaguar strung with the DR flats will arrive.
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Recent DR convert here. Bought my first set of Hi Beams, based on the discussions here, and they are everything as advertised. Absolutely love 'em.
Loved my Sunbeams until they went dead. They were good for that week. Needless to say I was very dissapointed with the lifetime of these strings.
The Tech, Frenster Guitars WLA, claims that he has had a couple of basses where the DR's just buzzed. Tried changing individual strings out and changing the setup/relief. Nothing worked until he put on another set of non DR's.
What's all this talk about Black Beauties?
love my DR's, have em on my J-bass, P-bass and probably will have them on my new SR500 coming in sooner or later lol
I use SS Longnecks on my Lakland 5 string (35" scale), and SS Lo-riders on my Fenders. The Lo-riders DO feel tighter than other brands of the same gauges. The sound of both sets are awesome!! I wanna try Sunbeams but the GC doesn't stock them.... I'll order some soon.
I have put a set of sun beams on ,they sound alot like fender 7150's but didnt seem to last as long.Both are very spongy feeling,which is what I like.If you like the DR ss's but they seem to brittle or to much high end,the sun beams are the ticket.I got my sumbeams on ebay.
Here is a top 5 list of why DR strings are so good:
#1 - They LISTEN to their customers. Trust me, you can write to them, offer suggestions and they get back to you.
#2 - They really are handmade. For a product that you literally have your hands all over, it makes sense that hand-
crafted products would sound better and feel better.
#3 - They have a diverse line that caters to different players and different needs. Sometimes I feel like it is a black beauty day and sometimes I feel like it is a Highbeams kinda day.
#4 - They have a history of guitar/bass making - son of Guild is founder- so they really know and love the instrument, without trying to sell every musical product under the sun.
#5 - It never hurts to know you are buying into a company that is nice to their employees. My friend used to work there and they gave a turkey to each employee on Thanksgiving, no matter how high/low in the company. Wish my boss did that!!!
GO DR, I WILL PLAY YOU FOREVER!
#1 - They LISTEN to their customers. Trust me, you can write to them, offer suggestions and they get back to you.
#2 - They really are handmade. For a product that you literally have your hands all over, it makes sense that hand-
crafted products would sound better and feel better.
#3 - They have a diverse line that caters to different players and different needs. Sometimes I feel like it is a black beauty day and sometimes I feel like it is a Highbeams kinda day.
#4 - They have a history of guitar/bass making - son of Guild is founder- so they really know and love the instrument, without trying to sell every musical product under the sun.
#5 - It never hurts to know you are buying into a company that is nice to their employees. My friend used to work there and they gave a turkey to each employee on Thanksgiving, no matter how high/low in the company. Wish my boss did that!!!
GO DR, I WILL PLAY YOU FOREVER!
I just tossed an old and half-dead set. I'll send you my current 4-string set when they eventually go dead. You're just across the lake from me and it would be easy enough to do.
Well pooh. That's what happens when you get nickel strings.
Put some Hi Beams on next time.
All nickel strings die out and some people like that dead sound, or not. I have a set of Sadowsky's on my Jazz that died pretty much instantly, but I like and expected that worn in nickel sound.
Don't write them off because of that!
