Dr Fat Beams Vs Low Riders

Fat beam bass strings demo our fat beam bass strings are hand made with the finest american stainless steel available wound on round cores for increased flexibility and tone.

Dr fat beams vs low riders.

Fat beams are compression wound to produce fat mids bright highs and that distinct edgy fat beam sound. Hope that clarifies things. The slight bit of stiffness makes lo rider bass strings very accurate when playing harmonics. These have a more traditional string construction however dr uses a smaller diameter winding so the surface is smoother compared to other brands.

The are dr s nickel plated round core string and feel just like hi beams. I like the slightly higher tension and the tone just seems to be a bit fuller as well. Huge fan of dr strings when it comes to round wound strings as i stick to labella for my flats. They are clear bright strings but are more mellow than the lo riders.

Fat beams are the signature string of innovative world class bassist marcus miller. Similar to the hi beams smoother and fatter. Great consistency and great string to string balance are dr hallmarks. Fat beam stainless steel bass guitar strings fat beam bass strings blend the finest american stainless steel wrap wire on a round core but are made with a slower and high compression winding process to produce more pronounced mids bright highs and a super fat bottom.

Sunbeams are nickel played hi beams. Hi beams are steel roundwounds with a round core. They really sing on my sadowsky and last a long time. Dr lo rider are a stainless steel round wound string over a hex core.

Check him out for a variety of reasons as well as to hear some characteristics of these strings. Low riders are made in stainless steel nickel. They are steel roundwound and have a round core. Actually that s not true.

Hi beams are stainless steel. It s just that dr is not very scientific about their naming scheme. It is also available in nickel which is more mellow. There is a long neck variation which is tapered.

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