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DR Strings Hi-Beams LR-40

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DR Strings Hi-Beams LR-40
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My favourite strings
Jon-Inge 04.02.2022
My favourite bass strings. They sound lovely and lively from the start and has a quite long lifetime . The surface of these strings are not as raspy and coarse as some other steel round-wounds, like Dunlop and Fat Beams. The round core makes the strings a little softer and more flexible than strings with a hex core. For me, these are the reference I compare other strings towards. Top bass strings!
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Just the best.
Thonk 23.04.2023
Right.

Pro, then semi pro bass player. Walked into my 1st session in 1987 aged 17, still recoding and playing live now.
I worked my way through a bunch of brands and settled on these.
I used Rotosound, Dean Markley, Ernie Ball, I cant remember what else and the found these in the mid 90's.
I find them to be really reliable & consistent, bright yet deep, tight & full.
I like the consistent gap between them in gauge, i.e always .2

I match the gauge of stings up to the thickness of each neck - Precisions & Jazz's usually 105- 45's & Ibanez/ESP et al. 100's - 40's. This will vary a little bit.

It's just how I do it, no idea about others.

I try other stings as they come along but always come back to these and now I have been using them for coming on 30yrs. They are defiantly are part of the sound that I am paid to produce (which is still amazing to me), and I have a lot to thank them for.

The only time I move away is for flat wounds.
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Fabulous bass strings
Bassdog. 03.11.2022
Brilliant sounding strings..brilliant life in these strings even after a few months..highly recommend.
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Bright sound
Benkster 21.10.2023
If you are after a bright punchy sound these are the strings. Sometimes they are too bright - so tone down. I find they need less frequent cleaning than some other makes before they loose and vibrance.
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Best Roundwound I've Found.
Graham3281 02.03.2024
Love the tone, feel and longevity of these DR Hi Beams. Been playing bass for over 50 years and tried/used many brands. I have been a long time user of Rotosound RS66 Roundwounds, which are a classic bass string which I still use on many basses. However I am happy to spend approx 50% extra on these DRs for my higher end basses. They seem to last a little longer, the tension suits me and they feel a bit smoother under the fingers too. Best roundwounds I have found
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DR Strings Hi-Beams LR-40