They really sing on my sadowsky and last a long time.
Dr fat beams vs low riders.
Lo riders are steel roundwounds with hex core.
Actually that s not true.
Fat beams reigned supreme for a long time but the lo riders have taken over as my go to string.
Sunbeams are nickel played hi beams.
Dr lo rider are a stainless steel round wound string over a hex core.
It is also available in nickel which is more mellow.
Dr fat beams are a stainless steel round wound string similar to hi beams but have a warmer phat tone.
Check him out for a variety of reasons as well as to hear some characteristics of these strings.
They are clear bright strings but are more mellow than the lo riders.
Hi beams are steel roundwounds with a round core.
Similar to the hi beams smoother and fatter.
Fat beams are the signature string of innovative world class bassist marcus miller.
Learn more about our lo rider.
They are steel roundwound and have a round core.
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.
There is a long neck variation which is tapered.
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.
It s just that dr is not very scientific about their naming scheme.
Low riders are made in stainless steel nickel.
The slight bit of stiffness makes lo rider bass strings very accurate when playing harmonics.
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.
Great consistency and great string to string balance are dr hallmarks.
Fat beams are compression wound to produce fat mids bright highs and that distinct edgy fat beam sound.