Dr Fat Beams Vs Low Riders

Dr fat beams are a stainless steel round wound string similar to hi beams but have a warmer phat tone.

Dr fat beams vs low riders.

Hi beams are stainless steel. Dr lo rider are a stainless steel round wound string over a hex core. It s just that dr is not very scientific about their naming scheme. Great consistency and great string to string balance are dr hallmarks.

I like the slightly higher tension and the tone just seems to be a bit fuller as well. There is a long neck variation which is tapered. Huge fan of dr strings when it comes to round wound strings as i stick to labella for my flats. Low riders are made in stainless steel nickel.

Fat beams are the signature string of innovative world class bassist marcus miller. Lo riders are steel roundwounds with hex core. Hi beams are steel roundwounds with a round core. They really sing on my sadowsky and last a long time.

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. The slight bit of stiffness makes lo rider bass strings very accurate when playing harmonics. 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. These have a more traditional string construction however dr uses a smaller diameter winding so the surface is smoother compared to other brands.

Similar to the hi beams smoother and fatter. Sunbeams are nickel played hi beams. Fat beams are compression wound to produce fat mids bright highs and that distinct edgy fat beam sound. Actually that s not true.

They are clear bright strings but are more mellow than the lo riders. Learn more about our lo rider. It is also available in nickel which is more mellow. The are dr s nickel plated round core string and feel just like hi beams.

Hope that clarifies things.