They are steel roundwound and have a round core.
Dr fat beams vs low riders.
I like the slightly higher tension and the tone just seems to be a bit fuller as well.
Actually that s not true.
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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.
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.
The slight bit of stiffness makes lo rider bass strings very accurate when playing harmonics.
Fat beams are the signature string of innovative world class bassist marcus miller.
There is a long neck variation which is tapered.
It is also available in nickel which is more mellow.
Lo riders are steel roundwounds with hex core.
Fat beams reigned supreme for a long time but the lo riders have taken over as my go to string.
Hi beams are stainless steel.
It s just that dr is not very scientific about their naming scheme.
They are clear bright strings but are more mellow than the lo riders.
Low riders are made in stainless steel nickel.
Huge fan of dr strings when it comes to round wound strings as i stick to labella for my flats.
Hope that clarifies things.
Sunbeams are nickel played hi beams.
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.
The are dr s nickel plated round core string and feel just like hi beams.
Similar to the hi beams smoother and fatter.
Great consistency and great string to string balance are dr hallmarks.
Dr fat beams are a stainless steel round wound string similar to hi beams but have a warmer phat tone.
