Dr Hi Beams Vs Fat Beams

Similar to the hi beams smoother and fatter.

Dr hi beams vs fat beams.

Hi beam stainless steel bass strings are round wound and constructed on a round core which is unique in the industry. However the lo riders are definitely thicker sounding on the low end and the hi beams are a little fatter on the high end. Hi beam stainless steel bass strings are round wound and constructed on a round core which is unique in the industry. 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.

Fat beams are compression wound to produce fat mids bright highs and that distinct edgy fat beam sound. Hi beams require much more time care and extra steps to make than other bass strings. I can only speak for my personal tastes on my set up. Nov 11 2009 14.

Hi beams require much more time care and extra steps to make than other bass strings. Fat beams are the signature string of innovative world class bassist marcus miller. They are steel roundwound and have a round core. Dec 31 2009 13.

The extra effort dry expends making hi beams results in a bass string that is highly flexible and musically but not harshly bright. Check him out for a variety of reasons as well as to hear some characteristics of these strings. The actual pull tensions don t vary much among them for equal diameters but the fat beams are wound at a slower speed which alters how the wrap grabs the core and gives it a smoother feel for a ss wrap. They are similar i guess i should have mentioned that but to me the hi beams are more crisp and clean while the low riders are a bit more fat and heavy.

The extra effort dr expends making hi beams results in a bass string that is highly flexible and musically but not harshly bright.