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