DR Strings Bass Strings, Black Beauties BASS Black Coated Nickel Plated Bass Guitar Strings on Round Core
Since 1989, DR has been committed to crafting hand made, superb-quality instrument strings. By blending the best of old-fashioned handmade craftsmanship with cutting edge materials or string coatings, DR continues to push the boundaries of the string-making process. That commitment to quality is what has brought countless top-flight bassists and guitarists to string-up with DRs – from U2’s Adam Clayton to Phish’s Trey Anastasio and everywhere outside and in between. For reliable tone – acoustic or electric – you can rely on the handcrafted strings from DR. With the DR Extra-Life Black Beauties bass strings, you’ll snag the signature crisp tone, clarity, and volume of DR’s traditional handmade strings. Yet, you’ll get the added bonus of DR’s super-thin coating on the plain strings and on the wrap wire, which extends the life of your favorite strings. And, just as the name suggests, DR’s Extra-Life Black Beauties sport a stealth-style black coating.
Product Features
- Gauge: Medium (5-String)
- Hand-made with black polymer coat
- Signature crisp tone, clarity, and volume of DR’s traditional handmade strings
- Super-thin coating on the plain strings and on the wrap wire
- Extended string life
- The wrap wire is coated before the string is wound
- This coating includes a corrosion inhibiting lacquer for extra protection against damaging substances such as perspiration, dirt
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Sound great, look great – read the instructions! These look great, and as long as you follow correct string installation process you shouldn’t encounter any dead strings. I was pretty worried after reading the reviews so found some online videos that demo the procedure to cut properly. There are also instructions on the inside of the package explaining how and why you need to bend the string prior to cutting. They also had plenty of length on all 5 strings, so that alleviated the concern I had with the review with the short B string…
Beautiful looks indeed, G and D strings break easily, not a good choice if you want a lot of brightness/treble in your sound I bought these DR Black coated strings to put on my 5-string bass guitar to get that black-on-black menacing look on my black 5-string bass. That worked. It looks great on our band pictures. The sound of the coated strings is decent but you lose out on some treble and brightness so if you do a lot of funky stuff and soloing on the higher fret board it sounds like you’re using a old and tired string. The other gripe I have about these strings is that the coating damages very easily, and that in…
Great strings Great strings! I’m on my 6th set if that says much… I’m playing a Warwick Thumb 5 string bass and they have a great look on it. The sound is amazing too but part of that is the bass. Warwicks are known for their sound… Anyway, I like the coated strings of DR by far more than any other that I’ve tried and these BBs sound fantastic on my bass! My only complaints and the reason for the 4 star rating is that on 2 of the 6 sets I’ve baught I’ve got a bad/dead string in the pack… One was the…