Bassy Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Hi, can anyone recommend a 5 string set won't feel like i'm playing cheesewire when i'm using a 35" scale Shuker. I like to be able to easily bend the D,G strings, but some strings have a tighter tension than others? Any ideas? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 DR Sunbeams have a very low tension, or try the Hi-beams, avoid the Lo-riders they have a hex core and are stiffer to start with. Status strings are nice too, but again the round core ones have slightly less tension than the hex core. I'm currently using a hybrid DR Hellborg set, they're really nice, and designed for Jonas Hellborgs playing......hybrid because they don't do a 6 string set, so I'm using a B and C from a set of nickel Lo-riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 A big +1 on DR strings. Sunbeams, Fatbeams and Hi-Beams are all really supple and a pleasure to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 [quote name='Hamster' post='298771' date='Oct 3 2008, 05:32 PM']A big +1 on DR strings. Sunbeams, Fatbeams and Hi-Beams are all really supple and a pleasure to play with.[/quote] Have another +1 for the Fatsos. And why, might you ask, are certain DR strings featuring so much? My theory is that the Sunnys and Fatsos (definitely) and the Hi-beams (possibly) use [i]round[/i] cores, which are more compliant in every plane of motion than their more common Hex-cored counterparts. Not cheap, but they feel good, sound good, play fast and last well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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