mcnach Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 They are stainless steel coated strings and they intrigue me, but I can't figure out how they differ from other strings I may be more familiar with like DR Fat beams or even Black Beauties coated ones, or nickel D'Addario EXL ones, or various other stainless steel ones (D'Addario, Fender, Warwick...) Has anybody here used them and can please write a bit about what they thought? Quote
mcnach Posted February 15, 2018 Author Posted February 15, 2018 9 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: The Bass Wizard recommends.... Yeah I've seen a few videos... none sound terrible... or fantastic... and it doesn't tell me much without comparing to other type of string, really. That's what I'm hoping to hear some first hand experiences Quote
mcnach Posted February 15, 2018 Author Posted February 15, 2018 Hmmm, clearly I wasn't paying much attention to the guy talking as he said they're essentially Hi Beams but coated. I don't like Hi Beams, so I think I'm no longer intrigued Quote
ambient Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 I'm not too sure about the ethics of this. I mean dragons are quite rare aren't they? 2 Quote
mcnach Posted February 16, 2018 Author Posted February 16, 2018 2 hours ago, ambient said: I'm not too sure about the ethics of this. I mean dragons are quite rare aren't they? Ah but it's only the evil dragons that are used for this, not fluffy friendly ones. 1 Quote
mcnach Posted February 16, 2018 Author Posted February 16, 2018 2 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I guessed you would have seen a few videos, but IMHO, this guy knows his gear and he recommended them compared to Fat Beams which I thought you may have tried. Seems like job done though if you don't like FB's. Strings! Such a personal thing. I hate wasting money on ones it turns out I don't like. No, I *love* Fat Beams. It's Hi Beams he's comparing them to. Fat beams is my regular string. In mid January I restrung one of my Precisions with what I thought were Fat Beams and I was not happy with the result... I started wondering why it sounded so different from what I remembered, even accounting for the extra brightness of new strings, it was not right... then I saw the package: I had bought Hi Beams by mistake It's an expensive trip, trying strings... but when you find some cool ones it can make it all worth it Quote
Jus Lukin Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) - Edited February 25, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote
Jus Lukin Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) - Edited February 25, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote
visog Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 So is 'Dragon skin' a 'snake oil' upgrade? Quote
naxos10 Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 Does the Mother of Dragons (G of T) know what her babies are being used for? Quote
ead Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 17 minutes ago, naxos10 said: Does the Mother of Dragons (G of T) know what her babies are being used for? I guess we'll have to wait for the blue strings to come out. 1 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) Dragons sh#t everywhere. On a serious note these strings could be a good idea for anyone with allergy issues. (u nless you're allergic to dragons.) Edited February 16, 2018 by Dom in Somerset 1 Quote
Jus Lukin Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) - Edited March 1, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote
fleabag Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 DR should have called them Smaug strings. Then we could desolate them. 1 Quote
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