DR Strings Hi-Beams MR-45 Reviews

Love these

My favourite bass strings for over 25 years, never broke one and love their sound a lot obviously !

Tasty Tone

Lovely sounding bass strings. They really enhance my active Jazz bass and have a nice feel to them. I'll be using these as my go to strings from now on.

They die really fast

This bass strings are amazing for the first week, but they die really quick, like 2 weeks or so, they lose that nice midrange sound they have fresh. Really disapointed by DR strings, the quality has dropped. I have swaped like 3-4 sets and all died fast. I really like the tone specialy with My Warwick Thumb bass, but if you consider the pricing of this strings you want them to live like 2 months at lest with that midrange sound, if not why not to pick other more cheap strings. DR should look at that

Bright and deep

These are my favorite strings for my 4-string bass. Lot's of bottom end, but sparkly on top, and they last.

Powerful strings

These bass strings are bright sounding when new and last a long time. On my Fender Jazz bass they can summon up a variety of exellent sounds. As bright and trebly as I need but by rolling off the tone I can get a warm clear sound when required. They feel smooth and nice on the fingers and I haven't found them to wear the frets any more quickly than my previous Daddario XLs. I'll keep buying these strings as I like them.

Not Found Better in Five Decades of Playing

Perhaps the best sounding and feeling steel roundwounds for Rock bass.

Used on all my basses for the last 5 years. A bit lower tension due to the round core, something to consider if you really dig in. Mostly played in E Standard and D# Standard tunings, both work fine. A lot of overtones in the sound, very bright when new, I prefer mine broken in for about a week. I usually swap to new ones every 2 months if I play between 1-3 hours a day.

WOW!

I was looking for the brightest-sounding strings for Shellac-like tones and I have to say these more than delivered. Pair this with a Rusty Box for instant Albini sound!

bright with enough bottom and easy on the left hand

thas how I feel them on a Vintage-brand fretless jazz (China I think). Poor rosewood board's yummy for steel wounds harder on frets or wood than nickel. You been warned. I assume the neck change on a cheap bass like mine whenever for what I get with these strings. I get great tone.

Furious!!!!!!!!!

I love these DR strings and have been using them for at least 15 years. This particular set, I bought over a year ago. Tonight I have a gig and wanted to put some fresh strings on. There are 2 x '3rd String' in the packet!!!!!!!!!!!! (and no '2nd String). I live in an area where it's not possible to just nip out and buy another set so I'm in a pickle to say the least.

I know mistakes happen but this is just poor quality control.

I play a bass for quite some time now (8-9 years) and I tried a lot of string from other companies and somehow I always get back to these ones. Actually, I go back and forth between Hi or Fat Beams. Last really long and the most important thing to me, they don't get dead from stainless steel frets I have installed on my bass (and they do not kill those frets too). Sound is nice, clear and punchy. Totally recommended 10/10

Great tone from these strings, as to be expected from DR. The only downside is that they lost tone REALY fast.

Dr strings

I've been using these strings since I was a lad. I love the alive sound with my musicman. Also they last ages keeping the same bright sound and don't drift off too badly under stage lighting. They haven't eaten my frets up either Delivery was great as usual and expected.

Strings of choice for the studio.

High quality strings that last just slightly longer and feel much better than the cheaper brands. I don't know if I'd bother using these for bar gigs where the bass is going to be slightly buried, but excellent for the studio.

Loud and proud

Having tried lots of different strings over the past 25 years, Hi Beams are the steel rounds I find myself going back to. They have a nice combination of grippiness and flexibility that feels good in the hand for me. The windings don't feel as rough as most steels and like everyone says they do stay fresh sounding longer. They have a brilliant attack without being harsh, and piano-like sustain. With hotter pickups and a nudge of the gain, harmonics pop out and you are in the crunch and growl zone. Well made strings, a more refined and versatile sounding steel round.

Great sound, great life!

Having gone through a variety of strings I tried these on recommendation and was greatly impressed. As a pick player who plays the bass like it owes me money, my strings get a serious workout and many other brands simply aren't up to the hammering that I give them.

DR Hi Beams have outlasted all the other brands I've tried and provide the best bang for my buck. The sound gives me the right amount of brightness and, most importantly, they keep the tone longer. When I first fitted a set of these, the rest of the band commented on the richness of my bass tone and asked what I'd done! All I did was switch from Roto 66 to the Hi Beams.

The current set on my Thunderbird have been on for over six months and they're still full of life. Saying that, I do make a point of using Fast Fret and giving them a good clean after every gig and rehearsal. Saying that, they well outlast Roto 66 or EB Slinkies which I'd used before.

In summary, they may cost a little more than some other strings but they keep their tonelonger. If you're a serious string thrasher like me, these are definitely worth a try.

DR High Beams

I bought these as a replacement for stock Warwick Red Label strings on my Pro Series Streamer LX. These are round wound strings done on a round core, which I found really nice. Put on these new DRs - and they sounded great! While I personally found red labels to be more harsh and have more growl (which I do not see as a disadvantage, but rather different style), High Beams certainly have more clarity and brightness. And I did not found this brightness to be harsh or annoying. Already have these strings on for quite a time, played few gigs and still find these strings to be fresh and nice sounding. Recommended!

String of choice for years!

I have relied on DR strings for all my basses for a few years now, and cannot fault them. Although slightly more pricey than other brands, like Rotosound and Ernie Ball, you get what you pay for. These have incredibly long life, and with regular gigging, last about 8 months on one of my basses. Great sound, and top quality, highly recommend.

Good quality strings

These are good strings for funk, I find. Clear tone on pops and a good rumble on slaps. Good lifetime too, and can be swapped back on after they've had a rest and clean to rejuvenate your sound.

These strings are the best

I am a huge fan of complex tone, a la Chris Squire, Pete Townshend, Les Claypool, etc.

For the gauge of the string, they are actually MORE flexible under the fingers than thinner strings by other brands (like the Ernie Ball misnomer "super slinky" ), and they have punchy highs and midrange over tones that give you that piano-string-like clarity to cut through the wash of distorted guitars, crashing cymbals and pretty much anything else, and give your bass tone independence and clarity in the mix.

The strings have such high output, I find with my set up, when I really dig in, I can even get soft clipping distortion like Chris Squire gets running his split signal through a guitar amp.

When I was in my teens, I tried out a bunch of other brands, like GHS bass boomers, and Dean Markley Blue Steels. Nothing compares to DR's quality, sound, complexity of tone, amplitude, and the length of life.

My last set I put on while recording an album with my band this past summer. More than 6 months later, after heavy use rehearsing and gigging, they still sound better "dead" than Ernie Ball strings sound when brand new.