DR Strings Drop-Down Tuning DDT-13

The toughest string set yet

After years of playing all the drop down Metalcore & Djent related business, it was always difficult to find something that can hold on and not sound flabby.

Well here it is.

Drop A and it still sounds amazing. The quality and playability is the best i've tried.

Recently popped them on a custome Strat, did need to add extra springs to the tremelo as they are strong strings and if you're not used to heavy gauge bending can be a chore.

But the payoff is high.

Just buy them and see for yourself.

My first DR strings and its tight

I never used DR strings before and i glad i did, i personally wanted this gauge because i need enough tension for Drop A and it does its job very very well. The fat string feels really solid and doesnt wobble at all depend on your scale of course (my guitar is 24.75 inch in length). Im loving this strings so far and i think so will you.....if you play Drop A or B tuning like i am.

Nice and heavy!

I bought these in the hope of getting rid of the sensation of the strings being really floppy in D drop C or C# and in that all my expectations was fulfilled. What a difference! It's a whole different sensation picking the strings now. The previous set of strings was the stock strings and I'm not sure the gauge of those but I expect they were fairly standard strings. These are really nice and heavy and I like them a lot.

Only drawback is that with these you really have to put in a lot more force into your hammer-ons and pull-offs. The first time I did a hammer-on I couldn't even hear it! So if you're used to playing with standard gauge strings you might have some re-learning to do when buying these strings. But if you're in the habit of playing with a down-tuned guitar I heartily recommend them. They seem to keep the tuning quite good for a new set of strings but I haven't had them long enough to see how they keep up in the long run. They seem to be quality strings though so I don't expect them to give me any grief in that department.

Be aware though that particularly string 5 and 6 are really thick and might a bit rough on your fingertips depending on how tough your calluses are. Long slides in particular is... ouch!

These were one of the first strings I went for outside of EB's and D'Addario. Honestly, I think I prefer DR's DDT sets now. Some nice different gauges, I use these mostly in Drop B on a short-scale instrument. I find them a tiny bit loose for going a bit lower, but then I like my strings pretty tight. Props to DR for making some amazing strings, there's just something about these that I can't resist!