DR Hi Beams have killed my StingRay

[Nick upson]

Dramatic title but it's got your attention. 

 

Now these strings are not cheap and I have put a set on a StingRay special. I have EB cobalt flats on another Ray and Elixir nickel plated steels on another Ray and they sound amazing.

 

I am really struggling with the DRs as they feel horrible on my fingers and against the fretboard and don't sound brilliant. To the point I don't even want to pick it up and play it. So my question is, should I bite the bullet and get rid or should I give them time to bed in? Will they get better in time?

 

Anyone else had experience with these strings? 

Edited 35 minutes ago by Nick upson

[BigRedX]

If you don't like the DRs now, you are unlikely to think they have got any better in another couple of weeks. 

 

When I first started to branch out from what was available in my local musical instrument shop I bought a selection of DR strings because they were getting a lot of love here and on the US forum. I couldn't get on with any of them. I didn't like the feel and I didn't think they sounded particularly good compared with what I was used to. It's a fact not every string suits every player, and not every string suits every bass and price has very little to do with it.