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 21 hours 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. 

[Nick upson]

Thanks for the feedback. It was due to the love in the forums that I gave them a go. As you say maybe they just don't work for me or this bass. It's just a shame to have to change strings so soon due to the waste of money. 

[pineweasel]

Give them some time. It took me a couple of weeks to get used to Fat Beams when I put a set on my Jazz bass, but I ended up liking them a lot. 

[chris_b]

I used DR strings on Laklands, Wals and Stingrays, for more than 15 years, and I loved them. Faced with the same problem I'd cut my losses. I have D'addario NYXL's on my Sadowsky Jazz right now. I'd recommend those as well.

Edited 20 hours ago by chris_b

[fretmeister]

I like Hi Beams but they are expensive so I swapped to Mark Bass Advanced "Soft Touch" rounds for, err, roundwound needs and it turned out I like them a lot more.