Dr Fat Beams Review

The a d and g strings are very close to dr hi beams in feel and tone but with a slightly looser feel.

Dr fat beams review.

Fat beams are the signature string of innovative world class bassist marcus miller. Fender jazz bass mim dr fats thanks and credits to elite backing tracks for amazing no bass tracks. Generally fat beams won t do that because they are on a round core but there is still a danger of it. String life is about average compared to other brands.

They are steel roundwound and have a round core. Check him out for a variety of reasons as well as to hear some characteristics of these strings. I have a set of these on my alder rosewood j bass. Fat beams are the signature string of innovative world class bassist marcus miller.

I play metal country jazz blues classic rock the list goes on and these strung up to a jazz bass are as ive said the best there is out there hands down. Love dr bass strings and these fat beams are a favorite of mine. I m mostly a finger player as opposed to a slapper but if you need to pop the response stays even. Reviewed in the united states on august 14 2018 ive been using dr hi beams for a very long time they sound great and deserve a 5 star rating but the fat beams series are not as punchy as i expected.

Similar to the hi beams smoother and fatter. Similar to the hi beams smoother and fatter. I m not a fan of dr strings for this reason. Ive been playing bass almost 25 years and im still currently active let me enlighten you all on something the marcus miller fat beams are awesome.

They are just a little thicker down low. If you play 4 string this is not a concern. They have a nice balanced response not overly bright but very present even volume across the strings. They have an exceptional low e string that just rings feels and sounds fantastic.

They are steel roundwound and have a round core. Testing dr fat beams izzionbass. I usually run nickels on it but the fat beams sound awesome.