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DR Strings SMR5-45 Hi-Beam Stainless Steel Bass Strings, Medium 5-String, 45-125 Short Scale

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About this item

  • The stainless steel wrap wire produces a balanced brightness that cuts through the band
  • The round core wire increases flexibility and musicality without making the tone harsh
  • Round wound and constructed on a round core
  • Style: Medium
  • Gauges: 45, 65, 85, 105, 125


HI-BEAM™ Bass Strings blend a stainless-steel wrap wire wound on a round core to produce great flexibility and musicality without harsh brightness. Their flexibility makes them easier on fingers and on frets. They are renowned for unusually long life, consistency and string-to-string balance. HI-BEAMS are the string to choose for a bright and solid tone with great punch and ease of playing.


nexy jo
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024
I needed a short scale set of 5 strings and this set was one of a very few available. Turns out, these sound great. Very bright, and even the B string holds its own. They seem to last a good while as well, not losing too much brightness over time. I'm doing another 5 string, short scale build soon, and I'll buy another set. Highly recommended.
Dare
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024
Muy buen sonido y durabilidad, me quedo con estas cuerdas
Chris Gari
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023
These are great hard to find for strings (120 or higher) for a short scale I have a four string bass had to buy 5 string bass strings Save the 45 from the setGreat sounds badass Don’t forget to check your neck tension
David Friedl
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2021
These are great for a bright sound. For me, it's a short scale active bass that I want to have a modern, hi-fi bass guitar tone. Another use might be to add clarity for a vintage-style bass with a large humbucker mounted in the neck position, like Gibson EB or SG bass. Might be too much for something like a J bass.
RB
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2020
There is nothing wrong with these strings! However, I write this FYI. I bought a Short Scale MusicMan (only one of 150) and since I play a StingRay5 thought I'd convert my Short scale to B E A D and toss the G. It turned out to be a very muddy mess so I bought some La Bella Medium Flat-wounds and put it back to E A D G. It sounds great and I just have to get the brain to think again...… I'm 68 and I've been playing bass for over 44 years.
Miguel Benitez
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2018
Worst quality, don’t buy tho is garbage
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