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Black Beauties are one of the family of DR's EXTRA-Life coated bass string sets. DR Strings, makers of the world's finest handmade bass strings, combine the latest wire technology with old-fashioned craftsmanship. The costly stainless-steel wrap wire is the latest in coated technology. The wire is pre-coated before winding for extra life and extra protection. This coating includes a corrosion inhibitor for extra protection against damaging substances such as perspiration, dirt, humidity, and "acid hands". DR's EXTRA-Life offers players a superior coated string without sacrificing the tone, clarity, and volume.

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Rare phosphor bronze bass strings are newly available from DR. Rare acoustic bass strings are constructed upon a hex core -- combining winding techniques developed by DR's long-lasting Lo-Rider bass strings and DR's rich, ringing Rare phosphor bronze acoustic guitar strings.

Lo-Rider stainless steel bass strings are round wound and constructed upon a hexagonal core. They provide more depth of tone, and are a bit stiffer than Hi-Beams. Bass players who are into slapping, popping, and tapping will love the high end and depth of Lo-Riders. The slight bit of stiffness makes Lo-Rider bass strings very accurate when playing harmonics. Great consistency, and great string-to-string balance are DR hallmarks. Fits scale lengths up to 37 3/4".

D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Bass strings are famed for their smooth feel and warm, mellow tone. The strings are wound using an outer flattened, "ribbon" wire which is then polished to a smooth finish. Chromes deliver a deep, rich low end tone that's idea'l for jazz and R&B, but also has applications in contemporary pop music.

D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Bass strings are famed for their smooth feel and warm, mellow tone. The strings are wound using an outer flattened, "ribbon" wire which is then polished to a smooth finish. Chromes deliver a deep, rich low end tone that's idea'l for jazz and R&B, but also has applications in contemporary pop music.

D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Bass strings are famed for their smooth feel and warm, mellow tone. The strings are wound using an outer flattened, "ribbon" wire which is then polished to a smooth finish. Chromes deliver a deep, rich low end tone that's ideal for jazz and R&B, but also has applications in contemporary pop music.

This is the Big One. The big cheese whiz. The dream maker. The problem solver. Brilliant Stainless Steel, Cryogenically processed electric string for 2 to 3 times the life of regular strings and a feel to die for. If you haven't -- you should.

Working together, Will Lee and Dean Markley have formulated a string set designed to meet the demands of both studio and live applications.

Your requests for Nickel Plated Blue Steel bass strings inspired Dean Markley to come up with the perfect design to provide you with the very best NPS bass strings made. As you'd expect, they are manufactured with the same exacting process as the original Blue Steel bass.

Black Beauties are one of the family of DR's EXTRA-Life coated bass string sets. DR Strings, makers of the world's finest handmade bass strings, combine the latest wire technology with old-fashioned craftsmanship. The costly stainless-steel wrap wire is the latest in coated technology. The wire is pre-coated before winding for extra life and extra protection. This coating includes a corrosion inhibitor for extra protection against damaging substances such as perspiration, dirt, humidity, and "acid hands". DR's EXTRA-Life offers players a superior coated string without sacrificing the tone, clarity, and volume.

These Ernie Ball strings are made in the USA from nickel-plated steel wire wrapped around tin plated hex shaped steel core wire. Their nickel-wound sets are by far the most popular, producing a well-balanced and all-around good sound.