The extra effort dr expends making hi beams results in a bass string that is highly flexible and musically but not harshly bright.
Dr hi beams vs fat beams.
Hi beams require much more time care and extra steps to make than other bass strings.
Nov 11 2009 14.
I can only speak for my personal tastes on my set up.
The actual pull tensions don t vary much among them for equal diameters but the fat beams are wound at a slower speed which alters how the wrap grabs the core and gives it a smoother feel for a ss wrap.
The extra effort dry expends making hi beams results in a bass string that is highly flexible and musically but not harshly bright.
Fat beams are the signature string of innovative world class bassist marcus miller.
Similar to the hi beams smoother and fatter.
They are similar i guess i should have mentioned that but to me the hi beams are more crisp and clean while the low riders are a bit more fat and heavy.
They are steel roundwound and have a round core.
Fat beam bass strings demo our fat beam bass strings are hand made with the finest american stainless steel available wound on round cores for increased flexibility and tone.
However the lo riders are definitely thicker sounding on the low end and the hi beams are a little fatter on the high end.
I still use the hi beams and prefer them to the lo riders but i d still use lo riders happily if a store is out of the hi beams.
Hi beam stainless steel bass strings are round wound and constructed on a round core which is unique in the industry.
Sun hi and fat beams are all wound on a round core which contributes to the unique and consistent tension feel.
Fat beams are compression wound to produce fat mids bright highs and that distinct edgy fat beam sound.
Hi beams require much more time care and extra steps to make than other bass strings.
Hi beam stainless steel bass strings are round wound and constructed on a round core which is unique in the industry.