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Rating And Reviews: DR BKB45 Bass Strings

Premium coated strings in Black. Round-wound.

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DR Strings BKB45 Black Beauties Electric Bass Strings (Medium, 45-105)

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"Really good solid strings" submitted October 26, 2007

By a customer from mac.com

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Musical Background: pro musician

Music Style: $$you like?$$ All bass

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Sound: The DR coated strings sound great, and they last a long time. Other brands "10" sound good for a couple gigs and are afterwords worthless. Feature: I love the colored strings. It's easier to meet girls now. Ease of Use: Just like any other strings Quality: This is where the DR strings shine. They are reliable from set to set and they will get you through those last few gigs in Japan sounding good and in tune. Opposite of RotoSound. Value: I bring and keep a couple spare sets, but I have never had a DR string break on the gig or off. A few bucks more for a superior long-lived product is what capitalism is all about. Put me on that train. The Wow Factor: All the girls ask why my strings are red. Overall: Been playing for 42 years and counting, with DR's for six years now. I'll give 'em up with my guns.

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"Excellent for Classic Rock, Modern Rock & Alternative" submitted August 23, 2012

By Rob H in Mechanicsburg, PA

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Musical Background: Playing for 9 years, exclusively bass guitar.

Music Style: Rock (modern, classic, alternative, metal) Pop & maybe a country tune here or there.

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Sound: These strings sound "Full" the tone is "Solid" the highs are "Crisp". I had to do a little adjusting and actually raise my action just a bit but once they settled in, this is my go-to bass for that serious rock sound. Feature: These are coated strings. They last longer than non-coated. They are black and practically disappear on my bass. They look fantastic. Quality seems very high. Ease of Use: I did have to back off my aggressive playing style a bit until I got my bass dialed in again. They are extremely sensitive for coated strings and I found I had to lighten my touch and back my treble off a bit to minimize string noise. If you already use bright strings or have a light touch, you'll have no problems. Oh, and they build more callouses than flats. That's not a bad thing. Quality: Quality is great. No flaking and they have settled in extremely well. Last a long time. Value: Very much so. I felt I got more than my money's worth and I'll buy them again. Manufacturer Support: Never needed to call them. The Wow Factor: When I pull this bass out of the case I get "Whoa" and "What bass it that"? The T-Bird look is one thing, but add these coated black strings and it just looks fantastic. Then you hit an open E string and let the sustain ring (clear and crisp like a piano string) and it turns heads. Yeah, these are the only strings for this bass. It's like they were made for each other. Overall: I bought these strings for my new Thunderbird and wanted a black set to go with the bass. I had used their Red Devils on my old red Jazz and liked the look and feel of a colored coated string. When I first put them on I noticed several things. 1) They sounded much brighter than I expected, but that could partially be the pickups in the T-bird too.. 2) Having been using flats on my other basses for awhile and other brands of coated strings, I was surprised how "sticky" the strings felt. 3) Immediately after installing them I did a full octave slide on the D string I thought my finger was on fire from the brush burn. (Remember, been using smooth flats) 4) The sound was crisp and clear like a piano. So they took a little time to break in, but now I wouldn't put any other string on that bass. It sounds fantastic (and I get comments on how good my rig sounds with these on). They have held up extremely well with daily use for months. No flaking of the coating (very little pick playing) and have settled in nicely. I'm on here tonight to order a backup set.

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"Cool strings with sound that lasts." submitted April 22, 2006

By a customer from yahoo.com

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Musical Background: Semi-Pro

Music Style: Rock/Industrial

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Sound: I think Elixirs sound a little better, but the difference is almost negligible. I've tried most all the major brands of strings. Thomastic Infeld are the best I've played with but they're even more expensive and don't last as long as a coated string. Feature: C'mon, black strings! How cool is that? Ease of Use: They feel a little different. If you use fingers instead of a pick you might want to use some sort of string lube when they're brand new. But, because of the coating, I don't worry as much about keeping them clean. Quality: I've been playing with various strings for over 15 years. These do not break any more often than any other decent string. Value: Great strings. They sound for a month (or more) as good as an uncoated string sounds for a week. Manufacturer Support: No need. The Wow Factor: Still using them. Overall: Just try 'em.

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DR BKB45 Bass Strings Customer Review submitted December 27, 2005

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Feature: not only are the black strings for bass which when used in conjunction with a transparent red flame top warwick with black hardware looks wicked. but these strings are coated, they last longer then regular strings, they have an excellent tone, kinda fat with enough punch to knock out danzig lol. they pop and slap great. i'v ehad the same set on my bass for 3 months now. big huge fan - LBX bassist Third Vision. www.myspace.com/thirdvision Value: definatly worth whatever you pay for them

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"Looks That Kill" submitted March 7, 2011

By a customer from hallbox.com

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Musical Background: Hobby Bands

Music Style: Alternative/Rock

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Sound: The strings seem to sound just fine. Not sure they sound any better than uncoated strings, but they don't seem to sound any worse. About the same. Feature: Your basic bass strings, no features to speak of. Ease of Use: Something about the coating really doesn't feel like normal strings. When I slide, it often gives me a friction burn. The strings generally feel a little sticky, almost like the coating keeps oil from my fingers off. Quality: The black coating wears in places right away. It's only noticeable if you standing close enough to be playing it. Value: Pretty expensive just for color, but I suppose that's to be expected. Manufacturer Support: No need for support, it's just strings. The Wow Factor: This category is the whole point of these strings, right? We can pretend that the coating is better, but the fact is that we just wanted cool-looking black strings. :)

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"DO NOT BUY" submitted December 20, 2005

By a customer from hotmail.com

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Musical Background: Hobbyist leaning towards Active

Music Style: Rock, Alt, Jazz, Blues

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Sound: great tone. Feature: i broke two strings while performing after only having the strings on for a week. Quality: i broke two strings while performing after only having the strings on for a week. Value: buy cheaper strings that will really last. there's no excuse for two of the strings breaking while i was performing. Manufacturer Support: no experience The Wow Factor: Black strings look great on a maple fretboard - but if the strings suck there's no point. Overall: I've already given up on these horrible strings.

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