Mmmm! DR Coloured strings! [pics]

[Jamie]

So, I finally got my DR Peacock Blue strings! £19 inc. delivery from Ebay (US Ebay) Which is a bargain for me as they're around £35 in the UK.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/jamie_pyrite/Basses/Image571.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/jamie_pyrite/Basses/Image572.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/jamie_pyrite/Basses/Image574.jpg

For the rest of the pics see: http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/jamie_pyrite/Basses/


So, these strings are awesome. Not only do they look fantastic, they play very nicely and sound great! Only time will tell if they last as long as they say!

[zink182]

WOW they loook awesome..

but not for me :)

[Shyanel]

That, my friend...

...is EXTREMELY sexy.

[acexxxoasis]

what sort of bass is that? I like it I think black strings would look better but meh you like them so thats all that matters (they truly seem gimmiky to me but I havent tried them yet so yeah)

[Wintermute]

Oh sweet jesus, that looks horrible. :lol:

They're not necessarily a bad idea, but Peacock Blue does not suit your bass.

[Shyanel]

Oh sweet jesus, that looks horrible. :lol:

They're not necessarily a bad idea, but Peacock Blue does not suit your bass.


Alex, you have terrible taste - that combination looks fantastic!

[Jamie]

Its a custom bass.

Schecter Custom 4 body but with a Shuker custom wenge neck with birdseye maple fretboard, and some active EMGs :)


Thanks for the words - if you like them or hate them! :) I personally like them though, so all is good. My mate has black ones on his geddy jazz and they look GORGEOUS! I'll try and steal a picture..

I'm tempted to try either black or green next. They're not quite as radical/eye catching as my blue ones :)

Yeah, it is Gimmicky, but the strings are actually really good too

[acexxxoasis]

of course they are DRs lol

[FunkMetalBass]

They look like crap. Take them off and send them to me now so I can rid you of the burden.

Does DR make gold strings? I thought putting them on my Studio 6 would look gorgeous.

Peacock blue may even look good too.

[Jamie]

They don't unfortunately.. Well, not yet anyway!

They do:

Red
Black
Green
Peacock Blue
Blue
Yellow
Pink
Silver


I guess there's the yellow ones? hmmm...

[Wintermute]

Silver
:confused:

So... like ordinary strings, then.

Black could be pretty cool, but otherwise I'd avoid them. I tend to avoid overly colourful or extravagant effects, on a bass. I like black hardware, and dark-grained natural finishes... I avoid bright block colours, and run screaming from metal flake. Coloured strings fall largely into that category too.

Personal taste. :)

[Tryxx]

It's ok Jamie, Alex doesn't like my tastes either. :lol:

I don't really feel one way or another about the look... But I personally don't like those strings. The colour coating comes off and whatnot. At first I thought they sounded different, but I think I was probably just wanting to hear something, as I didn't the second time I played them.

[Jamie]

:confused:

So... like ordinary strings, then.

Black could be pretty cool, but otherwise I'd avoid them. I tend to avoid overly colourful or extravagant effects, on a bass. I like black hardware, and dark-grained natural finishes... I avoid bright block colours, and run screaming from metal flake. Coloured strings fall largely into that category too.

Personal taste. :)

Different strokes for different folks :)

And yeah, ordinary strings - I just put it in there because silver are included in the "Extra" range of strings. As in, you can get normal colour strings with the extra life coating on :thumb:

[Polyamarous]

I love them! But yeah they don't 'go' with the natural look of your bass.

[JeBuSrOcKs]

i really like the look of those strings. im considering getting some but maybe in a different colour

[cmogawa]

wow congrates its nice color and fits ur bass well

[BassMasterMike88]

I've never been very inclined to try other string then my ghs boomers, with something that costs over about $20 that I might not like I find it hard to want to expierment with different strings.

They do look pretty aweseom BTW.

[wicked_child]

sexy! post some recordings!

[d-basser]

looks so sweet i want black ones or red ones (or pink if i am feelin gay) to go on ma peavey wen i next need new strings

[Esp Griffyn]

The strings look awesome

Keep blue strings on there from now :)

[PaulR]

That's unusual.

I can't decide if I like them or not.

[faelun]

ohhh man that colour strings+ colour of wood=hawt

[willibassist]

That's unusual.

I can't decide if I like them or not.

same, i think they look good but i'm not sure if they suit your bass:smash:

[sixner]

i like it :)

nice :thunb: im tempted to get some now

-sixner

[Dot.]

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are you going to be playing the blues?


(sorry if the joke as already been said...)

[Jamie]

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are you going to be playing the blues?


(sorry if the joke as already been said...)

Oh mannnn!!! That was terrible!! :lol:


Perhaps so bad it was good :p

[Led_Zeppelin678]

Looks good, but if it's true that the color comes off on your fingers and bass, I'd never get them.

[Dot.]

hahaha

I actually like them.

:thumb:

[Chris K]

It's very unique!

[Ganon]

Very nice:thumb:



I wanted to get at least four different coloured sets and have each string on my bass a different colour, but when I saw the price of them I decided not to.

[mikethecoug]

sweet

youve just inspired me to get some. woot!

[Jamie]

Looks good, but if it's true that the color comes off on your fingers and bass, I'd never get them.


We'll see about that. I'll keep everyone updated.

I mean, my mate has had his for weeks (black) and none has come off his!

It says you can lose some colour if you play agressively with a pick in the same place alot though.


Has anyone seen the advert for them in Bass Player? :D Its a 7 string bass with every colour they do on

[The Maggot]

i was thinking about getting somes green ones, how do they sounds?

[SüP]

I want some red or black ones for my warwick! Should be cool.

[lemoley]

meh i have heard bad things about those strings but if you like them thats all that matters, congrats man ;)

[kilian]

Too bad I totally love my tone now I get from my 1 year old TI's :p

It looks gorgeous though.

[Machines]

I don't think they suit the Schecter but they'd look awesome on my RBX :thumb:.

[Wintermute]

^^^
Actually yes, I can imagine that.

Get some. :)

[Machines]

I will if you pay for them :p.

http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/Catalogue/ViewProduct.aspx?productId=1607

[SlincoJ]

Very different looking,I saw them last night and hated them,but,after taking a few more looks at it,its really started to grow on me.Nice choice.

[the101er]

Has anyone seen the advert for them in Bass Player? :D Its a 7 string bass with every colour they do on

Yep, with Marcus Miller and Bootsy?

Problem is, the strings are all the same guage, pointless really... :p



DAMN, I want a seven string

[Esp Griffyn]

Yep, with Marcus Miller and Bootsy?

Problem is, the strings are all the same guage, pointless really... :p



DAMN, I want a seven string

Might be hard to see the colour of the high C in the ad since they are so thin, so they probably just stuck a load of low Bs or Es on so the colours were clearly visible.

[Jody LeCompte]

That'd look really nice if it was dark blue.

[the101er]

Might be hard to see the colour of the high C in the ad since they are so thin, so they probably just stuck a load of low Bs or Es on so the colours were clearly visible.

Dude, I was joking...


I want some blacks to go with a black Jazz

[Radiobass81]

I love DRs, but the ones I had didn't last as much as my Ernies, so this might seem like a good investment.

What color for my 'Ray :p?

[Jamie]

Black for te Ray!! :) I like the black 'uns. At first I thought they'd just look METAL! But they can actually look really classy too :)

[naut]

Oh sweet jesus, that looks horrible. :lol:

They're not necessarily a bad idea, but Peacock Blue does not suit your bass.

agreed.

[Jamie]

agreed.


Fair enough :)

[Chris K]

Jamie, thats quite a jazzy bass you've got there, but everythime I think of you I picture you playing that Yamaha TRB1006 nat. we played in GuitarGuitar.

[Jamie]

Haha! God I loved that bass.. I think we all did actually! :p

Have you been in there recently? Wondering what the stock is like at the moment..

[Manticore Guy]

They look sweet

[SquierBasser]

Do they make colored guitar strings?

[The Maggot]

yup they do

[Naveed Afzal]

Hah my prosteels are a rust color... AHAHAHA

[Chris K]

Hah my prosteels are a rust color... AHAHAHA

oh dear!

[bassist-bmxer]

I'm not too keen on those but what ever makes you happy! :thumb:

The only ones i would actually consider getting would be the black ones.

[Rowan S]

Its so embarassing to be british. Everythi over here is atleast two times more expensive then what the americans get stuff for!! i would buy alot more stuff of american eBay, but im worried ill get caught up in customs

[Jamie]

Its so embarassing to be british. Everythi over here is atleast two times more expensive then what the americans get stuff for!! i would buy alot more stuff of american eBay, but im worried ill get caught up in customs


Just remember that there's no customs charges on anything under £18. That should keep you safe for bass accessories, etc.

Unfortunately we still have to pay tax on instruments.. And its a risk because sometimes it can work out cheaper than buying over here but sometimes more expensive..

[T2k5]

I have now joined the club:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/astsgnl/bass/Shuker/DR3.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/astsgnl/bass/Shuker/DR2.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/astsgnl/bass/Shuker/DR4.jpg
(the picture quality suffered a bit because I had to shrink them so much)

[Jamie]

They look gorgeous! :D

Shuker + DR strings club!


Did I tell you when I was down at Jon's he was talking about you? We were talking about how much orders he gets internationally and was saying about the 6 string he'd built for you :)

[T2k5]

Yeah, you told me. :)

Shuker <3

[Akira]

Blue strings + Bleached Blonde Finish = Horrrendous.
I'm sorry, but I think that looks really bad. What would be cool would be a red or some other color on black. Even that color wouldn't be bad on black.

[d-basser]

^ i am sorry sir, i believe you are wrong, blonde bass an blue strings looks amazin (he shudda gone for pink tho)

[Jamie]

^ i am sorry sir, i believe you are wrong, blonde bass an blue strings looks amazin (he shudda gone for pink tho)


He's not wrong :) An opinion isn't right or wrong.

[The Forgotten Bassist]

Strange, not too bad looking though

[d-basser]

^ a Stirling resident how come i aint seen you before

[Chaos]

I said holy crap out loud when I saw the strings, I want a set now :(

[slaughteredfirst]

Intresting.....

How do they sound?

[Radiobass81]

He's not wrong :) An opinion isn't right or wrong.
But if I say it's my opinion that his opinion is wrong?

:p

[Kobaia]

the best combo, i had black beauties on my fretless, you couldnt see the strings at all from more then 10 feet. it was awsome

[SquierBasser]

I really like the blue...

it looks cool

[Radiobass81]

I actually don't like the blue...

What could I get for my 'Ray? I was thinking black...

[Jamie]

But if I say it's my opinion that his opinion is wrong?

:p


Then isn't that just your opinion, which is neither right or wrong!

Jorge, I know you're cleverer than me so go ahead and pwn me now! :D



I just thought, you got a 6 string pack?! I thought they only did 4 :)

[Radiobass81]

Then isn't that just your opinion, which is neither right or wrong!

Jorge, I know you're cleverer than me so go ahead and pwn me now! :D



I just thought, you got a 6 string pack?! I thought they only did 4 :)
Nah, I just wanted to be a bother ;).

Got any clips of the Schecter? I can't remember ever hearing anything from you.

[TheBigPK]

So the E19 is equal to $30 or did you get a good deal? I went to GC yesturday to buy some for my blue ibanez... but i brought 25 bucks sooo drove for nothing.
:( :( Surprised they had them tho, just peacock blue and no other colors.

[Chaos]

also I just noticed your avatar Jaime

ff7 ftw

[Esp Griffyn]

FF8 was better though

[Radiobass81]

I never liked FFVIII. I can't stand that whole "steal magic" system.

FFIII <3.

[alucidinterval]

those are pretty cool. they dont really go with your bass that well, but still pretty cool.