DR StringsRed Devils - Extra-Life Red Coated Bass 45-105

These strings were reccomended to me by an acquaintance of mine during a bass clinic I attended recently. I ordered them right away.. All i can say is WOW! Excellent tone. It really brightened up my sound. I had gotten used to muddy sounding strings. I havent noticed a sticky feeling like others have mentioned, mine are silky smooth. Great playability. Was'nt too concerned about color, But When I installed them on my Ferrari red Carvin LB 70, I fell in love with my bass all over again. It looks stunning, and I get many comments about my bass now..Others have mentioned that the color wears off quickly, but I don't care, I'll used the color wear as a guage of when to change them..Then neon ones even glow brightly under a black light. Bass players don't get much credit so why not give them a show and something to talk about.

I originally installed these on my semi-hollow body Gretch D6128 Thunderbass in an attempt to cut down on the string and fret noise I was getting with conventional strings.These not only reduced those issues considerably, the tone is fantastic! I have been using these on the Gretch now for over 18 months and have nothing but praise for these strings! The red color also adds a very unique look to the instrument and I am always getting compliments on the look!In addition to my D6128, I have also installed a set of these on my Candy Apple Red Fender Jaguar short scale bass with equally impressive results.The string itself is the time tested DR Sunbeam round core with the custom micro-coating applied. The same great tone you get from the Sunbeam string with the added benefit of reduced string and fret noise.I can't recommend these strings highly enough for anyone looking for a quality coated string.(Be sure to check out the photos I posted of my two guitars running Red Devils!)

Play great. Long lasting.

I absolutely love DR Black Beauties, but I have a red Cort I needed to string, and saw these. I honestly can't tell the difference, except these are a bit thicker gauge than I normally get and the bottom end is MASSIVE. I don't think there's going to be a different type of strings on this bass anytime soon. I just put them on so I can't legitimately say they have better longevity being lower gauge, but if they're anything like the Black Beauties, they'll be quite solid for a bit.

On my second set... I have been a huge DR string fan for many years and use their strings exclusively. I have been using the black beauties on all 3 of my basses for over 2 years now, just decided to try the red devils. So far, they perform the same as the black beauties do and sound just as good only the strings are red instead of black. They are however not quite as "bright" sounding as DR's "high beams" are, atleast not on my basses and through my rig, but pretty close. That is something maybe to keep in mind about coated strings, but they do outlast standard strings by quite a while! They do look great on my red bass though and look pretty cool under a black light and concert lighting!

I ordered these strings a few weeks ago, and they got here in a timely manner, nothing quick. I strung them on my bass as soon as they came, and they look great. However, there is a minute difference in the shade of red in the G and D strings, as opposed to the A and E strings. Minute, but somewhat noticable. They do play great, but the coating wears rather fast. I run under the motto "Picks are for D***s, (meaning I don't use a picks to play.) I haven't used one on it yet, but I let my bandmate play on it for about 5 minutes with a pick, and there is already a show of wear and the silver of the string underneath is starting to reveal itself around the pickup area. I do trust the life of the string as advertised. The only thing that wears is the color. Come back in about a year, and I bet I'll be still poppin' on these strings.I expect the color not to last long, which is a disappointment, because I bought them under the impression that they would have a durable coating. As for now, they blend well with my red bodied Dean bass, and I'm happy. For all of you, I'd say go ahead and try them. They are in the medium pricing range and worth the next couple of months of color and year of durabilty.

These sound great and the playability is good with the coating. HOWEVER, the coating will only last 50-100hrs of play before you start to see it worn off in areas (where you pick, or pluck and at the frets). Still, they aren't super expensive so... worth it for me.

I got these to match my bass and They look amazing. I haven’t had any paint chips and They sound grate and lookes very cool

Excellent feel. I expected my fingers to slide 9ff the coating but that isn't close to how they feel. Almost like you have grippy gloves on; my fingers sort of stick like that which gives excellent control but the coating is very easy and non abrasive at the same time. I think this will help during long sessions and gigs.I read a review about quality control; I did not find this to be the case for my set. The coating is evenly applied.Finally, the look of these is amazing!!! I was going for a very Geezer Butler vibe with this bass as it is black, a Fender (not a Lackland, sigh) that has his signature emg pickups installed. The red strings were also his idea so I borrowed! Beautiful! Now I want coloured strings for all of my basses! If only the True Blues DR bass strings were K3 Blue!!!

Se ven muy bien y suenan perfecto.

Muy buen tacto al tocar y color espectacular. El sonido es algo especial y no tan brillante como unas estandar.

3rd string was different red color, not like the other strings, and it didn’t fit on my guitar

I bought these strings after breaking the ones on my Wesley bass guitar. The colour is amazing, the sound is better than the stock ones, which is weird as the stocks weren't coated and these are. My only trouble was that the E string snapped as i was tuning it, i believe it being down to it being hand made and fairly cheap. Amazingly Amazon sent me a replacement string for free, it only took 1 day to arrive, no questions asked. I have now fitted all strings, they are a blast to use and sound more professional than i could have imagined. They are too good for £36.00, especially when the equivalent made by a well known brand which i wont name, was over £100.00!! Amazing i will definitely by Red Devils again, and will definitely use Amazon again.