DR Black Magic strings

TBman · #1 07-22-2018, 09:34 PM

I just played on them for about 2 hours after putting them on. They felt different, almost sort of kind of "tacky-stickyish", but as I played I forgot about it. The black coating is on every string though and looks pretty cool.

silvertonebetty · #2 07-23-2018, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TBman

I just played on them for about 2 hours after putting them on. They felt different, almost sort of kind of "tacky-stickyish", but as I played I forgot about it. The black coating is on every string though and looks pretty cool.

How do they sound to you

AZLiberty · #3 07-23-2018, 12:48 AM

I believe those are the strings that Rainsong used on their blacked out "Smokey" models.

Looked really cool. Wasn't fond of the sound though, kind of muffled.

TBman · #4 07-23-2018, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by silvertonebetty

How do they sound to you

Not that great. Borderline "Ok." A little cheap sounding if that makes sense. Maybe they will sound better as they age. I had put them on my Larrivee. My D-120 with Ernie Ball Paradigms sounds better than the Larrivee now, which usually isn't the case.

TokyoNeko · #5 07-24-2018, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TBman

Not that great. Borderline "Ok." A little cheap sounding if that makes sense. Maybe they will sound better as they age. I had put them on my Larrivee. My D-120 with Ernie Ball Paradigms sounds better than the Larrivee now, which usually isn't the case.

I think with DR it's best to stick with the "tried and true" (a.k.a. Sunbeams and Rare) strings. I tried the Zebra a while back, and they were utterly awful. Their "gimmicky" strings just don't cut the mustard.