DR Strings PURE BLUES Bass Guitar Strings (PB5-40)

Soft on the fingers, nickel wound so easy on the frets too. Nice tone. Not for stainless steel piano tones, nice mid-range burp. My current fave.

I played Rotos for years and switched to these as I was looking for a different feel. These string are great. The have a wonderful tone and are light on the fingers. Very responsive. Check them out, they are worth a try.

I’ve been buying these for my LTD six string Bass for the past three years and have no plans on switching! I love that these strings have so much sustain and brightness, but can be easily EQed for a warmer tone. I’ve used them on wedding gigs, jazz, gigs, country, and rock gigs, and these give me the option to shape my tone however I want. I usually play finger style and don’t really mess with slap, but when I have briefly tried they have a nice amount of clarity to them, especially when they’re newer for the first few months. Highly recommend!

For the money, you can’t beat these strings. I clean them after every use and they sound as good as new after six months of use. BTW, this particular set fit my Schecter studio five perfectly.

These are good strings. Never had an issue. Last a good while as well.

I have these on a precision bass and they are the best sounding strings I've tried for live gigs. They have a brightness which really penetrates through the mix when the tone knob is all the way up. They have a round core which is very easy on my fingers. When I'm at home practicing they can sound a little brighter than I like, but I just turn down the tone knob about halfway and they ring out with a nice mid-rangey tone that almost sounds creamy. These are the best DR bass strings by far!

Second time using them on modified standard Fender Jazz Bass V. I learned a few things during installation that ensure the strings perform as they should. Installed correctly, they are a wonderful string and the tone is just like Victor Wooten says in his endorsement. I was a big Rotosound player my entire 40 plus years of playing but those were always installed on USA vintage fenders. Rotosound on the standard Jazz sounded ok but the B string was always a weak link.The Pure Blues fixed that! And the tone is way more solid, even across all strings, and the B is now part of the family! The bass sounds and plays like butter.When installing them: on Fender posts I try to get three wraps. I found myself only cutting the G, E & B if I recall correctly. If you do cut the string, place a near 90 degree bend then cut the string after that about an inch. That can go into the post hole.As your wrap the string on the post avoid twisting the string as you wrap it. That will create addition tension on the core of the string and make it sound and perform differently. To avoid this, leave the string ball end out of the bridge about an inch or two and as you wrap the string it will eventually pull up into place without a twisted string. Specifically ON THE B!!!! And more importantly if you string thru body! I only string the B string thru body. The rest is top load. If you installed the strings and anyone on them sound dull, this is the issue. Specifically past 12th fret will be the worst. Reinstall the string.Intonation Adjustments had to be made and so forth but after that I’m super happy to be using these. They sound spectacular. My amps are Ashdown and Aguilar with Ampeg and Eden mix of cabinets. The 2017 Standard Jazz has Seymour Duncan linear Jazz pickups with Seymour’s two-way active tone control outfitted with some American hardware and hand finished neck.

I have been using these strings for years light gauge very easy on my fingers i love DR Bass strings.