Founded in 1989 and based in Westwood, New Jersey, DR reintroduced handmade round-core guitar and bass string making to the marketplace. DR Strings applies old-school construction principles with innovative modern materials to provide today’s players with quality strings that deliver incredible tone, feel, and longevity.
OUR STORY
THE FINE ART OF FINE TUNING™
In 1989, DR Strings re-introduced hand-made round core string making to the general market. It requires a lot of skill, time and care, but we feel it’s worth it because we can hear the difference between a handmade string and a machine made string.
If we can hear it, of course players will hear it.
SETTING STANDARDS
TRAINING CRAFTSMEN
Our winders take at least 6 months to learn their craft. It takes that long to develop a feel, an understanding, an instinct to make the constant tiny adjustments that only a hand can make. At each stage we test the wire, we check that it is pristine when it arrives from our suppliers, we inspect each and every wrap during production to ensure its perfect, and then again as we hand-package it.
MADE IN USA WITH ONLY AMERICAN MATERIAL
HIGHEST QUALITY
We use only the finest American materials starting with the wire, to the ball ends, to the packaging.
When someone sees the DR logo, that is what they are getting, the best of everything.
When you put DR strings on a guitar, you’re not only looking for the response of a fresh string,
you’re looking to hear something extra that you didn’t hear before, and that’s our goal…to give you more.
DR was born from guitars. Al Dronge, the founder of Guild Guitars, always wanted to add a string making facility.
Mark Dronge took the lessons he learned from his father and applied them to DR.
DESIGN & INNOVATION
ALWAYS IMPROVING & INVENTING
We are players at DR and we are encouraged to come up with new ideas. In our testing lab, we experiment and design unique and different strings. Quietly, we have been one of the most innovative string companies out there.
We guarantee that players will hear and feel the difference when they play DR handmade strings.
We can’t guarantee that you will like the difference…we hope players do.
This is one of the reasons why we make so many models, for a small company.
We listen and we understand what the players are after and we go for it.
- Round core wire & Stainless-Steel wrap wire
- Full tone & balanced harmonic response
- Patented K3 coating technique ensures excellent intonation & punchy clear tone
- Coated wrap wire is extra hard to maintain string brightness while extending life
- Eliminates unwanted overtones, helping projection, clarity and articulation
- All-black color creates a modern, sophisticated and distinctive look
- Medium Gauge : 45-65-85-105 (Medium 4-String)
- Scale Length: 37 3/4"
- Round core wire & Stainless-Steel wrap wire
- Full tone & balanced harmonic response
- Patented K3 coating technique ensures excellent intonation & punchy clear tone
- Coated wrap wire is extra hard to maintain string brightness while extending life
- Eliminates unwanted overtones, helping projection, clarity and articulation
- All-black color creates a modern, sophisticated and distinctive look
- Medium Gauge : 45-65-85-105-125 (5-String)
- Scale Length: 37 3/4"
- DR Strings DROP-DOWN TUNING (DDT) Series
- Stainless steel wrap wire / Hexagonal Core Wire reinforced with Coated Core Technology
- Drop your tuning with confidence, drop with accuracy
- Maintain intonation at lower tunings far better than any other string
- Medium Gauge : 45-65-85-105 (4-String)
- Scale Length: 37 3/4"
- DR Strings DROP-DOWN TUNING (DDT) Series
- Stainless steel wrap wire / Hexagonal Core Wire reinforced with Coated Core Technology
- Drop your tuning with confidence, drop with accuracy
- Maintain intonation at lower tunings far better than any other string
- Medium Gauge : 45-65-85-105-125 (5-String)
- Scale Length: 37 3/4"
- DR Strings DROP-DOWN TUNING (DDT) Series
- Nickel plated wrap wire / Hexagonal core wire
- Drop your tuning with confidence, drop with accuracy
- Maintain intonation at lower tunings far better than any other string
- 7-String Medium Gauge : .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046 .056
- String Length: 38"
- DR Strings DRAGON SKIN series
- Phosphor Bronze wrap wire : Delivers exceptional brightness & resonance
- Hexagonal core wire : For precision & attack
- All six strings are coated : Increased lifespan, improved clarity, exceptional brightness & resonance
- More projection, fewer unwanted overtones, greater clarity and articulation than uncoated strings
- Extra Light Gauge : .010 .014 .022 .030 .038 .048
- DR Strings DRAGON SKIN series
- Phosphor Bronze wrap wire : Delivers exceptional brightness & resonance
- Hexagonal core wire : For precision & attack
- All six strings are coated : Increased lifespan, improved clarity, exceptional brightness & resonance
- More projection, fewer unwanted overtones, greater clarity and articulation than uncoated strings
- Custom Light Gauge : .011 .015 .022 .030 .040 .050
- DR Strings DRAGON SKIN series
- Phosphor Bronze wrap wire : Delivers exceptional brightness & resonance
- Hexagonal core wire : For precision & attack
- All six strings are coated : Increased lifespan, improved clarity, exceptional brightness & resonance
- More projection, fewer unwanted overtones, greater clarity and articulation than uncoated strings
- Light Gauge : .012 .016 .024 .032 .042 .054
- DR Strings DRAGON SKIN Series
- Nickel-Plated Steel Wrap Wire : Bright & Versatile Sound
- Round Core Wire : Highly Flexible & Musical
- K3™ Coated applied to the wrap wire is extra hard to maintain string brightness while extending life
- Medium Gauge : .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
- DR Strings DRAGON SKIN Series
- Nickel-Plated Steel Wrap Wire : Bright & Versatile Sound
- Round Core Wire : Highly Flexible & Musical
- K3™ Coated applied to the wrap wire is extra hard to maintain string brightness while extending life
- Light Gauge : .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042
- DR Strings DRAGON SKIN Series
- Nickel-Plated Steel Wrap Wire : Bright & Versatile Sound
- Round Core Wire : Highly Flexible & Musical
- K3™ Coated applied to the wrap wire is extra hard to maintain string brightness while extending life
- Light / Heavy Gauge : .009, .011, .016, .026, .036, .046
- Stainless steel wrap wire produces a balanced brightness that cuts through the band
- Round core increases flexibility for a smooth feel and solid tone
- Produces more pronounced mids, bright highs & deep lows
- Medium Gauge : 45-65-85-105 (Medium 4-String)
- Scale Length: 37 3/4"
- Stainless steel wrap wire produces a balanced brightness that cuts through the band
- Round core increases flexibility for a smooth feel and solid tone
- Produces more pronounced mids, bright highs & deep lows
- Medium Gauge : 45-65-85-105-125 (5-String)
- Scale Length: 37 3/4"
- DR Strings TITE-FIT Series
- Nickel plated wrap wire : Rich and versatile sound
- Round core wire : Flexible feel and musical tone
- Works for all styles & genres (rock, Blues, Metal, Jazz)
- Classic design meets modern performance standards
- Light / Heavy Gauge : .009, .011, .016, .026, .036, .046
- DR Strings TITE-FIT Series
- Nickel plated wrap wire : Rich and versatile sound
- Round core wire : Flexible feel and musical tone
- Works for all styles & genres (rock, Blues, Metal, Jazz)
- Classic design meets modern performance standards
- Light Gauge : .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042
- For players who are into slapping, popping and tapping
- Combination of high end, depth and a bit of stiffness that makes harmonics very accurate
- Provides more depth of tone and are a bit stiffer than HI-BEAMS
- Material: Stainless Steel. Hexagonal Core Wire
- Medium Gauge : 45-65-85-105 (Medium 4-String)
- Scale Length: 37 3/4"