A drill string to be advanced in a well by a torque applied from a rig floor, the drill string comprising: a drill bit; a bottom hole assembly adjacent to the drill bit; an extended string assembly (46, 46'; 52, 52') adjacent to the bottom hole assembly opposite to the drill bit, comprising a plurality of tubular products, each tubular product comprising a pipe section with screw connectors at each end, the plurality of tubular products being connected to each other to form the extended string; wherein a first set of the plurality of tubular products is made of vibration damping material, and wherein a second set of the plurality of tubular products is made of a different material less able to dampen vibration experienced by the drill string during drilling, wherein a plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections (46, 46') is formed, each vibration damping drill pipe section (46, 46') being formed from a plurality of tubular products from the first set of tubular products, and wherein a plurality of further drill pipe sections (52, 52') is formed, each further drill pipe section (52, 52') being formed from a plurality of tubular products from the second set of tubular products, wherein the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections (46, 46') and the plurality of further drill pipe sections (52, 52') are alternately arranged starting with a first one of the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections (46, 46') provided near or adjacent to the bottom hole assembly, and wherein the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe section (46, 46') has a length of less than about 20% of the overall length of the drill string. a drill bit; a bottom hole assembly adjacent to the drill bit; an extended string assembly (46, 46'; 52, 52') adjacent to the bottom hole assembly opposite to the drill bit, comprising a plurality of tubular products, each tubular product comprising a pipe section with screw connectors at each end, the plurality of tubular products being connected to each other to form the extended string; wherein a first set of the plurality of tubular products is made of vibration damping material, and wherein a second set of the plurality of tubular products is made of a different material less able to dampen vibration experienced by the drill string during drilling, wherein a plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections (46, 46') is formed, each vibration damping drill pipe section (46, 46') being formed from a plurality of tubular products from the first set of tubular products, and wherein a plurality of further drill pipe sections (52, 52') is formed, each further drill pipe section (52, 52') being formed from a plurality of tubular products from the second set of tubular products, wherein the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections (46, 46') and the plurality of further drill pipe sections (52, 52') are alternately arranged starting with a first one of the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections (46, 46') provided near or adjacent to the bottom hole assembly, and wherein the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe section (46, 46') has a length of less than about 20% of the overall length of the drill string.