DR Strings MR5-130 Hi-Beam Stainless Steel Medium 5-String Bass Strings Gauges: 45 - 65 - 85 - 105 - 130 Hi-Beams require much more time, care, and extra steps to make than other bass strings The extra effort DR expends making Hi-Beams results in a bass string that is highly flexible, musically bright (not harshly bright) and renowned for durability, unusually long life, consistency, and string-to string balance They don't eat your frets Hi-Beams are the string to choose for brightness, and ease of playing