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.
- Guitar Accessories
- Ukuleles/ Uke Accessories
- Ukulele Accessories
- 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 : .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
- 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
- Light Gauge : .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042
- 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
- 7-String Light Gauge : .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042, .052
- DR Strings HI-VOLTAGE Series
- Played by the late metal icon Dimebag Darrell
- Nickel plated wrap wire : Rich and versatile sound
- Hexagonal core wire : Bright & clear tone with pronounced attack
- Treated with a liquid polymer that protects them from corrosive elements
- “They’re great for everything, from big ol’ string bends, to huge whammy bar dives, perfect for blood curdling harmonic screams and just straight out heavy chunky riffin’.”
- Medium Gauge : .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
- DR Strings HI-VOLTAGE Series
- Played by the late metal icon Dimebag Darrell
- Nickel plated wrap wire : Rich and versatile sound
- Hexagonal core wire : Bright & clear tone with pronounced attack
- Treated with a liquid polymer that protects them from corrosive elements
- “They’re great for everything, from big ol’ string bends, to huge whammy bar dives, perfect for blood curdling harmonic screams and just straight out heavy chunky riffin’.”
- Heavy Gauge : .011, .014, .018, .028, .038, .050
- DR Strings HI-VOLTAGE Series
- Played by the late metal icon Dimebag Darrell
- Nickel plated wrap wire : Rich and versatile sound
- Hexagonal core wire : Bright & clear tone with pronounced attack
- Treated with a liquid polymer that protects them from corrosive elements
- “They’re great for everything, from big ol’ string bends, to huge whammy bar dives, perfect for blood curdling harmonic screams and just straight out heavy chunky riffin’.”
- Light Gauge : .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042
- 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
- Medium Gauge : .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
- 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
- Extra Heavy Gauge : .012 .016 .020 .038 .052 .060
- 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
- Mega Heavy Gauge : .013 .017 .022 .042 .056 .065
- 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 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 Extra Heavy Gauge : .011 .015 .019 .032 .042 .054 .065
- String Length: 38"
- 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
- Heavy Gauge : .011, .014, .018, .028, .038, .050
- 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
- DR Strings HI-BEAM Series
- Nickel plated wrap wire : Rich and versatile sound
- Hexagonal core wire : Bright & clear tone with pronounced attack
- Works for all styles & genres (rock, Blues, Metal, Jazz)
- Very much like the standard TITE-FIT in feel and flexibility, but are much brighter with similar tone characteristics
- Heavy Gauge : .011, .014, .018, .028, .038, .050