MICK NANTELL - BARRACUDA-AMERICA"S HEART TRIBUTE
"I've used DR Strings for years on all of my basses. I really dig DR because of their reliability, string-life longevity and most importantly....the TONE. Whether I'm playing my P Bass strung up with DR's Legend Flatwounds or my Warwick strung with Hi-Beams, my tone is always perfect for the job at hand. There is no other string that comes even close to DR Strings!
PRODUCTS
Hi-Beam™
Stainless Steel Round Core Bass Strings
Model: MR-45
Hi-Beam™ stainless steel bass strings are round wound and constructed on a round core which is unique in the industry. 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 and musically but not harshly bright. They are 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, punch and ease of playing. Hi-Beam bass strings require much more time, care and extra steps to make than other bass strings.
Dragon Skin+™
Coated Quantum Nickel Electric Bass Strings
Model: DBQ-45
Dragon Skin+™ strings sound huge, are easy to play, and have outstanding endurance. Dragon Skin+ upgrades both the core and the wrap wires to be exceptionally musical, balanced, and loud. Accurate Core Technology™ creates grooves on the core to cradle the wrap wire, allowing the strings to ring out to their full potential.
Designed to feel and sound better,
Dragon Skin+ is unlike anything out there.
The difference is real.Legend™ Flatwound
Polished Stainless Steel Round Core Bass Strings
Model: FL-45
Flatwound bass strings have provided the "thump" behind countless famous basslines.
Legend™ polished flatwound bass strings combine the warm, fat tone of a polished wound wrap wire with the balanced harmonics and flexible feel of a round core wire. These strings feel smooth and comfortable, adding to the pleasure of dropping bass notes deep into the pocket. Made to fit 34 or 35" scale basses and also available in short scale. These strings will make your tone a LEGEND.Black Beauties™
K3™ Black Coated Bass Strings
Model: BKB-45
Black Beauties™ color coated bass strings combine the musical benefits of a round core design with the protection of DR’s proprietary K3™ coating. Formulated in Jet Black, the coating has a sleek and sophisticated look, while also providing extra-long life to your strings. A round core wire and stainless-steel wrap give Black Beauties full tone and balanced harmonic response, along with the playability that is one of DR’s signatures. The hard coating also ensures outstanding clarity and articulation by reducing unwanted overtones.
BIO
A multi-instrumentalist hailing from Northern California, Mick has spent most of his life performing in front of an audience. At the age of five he began playing the piano and organ for family and friends and shortly thereafter, Mick was competing in regional and national talent shows as well as playing the county and state fair circuit. Mick’s passion for the bass ignited in the late 1970s while being exposed to bands like EWF, Yes, Chicago, Brothers Johnson, and The Doobie Brothers. Having performed thousands of shows and toured nationwide over the past 35 years, Mick considers himself a "support player" upon which the other members of the band can build and shine. When Mick isn't playing music, he and his wife tour the country on their Harley-Davidson.
