PAUL THOMPSON
"DRs are the most consistent, well made, and longest lasting bass string available. They make all of my basses sound and feel exactly how they should: bright, punchy, and full of bottom. They're also clear and HOT."
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.
BIO
Paul Thompson has been playing bass professionally for over 35 years, including recording and touring stints with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. Recent playing credits include Kurt Elling, Michael Feinstein, the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops (with Byron Stripling) and Bob James, among others. Currently, he can be seen playing around the Pittsburgh area with the THOTH Trio, the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, in pit orchestras at the Byham and New Hazlett Theaters, or performing with the many musicians of Pittsburgh's rich Jazz community. Paul currently teaches Jazz Bass at Duquesne University and West Virginia University and is an Adjunct Instrumental Music teacher at his alma mater, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Performing Arts School. He curates a YouTube channel (@pdbass) with over 300 videos and over 220k subscribers about all things music and bass playing.
