DR Handmade Strings

DR Handmade Strings is an electric/acoustic guitar and bass string manufacturer. DR Handmade Strings was founded in 1989 by Mark Dronge, son of Guild Guitars founder Alfred Dronge, and Dr. Benzion Rapoport, DR strings are referred to in their advertisements as "The Handmade String." The company offers signature guitar strings for Dimebag Darrell called Dimebag Hi-Voltage strings. They also offer signature bass guitar strings endorsed by Marcus Miller and Bootsy Collins, called Fat Beams and Bootzillas respectively.

Artists

The following artists have endorsed or recommended DR Strings:

• Charlie Hunter
• Jack Casady
• Members of As I Lay Dying
• Adam Clayton (U2)
• Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
• Bakhiti Kumalo
• Bootsy Collins
• Buddy Jewell
• Derek Trucks(Allman Brothers Band, Derek Trucks Band)
• Dimebag Darrell, (Pantera, Damageplan)
• Frode Berg
• Aram Bedrosian
• Members of Hatebreed
• Garry Tallent (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
• Hubert Sumlin
• Ian Hill (Judas Priest)
• Janice Marie Johnson (A Taste of Honey)
• Jason Eckard (Morrowville)
• Jerry Horton (Papa Roach)
• Katie Melua
• Doug Pinnick (King's X)
• Dana Presson II (The Convalescence)
• Prince
• Ty Tabor (King's X)
• Meshuggah
• Myron Dove
• Ryan Phillips (Story of the Year)
• Members of Shadows Fall
• Steve Kaufman
• Sting
• Trey Anastasio (Phish)
• Members of Mudvayne
• Christopher Johnson
• Brian Moore Middle Class Militia
• Allen Foster (Fear & Loathing)
• Dakota Floeter (Blackout 101, Volapike)
• Prohibited Fruit
• Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish)

External links

• Official site
• Professor String - In-depth information about strings and musical string research.