Mandolin Magic: Elevate Your Playing with Dragon Skin+ Coated Strings

Mandolin Magic: Elevate Your Playing with Dragon Skin Coated Strings

Experienced mandolin players know the value of using the right strings. The debate has raged for years, though: do you want the authentic full sound of uncoated strings or the durability of coated strings? With DR Dragon Skin+ coated mandolin strings, the debate is over, proving you can truly have it all.

Dragon Skin+ strings aren’t the first mandolin strings from DR. Their Rare mandolin strings are well-known for their excellent tone and lifespan. However, Dragon Skin+ builds on what came before with the latest technology to produce long-lasting strings that offer astonishing tone, volume and comfort. Let’s take a closer look at these new coated strings and how they reinvent what’s possible on a mandolin.

A Design That Lets You Be Heard

Are you tired of your mandolin being buried in the mix? Dragon Skin+ mandolin strings are made to help you stand out even on a crowded stage. The key is DR’s patented Accurate Core Technology™. While hex cores and round string cores are the standard, they can be prone to the wrap wire slipping, which hurts the tone. DR solves this with a round core that has locking grooves to hold each coil in place. With no slippage, each note can reverberate in full, meaning amazing projection and a pure full-bodied tone. The grooves also keep the tuning more stable.

The initial rollout by DR uses phosphor bronze wrap wire, which is known for its warm, full and balanced sound. It’s a great complement to the Accurate Core Technology that further pumps up the volume. Finally, DR has gotten the tension down to a science so the strings are more comfortable and easier to play. With the added confidence, you can give every note and chord its all, turning you into the star of the show.

A Coating That Resonates

Many string coatings are notoriously for dulling a mandolin’s sound and making it less dynamic. DR kept this in mind when coming up with the patented micro-thin wire wrap coating on Dragon Skin+ strings. The result of tireless research and real-world testing, this coating greatly extends the string’s life without compromising the tone and feel. You’ll still hear all the notes distinctly, and they have the sustain required for ringing chords.

Using a thin yet strong coating also gives the strings a better feel. You won’t have the slipperiness that’s common to lesser coated strings, letting you play with abandon. DR took the coating into account when fine-tuning the tension as well so there isn’t the “light gauge that plays like medium gauge” effect that bristles some musicians.

Get the Right Mandolin Strings

It’s time to take your mandolin mastery to the next level with high-quality strings. Light-gauge and medium-gauge Dragon Skin+ mandolin strings are now available — try them now to hear and feel for yourself what we’re gushing about. When DR adds other mandolin strings to the lineup such as 80/20 bronze, nickel-plated or heavy-gauge strings, you’ll find them first at Strings and Beyond.