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DR Strings Electric Guitar Strings, Black Beauties - Black Coated, 10-46 (BKE-10)

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Size: 10-46


Style: Guitar Strings


Features

  • BLACK STRINGS FOR A UNIQUE LOOK - black coating gives any electric guitar a sleek, sophisticated look
  • BRIGHT MODERN TONE - nickel-plated steel wrap wire and hex core for bright tone with enhanced harmonic content
  • LONGER STRING LIFE - K3 coating protects strings from corrosion for longer string life
  • ENHANCED ATTACK AND OUTPUT - black coating is ultra-hard to maintain string brightness and enhance output
  • SMOOTH FEEL WITH LESS FRET WEAR - Compression winding gives BLACK BEAUTIES a smooth feel under your fingers, and creates less wear on your frets

Description

Black Beauties electric guitar strings with K3 Technology. The K3 coating is the first coating that players report, "sound as good or better than uncoated strings." DR's remarkable and proprietary K3 Technology coating is the first coating that makes no apologies and no excuses for not delivering sound equal to uncoated strings. Players tell us that these strings have more volume, less unwanted overtones, greater clarity and articulation than standard, uncoated strings. Yet, they provide the same protection due to corrosion and perspiration as well as increased tone life that coated strings are known for. From the Manufacturer BLACK BEAUTIES™ Black Colored Electric Guitar Strings aren’t just about the sleek and sophisticated look. They feature a hexagonal core wire and a nickel-plated steel wrap wire to maintain brightness and feel. All strings in the set are coated with a je

Brand: DR Strings


String Gauge: Medium


Color: Black


Instrument: Electric Guitar


String Material Type: Coated


Item Weight: 1.6 ounces


Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches


Item model number: BKE-10


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: April 4, 2007


Body Material: Steel


Color Name: Black


String Gauge: Medium


String Material: Coated


Number of Strings: 6


Material Type: Stainless Steel


Musical Style: All


Size: 10-46


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Nice strings if you want to improve the look and sound of your guitar
Size: 9-42 Style: BLACK BEAUTIES™: Light 9-42
Glad I decided to get these. My black guitar sounds and looks good! Great quality and playability. Hoping the coating prevents premature rust/corrosion from my sweat! Good value,,
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2025 by Tim D. Barnett
    • Decent Set of Strings!
Size: 10-52 Style: Guitar Strings
Review Image by Michael W. Robinson Michael W. Robinson
Review Image by Michael W. Robinson Michael W. Robinson
I ordered this set of 10-52 DR Black Beauties because I needed a quick replacement set, and they appeared to be on sale for half of what I usually pay for strings. I'd used DR High Beam and DR Legend flatwound strings in the past, and had been very satisfied, but had not tried the Black Beauties. I was a little hesitant about the Black Beauties at first because some of the reviews mentioned the black coating flaking off, but the price was too good to pass up without giving them a try. I am pleasantly surprised! I saw no flaking of the coating at the machine tuners where I expected it to come off. I was also concerned how the black strings would look on the blonde maple neck of my Squier Afinity tele, but they look really good in my opinion. And, the strings sound really good! I ordered another set to put on my OE-30. Time will tell if the coating lasts at the frets and picking fingers. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2025 by Michael W. Robinson Michael W. Robinson
    • Look cool onstage.
Size: 9-42 Style: BLACK BEAUTIES™: Light 9-42
Black wears off eventually, but DR makes great strings. Have used them for years.
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2024 by Darrell W. Kline
    • They look good, but they don't last as long as other strings.
Size: 10-46 Style: Guitar Strings
They look slick. These string are more for looks than anything. They sound good, just not the best. And they don't last very long. They were on my husband's guitar for about 10 months before one of the strings unwound at the bridge. Again, they look great, so perfect for a gig. But if you only want to change strings once a year, then get a conventional set of strings. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2025 by MG
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Size: 9-52 Style: BLACK BEAUTIES™: 7-String Light 9-52
Look great! Sound even greater! And shipped super fast.
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2025 by Zach Schamel
    • Will not hold the coatings
Size: 9-42 Style: BLACK BEAUTIES™: Light 9-42
When I heard about the strings that would look so cool on a new gray guitar I bought well I checked them out and came to find Black Beauties was the strings to have. So I put a set price isn't that bad. They arrived the next day I put them on wow they sounded great I like a skinner string than most ppl A .7 if I can get it but nothing over .9 and I do go through A lot of strings I have 15 guitars so I buy a lot of strings and they all get played. So 5 days they were put on time playing with them 6 hours of playing coating is coming off Low-e and B. Low-e is half dead and the B makes a strange sound that Like it just died in 6 hours of playtime. Really 6 hours I have bought 2.50 strings better than this true story no JB stuff here. I still have on at least 5 guitars with 2$ and fifty cents sets of strings that sound as good as when I put them on the guitars 3 or 4 months ago and have been played way more than these Black Beauties will ever see. But never again. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2023 by cmg
    • My new Go-To..
Size: 10-46 Style: Guitar Strings
I've been playing with flatwound strings for over twenty years. On a whim I chose to try Black Beauties. I usually play 7-string guitar but I do have one 6-string Hofner with custom pickups that I consider my secret weapon. I first purchased a pack for the six-string. I was very pleasantly surprised. They weren't as smooth as what I've gotten used to, but the are smooth enough. "String-Noise" is negligible and everything about them is perfectly balanced. The tone is perfect, not too harsh, not too dull. The most impressive thing I've found is that the tone itself across all six strings is just right. Other brands, the bass strings can be too bassy, and the trebles can be too shrill. I next purchased a pack for my Carvin seven-string. I'm sticking with Black Beauties on all my guitars. I really, really like them. P.S. My original review was written March 7. This update is on the 12th. I just read a bunch of other reviews on these strings and I just don't understand. People are saying that the coating is coming off and the strings are breaking, and I just don't get it because I've not had any problems at all. I am very rough on strings. I pull on them, tug on them, and basically kick the crap out of them because if you don't do that, they constantly go out of tune. My picking style may not be as aggressive, but I torture my strings and make sure they hold up. Once again, in my experience, these strings are very good. They've been on my Carvin just a little less than a month, and they've been on my Hofner for just a little over. I do play everyday, but each guitar goes through about a week of action before I switch off again. I personally have not had any problems. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2023 by G. Michael
    • Coating scrapes off easily
Size: 10-52 Style: Guitar Strings
The paint scrapes off easily, so the bare metal is visible after a few hard riffs.
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2025 by Vic!

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