Dean Markley SR2000 Will Lee 6-String Electric Bass Strings (27-127)

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Prep your 6-string bass for the stage or studio. Dean Markley and Will Lee (bassist of David Letterman's Late Show) bring you these versatile bass strings.

Dean Markley Will Lee SR2000 Bass Strings deliver versatility and durability.
These are the qualities that Will Lee, world famous bassist on the Late Night Show with David Letterman, demands from his strings. As today's most sought after session bassist, Will is constantly called upon to play many different styles of music. To do this, night after night, Will needs his strings gauged to sound and feel right, whether he's playing the heaviest funk groove or a quiet ballad.

Working together, Will Lee and Dean Markley have formulated a string set designed to meet the demands of both studio and live applications.

Gauges
C: .027

G: .047

D: .067

A: .087

E: .107

B: .127

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-800-1008

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (2 ratings)
Submitted October 14, 2009 by a customer from gmail.com

"a ReFined sound..."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Definately for a long,long time. Maybe someday I will contact Dean Markley to tell them the make a stainless-steel version of these!

Sound
These strings are Amazing! I cover alot of styles in my playing, so it's important that the strings has good feel, tension, and tone. I get a bright clear tone with more midrange, deep, boomy bottom-end, super slap tones, and rich harmonics.

Features
I don't find any useless features in these strings! This unique guaging is perfect for me because for a long time I wanted a guage that was in-between 40-95s, and 45-95s. The taper winding makes the sound much more alive and gives you much clearer sustain.

Ease of Use
Very easy. I set my amps to what I need, and make all the changes from the bass itself. I even found that these strings sound great on my fretless bass. Jaco did use round wound strings, which alot of people don't know. So if you really want a more "Jaco" sound out of your fretless, use these. THese might be even better than the rough Rotosounds that Jaco used.

Quality
Quality is superb. I have never gotten a defective set of these. For the tones I generally use the most, I need the strings to sound like they are brand new. These keep hat sound the longest, which is about three months for me.

Value
Definiteley. I would recomend these for any level of bass players out there. read more A lot of musicians don't realize how much strings affect how you play and sound, regardless of the instrument.

Manufacturer Support
I have never had to contact Dean Markley for bad quality control.

The Wow Factor
I personally don't think that a string or an instrument for that matter has "sex appeal". I mean this is an instrument, not a bikini, but I don't think that a bikini has any sex appeal either. I do think these strings are desireable for a ReFined sound.

Musical Background:
Active musician, studio work, live gigs

Musical Style:
Jazz, Fusion, Gospel, Middle Eastern, R&B, Contemporary Christian, Rock
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