Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings
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Great tone and extended life!
Gauges 10-13-17-26-36-46.
It's simply amazing what a little -320° liquid nitrogen can do to a guitar string. Put a set of Dean Markley Blue Steel strings on your electric guitar and hear what all the excitement is about. Twice the tone and twice the life.
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Ratings Distribution
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of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Good tone (7)
- Well built / quality (7)
- Consistent (6)
- Long life (6)
Cons
Best Uses
- Concerts (4)
- Practicing (4)
- Back-up (3)
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- Experienced (4)
Most Liked Positive Review
Beautiful and bright,christal, and chimey sounding!!
Overall I love these strings, they suite my style greatly and they sound so good through my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and Fender Blues Junior!
These strings are number 1 in my arsena...Read complete review
Overall I love these strings, they suite my style greatly and they sound so good through my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and Fender Blues Junior!
These strings are number 1 in my arsenal of strings because to me, i enjoy the brightness that these strings offer! they get me the nice twangy, chimey crystal clear bright tone and sound and each note i hit with these strings really pronounces so greatly! i only set my hot rod deville's drive barely on 2 and i get a nice rich gritty sound and when i strum at the tip of the neck like Kieth Richards does, i get that nice bell like chime perfectly. One thing to note with these is, in order to keep that nice rich flavor to them, you gotta use string cleaning oil such as fastfret or dunlop string cleaner, you cant let the grease from your fingers sit on these after gigs or long times of play because it will dead end the tone greatly. but all in all these strings are great, they are my number 1 brand strings i like to use!
One thing to note is you have to keep up on making sure you clean these strings right after you play because if grease from your fingers is left on them it will greatly dead end the tone.
Not a bad value just wish they were less but they are worth it though.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Perhaps I got a bad set
I picked up a set of these (.009 - .046) as part of a deal-sweetener and though I'd give them a go. They sound great, but I have busted three strings in the ...Read complete review
I picked up a set of these (.009 - .046) as part of a deal-sweetener and though I'd give them a go. They sound great, but I have busted three strings in the last three weeks (high-E, B and D) - that's as many as I normally break in a year - and each time it's been while playing live. I don't go in for Pete Townsend windmilling or anything like that so I'm not super-impressed. Liquid nitrogen may help the molecular alignment in the steel a bit but I'm wondering if it doesn't make things a bit more brittle as well - perhaps put a few microfractures in the structure. As I said, perhaps I got a bad set, but I don't think I'll be getting them again, especially thi site's current deal on the D'Addarios.
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Pros
- Consistent
- Good Tone
- Long Life
- Strong
Cons
Best Uses
- Concerts
- Practicing
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
good strings i have been using them for a few years.
Pros
- Consistent
- Good Tone
- Long Life
- None Better
- Strong
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Any Time Any Guitar
- Concerts
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
have used many brands none better try them once you won't use any other brand ever
Pros
- Consistent
- Good Tone
- Keeps That "new" Sound
- Long Life
- Stay In tune
- Strong
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Backup
- Concerts
- Practicing
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
I use this brand of strings for guitar and bass. Dean Markley makes the best strings period! I have tried almost every brand in the last 20 years, and have used these for 8 of those. Great price, killer tone, and there longevity is superior.
Pros
- Consistent
- Good Tone
- Long Life
- Strong
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
I've used blue steels for well over a decade. I've recently tried D'Addarios and they can't compare. The blue steels are the toughest and best sounding strings for their price. They strobe accurately, stay in tune, sound great clean or distorted, and last for a long time. I have a bad habit of not changing strings often enough, but the blue steels allow me to do this.
Pros
- Consistent
- Good Tone
- Long Life
- Strong
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- Practicing
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
I've been playing for about 20 years now and I have finally found the "perfect" strings for me. I'm on a budget and these last FOREVER; they maintain their tone and strength day after day. They aren't that expensive and you get more than what you pay for. If you are on a budget and looking for great strings then look no further; the only issue for you is what gauge to use.
Pros
- Consistent
- Good Tone
- Guitar Strings
- Long Life
- Strong
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Abusing
- Backup
- Concerts
- Jamming
- Practicing
- Recording
- Tremelo
- Whammy
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
I've been using these Blue Steel for as long as I can remember, maybe 20+ years. can't be sure.
I've been playing for 28 years, mostly metal. I write music, involved in home recording, I do a lot of Bending, and tremelo. I do keep my strings clean, I wipe them with a micro-fiber cloth and sprayed with cottonseed oil. I use .10's and last at least a year across 3-6 guitars, I currently use only 3, but will have up to 6 at a time. I'm known have very greasy, grimmy hands. but these strings last, and take abuse.
For those that say they break, either they dont clean them, or they just don't know how to take care of them, maybe need to learn how to string a guitar properly. I'll be honest most strings are the same. But I like these they seem to last alot longer then other brands.
I've used them all, 28 years of trying the usuall, and these are the best.
Pros
- Good Tone
- Strong
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
I couldn't find a use for these strings. They seem like they're special only due to the cryogenic-processing feature. Other than that note, I feel like they're the best for Blues music, although I could be way off base with that assumption.
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
They sound great longer.
These are the best strings I have used (and I have used a lot over my 20 years of playing). There's not much else I can say.
They last FOREVER! I got turned on to these by Rob Arnold...thank you!!!
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
These Blue Steel strings are so lively I am surprised they don't get up and walk away from the guitar! They have a resonance to them that is more than simply an added brightness; in fact, I have found that other types of strings are unbearably bright using the hot 498T bridge pickup on my Les Paul Special. These strings, though, seem more balanced to me and nicely crunchy in the midrange and bass, with an extra ring to them at all frequencies, not just the high end. They last forever even with daily play. I usually plug into my computer and use guitar amp modeling in GarageBand or Logic, and these strings shine through every tweak I can make.
My only complaint, as noted above, is that the last set I put on the guitar seemed rough on my fingers at first. I hadn't noticed this before, but I had used a different brand last time I changed the strings and although they died within a couple of weeks, they were silky smooth to play. The new Blue Steel strings felt a bit like little metal files when I first put them on, but after a break-in period of just a few hours of play (or perhaps a callus-growing period?), they felt fine.
I try different strings from time to time, but I always keep coming back to these, and I am never disappointed with them. I have a pack of Ernie Ball strings that I am going to try next, just because everyone raves about them, but I think chances are slim that I will switch allegiances. I love these strings. Love love love!
I suppose the main feature of these strings is the processing they go through. Whatever they do to them, it works. They sound better on my Les Paul Special than any others I have put on it.
The strings come in a sealed package and so remain uncorroded and shiny even if you don't use them right away. I have yet to break one of these while playing. My only complaint is that they seem to chew up my fingers when brand new. Or maybe I was just having a bad left hand day. They wore smoother with some play.
A bit more expensive, but they last longer than most other strings I have tried, so you can probably get away with changing them less often without a reduction in sound. I am happy to pay a little extra for strings with the life and staying power that these have.
Comments about Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Gauge Electric Guitar Strings:
Probably, I've tried most of the guitar strings available on the market, and I keep coming back to these. They exhibit a clear bell-like chime that I think improves the sound of any guitar strung with them. I play two different Strats and a Tele, and all of them sound great with these babies! Wipe them down after playing, and they'll stand up to months of daily use. Best of all, they're no more expensive than any other premium guitar strings. They have my highest endorsement! Try them, you'll like them.
