Dean Markley 2698C 7string Reviews

High quality strings set for ERB

Use

I use with my Conklin Groove Tool 7 string bass. This set is taper core end - be ready to re-adjust your bass bridge, especially if you are using convenient strings. Very good and high quality strings set!

pros

Very good tonal characteristic: deep lows and crisp high. Fingerstyle groove sounds fundamental and aggresive. For slap and tap is good, if this caliber is good for you. Tension is high (on my instrument). String life is more than other Dean Markley sets (Blue Steel). High (C, F) strings very long life.

Cons

Tension of strings can be lower, but some bass player prefer high tension strings.

6 for 7

It's a pretty decent set of strings, but I lost a the .022 string fairly quickly. It snapped before getting in tune, and I read someone else's snapped too, so take that into consideration.

But the other strings sound great and I still have them popped on my bass after over two years. Just the F string broke fairly quickly so I had to replace that, the rest is great. Even now it's still sounding mildy fresh and very slappable. The feel of the string is nice for all playing techniques I can come up with.

They do feel a bit floppy, I'd like it a bit tighter, but still they do the job fairly well and string choice is limited for a seven string bass. It's probably cheaper than getting seven individual strings though, so it's worth a shot to see if you dig it.

Just be very careful with that .022 string.

sound great but f snaped 3 semi tones flat!!!!!!!!!!

well i order thi i was happy due to the price but when they got here they looked good, stuck them o the bass and after a set up started to tune and it snaped. so i have to order new strings but for what it is it sounds great