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Dean Markley NPS Blue Steel Bass Guitar Strings 5 String Set, 50-128 Medium 5 String Bass Guitar, Cryogenically Processed Steel Bass Strings with Warm Rich Tone, Made in the USA

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Arrives Jan 14 – Jan 27
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Size: 5-String


Style: 50-128 - Medium


Features

  • CRYOGENICALLY TREATED STRINGS BUILT TO LAST FOR TWO TIMES LONGER. Our best bass guitar strings consist of a nickel plated steel wire over a hex core, making them durable and reliable for peak performance no matter how hard you dive or bend.
  • A TRIED AND TRUE STRING WITH INCREDIBLE WARM RICH TONE. Our bass strings 5 set provides a warm rich tone with superior intonation, delivering an incredible mid-frequency clarity that last. Best known by many artists across all music genres.
  • CHOOSE THE RIGHT STRING THAT FITS YOUR NEEDS. Our bass guitar 5 string are available in a wide variety of options to complement your preferred playing style. Each type varies based on lighter to deeper crisp tones, thickness, and tuning stability.
  • EASY PLAYABILITY FOR BEGINNERS & SEASONED GUITARISTS. Our 5 bass strings set provide smoother control with comfortable fretting, allowing you to strum confidently with huge bends, ensuring reliable performance. Suitable for all bass guitar styles.
  • AN ICONIC GUITAR PRODUCT COMPANY MADE IN THE USA. The Dean Markley brand is a household name in the guitar used and tested by many, including some legendary players since 1972. We manufacture strings for acoustic, bass, and electric guitars

Brand: Dean Markley


String Gauge: .05


Color: Blue


Instrument: Bass Guitar


String Material Type: Stainless Steel


Item Weight: 0.317 ounces


Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 6.1 inches


Country of Origin: USA


Item model number: DM-2680A-MED


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: June 7, 2011


Color Name: Blue


String Gauge: .05


String Material: Stainless Steel


Size: 5-String


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If you place your order now, the estimated arrival date for this product is: Jan 14 – Jan 27

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  • Easy Play - Great Sound
Size: 4-String Style: 2670A - Blue Steel NPS Bass XL
Haven't played for several years and now that I'm retired, got nothing but time. Ready to fall in love with my gift and these Blue Steel strings they are helping to set the pace. Like riding a bike you can just pick up (almost) where you left off.... Good product....
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024 by Datdee Datdee

  • Best I've ever played
Size: 4-String Style: 2674A - Blue Steel NPS Bass ML
These are the longest lasting strings I've ever used - I have been using them over 20 years, and the tone is bright and full - I won't use anything else!
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2024 by Barry Fox

  • Dealer Shipped the next day, whilst everyone else was shut down.
Size: 4-String Style: 2674A - Blue Steel NPS Bass ML
Broke a fretless base string, always use Blue Steel, best strings made. Could not find a music store that was open, couldn't find anyone who could ship Prime-time. This dealer set the order out the very next morning. Fair retail price. If you are still using nickel or even worse, tin plated strings, change to cryo-steel. I've been playing for half of a century, no string, electric, acoustic, or bass comes close to pure stainless cryo-hardened steel. Just put a set on and see what I mean. The entire range and harmonics are crystal clear, and stay that way indeffinately; just keep them clean. If you have a [locking] wammy bar, they never go out, never stretch, ever. Musicians friend, Sweetwater, no one could get the product out the door, all in shutdown mode. These guys shipped, again, the very next morning. Thank you. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2020 by william j bray

  • Old dead strings
Size: 5-String Style: 50-128 - Medium
Package was old and out of date. It was also very worn like it had been sitting on a shelf for years. Upon putting them on my bass, they were already half dead and very dull sounding. 1 jam layer and they’re completely dead
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024 by nick

  • My fave. Became hard to find for a while.
Size: 4-String Style: 2675A - Blue Steel NPS Bass XM
Favorite zingy strings. Seem to last forever without ever getting wholly dull. I play rock and blues and this MED gauge is what other manufacturers will call MED Heavy. Love the fat tone and good string tension.
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2019 by PH

  • Broke B
Size: 5-String Style: 50-128 - Medium
Blue steel is my favorite all time Bass Strings. The tone is so bright and punchy. But, after stringing all 5 and tuning up, the low B snapped and broke at the machine head. Bummer. I put the old B back on since unstringing all 5 and returning them does not make sense.
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023 by S.a.m

  • bright, strong, and wonderful
Size: 5-String Style: 2678A - Blue Steel NPS Bass LT
MY favorite strings, they stay brighter longer from the cryogenic freezing, and are much stronger than other strings, but still very Flexible. The nickel plating doesnt beat up the frets.
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2014 by fingas

  • Short lifespan
Size: 4-String Style: 2675A - Blue Steel NPS Bass XM
Lasted six months of occasional playing before "G" string broke near the tuning peg. The initial brightness dulled about as quickly as many other strings. The cryogenic aspect seems like just a gimmick.
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2016 by JustSomeGuy

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