Dean Markley SR2000 Strings?

[bobalu]

I'm thinking of trying a set of Dean Markley SR2000 strings. They're stainless steel, but the D,A & E string are taper wound at the ball end (core wire exposed). Dean Markley claims the string will "vibrate more freely".

Any thoughts on this? Any one here try them? I assume they are bright because they're SS.

I thought the idea of a taper wound, usually only on the "E" string, was to avoid bending a heavy wrap/larger guage over the bridge saddle (ie: a .110 E string).

[Kal Al]

Well I ain't no big-city string expert but it seems to me that any change to the string beyond the saddle contact point wouldn't change the vibration of the string at all. That's of course except the change in resonance caused by
the difference in string through bridge/body.

[ggunn]

Originally Posted by Kal Al

Well I ain't no big-city string expert but it seems to me that any change to the string beyond the saddle contact point wouldn't change the vibration of the string at all.

Isn't the point of tapered strings to put the saddle contact (witness) point directly on the core?

[Kal Al]

Originally Posted by ggunn

Isn't the point of tapered stings to put the saddle contact (witness) point directly on the core?

Ohhhhhhh ok. I can now seem to recall a mental image of this kind of string. I told you I ain't no big-city string expert

[mmbongo]

It was covered again last week:

Tapered

[bobalu]

Originally Posted by mmbongo

It was covered again last week:

Tapered

Uh, ya......I wasn't asking "what" a taper wound string was (if you read my OP). thanks though.

Anyone else?

[maurilio]

I love them...
do a search and you'll find a ton of info