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    Original strings on a 7 year old Dean acoustic guitar bass

    My wife bought it new about 8 or 7 years ago. I think it was from Musicians Friend (?) website. It's been a while so our memory is hazy.
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    Original strings on a 7 year old Dean acoustic guitar bass

    It does handle them well. The neck is still straight. BUT... it sounds better and feels better tuned down a step.
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    Original strings on a 7 year old Dean acoustic guitar bass

    Got it. Happy NewYear
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    Original strings on a 7 year old Dean acoustic guitar bass

    They sure do. Thanks a million!
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    Original strings on a 7 year old Dean acoustic guitar bass

    Here are the two requested photos plus 2 more which show the winding more clearly.
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    Original strings on a 7 year old Dean acoustic guitar bass

    More precisely, they seem to be flat wound but they are not wound as tightly as typical flat-wound strings which makes the feel slightly less smooth. I know the gauges used in 2022 are .045-100 but in 2014 or 15 they may have been different. I'll find my micrometer and see. @michael_t: thanks...
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    Original strings on a 7 year old Dean acoustic guitar bass

    Hello! Does anyone know what kind of strings Dean guitars put on their acoustic fretted guitar bases around 2015 or so? Their official specs simply identify the strings as "OEM". This is not a string brand or a type of string. It means Original Equipment Manufacturer. I emailed Dean in...