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Dean Markley SR2000 7 String Set - for EADGBE Tuning

M-Mittlesteadt

M-Mittlesteadt

Sep 6, 2024
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Ever since I got my Ibanez SR206 6 string bass I've been wanting to string it up as a guitar (EADGBE) as I'm very familiar with and play guitars with standard guitar tuning. I wanted super bright strings but finding a set that would allow me to easily do so was difficult. I thought I would have to go the route of mixing sets, buying extra single strings to find matches in the right gauge.

Then I came across this Invalid Link Removed. Yes, I didn't use the low B, but the set only cost me $50 from "Strings By Mail" (out of Michigan). The set consists of the following gauges...

.127 (low B, not used).

E - .107
A - .087
D - .067
G - .047
B - .027
E - .022

After restringing my bass to EADGBE with these strings, I've played it all night. Incredible tone. Deep, full, clear and very bright without getting "twangy". Chords sound amazing on my bass. Finger picking individual notes out of guitar chords was so much fun. The notes just rang out beautifully with wonderful sustain.

They are perfectly tapered on the ball end, with a very smooth feel for a very bright roundwound. And yes, even the thin, high "E" is a wrapped string, although it almost looks like a plain unwrapped string. I am very impressed with the feel, tone and the price is great for a 7 string set.

If you've been wanting to string your 6 string bass up in guitar tuning to EADGBE and want bright strings, this is the set to get. I highly recommend these.

SR206-EADGBE.jpg


These are the 7 string medium gauge strings...

DM-2000.jpg
 
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M-Mittlesteadt said:
Ever since I got my Ibanez SR206 6 string bass I've been wanting to string it up as a guitar (EADGBE) as I'm very familiar with and play guitars with standard guitar tuning. I wanted super bright strings but finding a set that would allow me to easily do so was difficult. I thought I would have to go the route of mixing sets, buying extra single strings to find matches in the right gauge.

Then I came across this Invalid Link Removed. Yes, I didn't use the low B, but the set only cost me $50 from "Strings By Mail" (out of Michigan). The set consists of the following gauges...

.127 (low B, not used).

E - .107
A - .087
D - .067
G - .047
B - .027
E - .022

After restringing my bass to EADGBE with these strings, I've played it all night. Incredible tone. Deep, full, clear and very bright without getting "twangy". Chords sound amazing on my bass. Finger picking individual notes out of guitar chords was so much fun. The notes just rang out beautifully with wonderful sustain.

They are perfectly tapered on the ball end, with a very smooth feel for a very bright roundwound. And yes, even the thin, high "E" is a wrapped string, although it almost looks like a plain unwrapped string. I am very impressed with the feel, tone and the price is great for a 7 string set.

If you've been wanting to string your 6 string bass up in guitar tuning to EADGBE and want bright strings, this is the set to get. I highly recommend these.

SR206-EADGBE.jpg


These are the 7 string medium gauge strings...

DM-2000.jpg
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I've used SR2000'S on my Peavey Cirrus six strings for over 20 years. I find them to be the perfect string for my playing!
 
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Where are you guys buying your DM SR2000's? I used them for years and years, and then they became really inconsistent around the time they changed the packaging, and I ended up having to send back MANY sets so I stopped using them. I'd like to try them again but only place I have found them is on Amazon.
 
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Thundar said:
Where are you guys buying your DM SR2000's? I used them for years and years, and then they became really inconsistent around the time they changed the packaging, and I ended up having to send back MANY sets so I stopped using them. I'd like to try them again but only place I have found them is on Amazon.
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Strings By Mail usually has them in stock.
 
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Thundar said:
Yeah that was one of the first places I checked but they have very few choices in gauges.
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Matt at Strings By Mail is the main guy I deal with. You can contact him by email at [email protected]. If the particular set you're interested in is not listed on their site, all you need to do is to let him know what you need and he can order it for you. I've dealt with him for the last 10 yrs and he has always been responsive and helpful.
 
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That's usually the case and you kind of have to scoop them up when they pop up in the guage you need. I play lights and a six string which are typically in stock because no one else are buying them, lol.
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Yeah...and even fewer 7 string players. I buy the 7 string set for $50 and set the Low B aside as I tune up EADGCF now. They are super bright, "tapered" core on the low B, E and A and very smooth playing for a roundwound.
 
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The more I play my 6 stringer, the more I love these SR2000 strings. They are so bright, clean, smooth and have the most even tone across all 6 strings. Even the thinnest strings have a "full" sound.

I'm tuning it EADGCF now and experimenting with the bass, my amp and new Zoom effects pedal.

I've adjusted my bridge, and now have very low action and no "buzz" nor that typical finger noise associated with roundwounds. These strings are bright but not "clanky" unless I choose to purposely get that sound.

I've been playing 4, 5 and 6 stringers for over 45 years and have tried every string out there, from flats, halfrounds, tapewounds, from TI Flats to Rotosound SS roundwounds and everything in between. I'm sure I've played the SR2000's before, but I was on hiatus for about 7 years.

Coming back to bass after all this time off has been very inspiring, and my choice in strings was somewhat limited in that virtually no one makes string sets for 6 stringers tuned without a B string and many resort to mixing strings from different manufacturers. So I get the SR2000 7 string set (from Strings By Mail) and discard the low B. $50 ain't bad for a 7 string set, and given I'll probably only rarely restring my bass with a new set, I'm digging the SR2000's.
 
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M-Mittlesteadt said:
The more I play my 6 stringer, the more I love these SR2000 strings. They are so bright, clean, smooth and have the most even tone across all 6 strings. Even the thinnest strings have a "full" sound.

I'm tuning it EADGCF now and experimenting with the bass, my amp and new Zoom effects pedal.

I've adjusted my bridge, and now have very low action and no "buzz" nor that typical finger noise associated with roundwounds. These strings are bright but not "clanky" unless I choose to purposely get that sound.

I've been playing 4, 5 and 6 stringers for over 45 years and have tried every string out there, from flats, halfrounds, tapewounds, from TI Flats to Rotosound SS roundwounds and everything in between. I'm sure I've played the SR2000's before, but I was on hiatus for about 7 years.

Coming back to bass after all this time off has been very inspiring, and my choice in strings was somewhat limited in that virtually no one makes string sets for 6 stringers tuned without a B string and many resort to mixing strings from different manufacturers. So I get the SR2000 7 string set (from Strings By Mail) and discard the low B. $50 ain't bad for a 7 string set, and given I'll probably only rarely restring my bass with a new set, I'm digging the SR2000's.
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Sadly looks like the price has gone up by $10: Invalid Link Removed

I have an Ibanez I was considering trying to string like this as well.
 

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