Dean Markley 2556 Blue Steel Electric Guitar String REG Gauge .010-.046

The Experience

I was nearly finished restringing the electric with Blue Steels; she was watching me with casual interest.

”In fact,“ she said as she moved closer to snuggle up against my shoulder, “I heard on the radio that it was only a few degrees away from being a record low today.”

I brought another string up to pitch. “Well, at least we’re not in Montana.”

“Why? Could it really be that much colder in Montana?”

“Their record low temperature,” I explained, “is seventy degrees below zero.”

“Is that right?” she asked playfully, nuzzling against my neck. “I wonder how the people there stay warm.”

By this time, I was in tune.

“Let me show you.”

-70°F is cold all right, but it’s not even close to being cold enough for us. In order to cryogenically treat our Blue Steel strings, the temperature has to reach –320°F (roughly the temperature of Neptune, a mere 2.8 billion miles farther from the Sun than Earth).

Blue Steel… for a sound that’s out of this world.