Dean Markley

Before starting the company, Dean Markley was a music store owner. In 1972 he began selling string designs he came up with himself through experimentation. His first breakthrough into success was when he created the Voice Box effects pedal used by Peter Frampton in his smash hit "Show Me the Way”. 

Dean Markley makes great strings, which sound spectacular and help players get the sounds they want.

Based in Glendale Arizona the company is a bunch of great people who truly love what they do. Our employees work diligently to insure we manufacture the world's finest Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Banjo, and other fretted instrument strings that can be found anywhere in the world.