Features:

  • 3 individual sets enclosed in a single, flow-wrap package
  • Recipes and Popular gauges created by industry icon Ernie Ball
  • Played By Legends around the world including Slash, Jimmy Page, Metallica, Eric Clapton, and more...
  • Element Shield Packaging Prolongs string life and keeps strings as fresh as the day they were made
  • Made in California, U.S.A. Featuring the finest and freshest materials.
Excellent Value & Quality, + Subscribe & Save

I've been using D'Addario for decades. And still use them. But I wanted to try these Slinky Strings. Found out that I liked them so much, I added them to my Subscribe and Save monthly deliveries. I like the Regulars, or size 10 best on my Strat and Les Paul. I have a lot of guitars so I change strings pretty often. I do use Dave Gilmour's GHS, and Fender Bullets too. But these are great strings and fast becoming my favorites, with the D'Addario coming in a very close 2nd. Depending on which guitar they are on. If you haven't tried this brand of string yet, I would definitely recommend giving them a try. They have a great sound and bend easy. And the price is real hard to beat for this quality of string.

very nice

I tune to d standard with an original floyd rose floating bridge. These strings work great, sound good. They're definitely beefy. I've been using them for years and don't plan on trying anything else. For shredding, some bend techniques are a bit harder and slower with these strings. The rock cliche bend up a full step and pull off is noticeably rough. Alternate picking runs seem a little easier to feel. Sweeping is a dream on these. But really these stand out most with chords. They sound great, full, deep, but don't muddy out. But, I also have emg 81/85 modded to 18volts, so my experience with these strings might not be the same as someone running passives or a standard active setup.

Tone, Dependability and Quality!

I love these strings. The nickel wound gives me the sound an tone I really like. That being said, I only use them on my fender guitars. I use the Gibson nickel wound on my Gibson guitars. It may sound silly. But trust me. I play an average 6 hours a day 7 days a week. I play in two working bands and do accoustic shows. I'm always playing. I've played my whole life in working bangs and to my ear, this is what works best. And they hold their tone and last longer than any string I've used. Bar none! The size, from 10 to 46 fits me and my playing style gr8 as well. I'm 50yrs old and have played since I was 9, I tried every string ever made and these are the best out there for me and my fender guitars! Tone, Dependability and Quality!

Surprisingly nice sound on an acoustic

I have a Fender DG-8s (acoustic). It's just a $200 guitar (at most). It's not great, but then, neither am I. But I have been watching lots of youtube videos and playing about 10 hours/week. I can play all of the normal bar chords and open chords and plink around a bit at lead guitar. I really did not expect these strings to sound good on this guitar, but I really like the sound. If you like that kind of dreamy fleetwood mac sound, you'll like these strings on an acoustic. Thicker strings tear my fingers up... even after 10 hours/week. These have a nice sound and are easy to play. I'm not a heavy strummer so no problem with these strings. I don't perform in public, so I have no feedback to back up my claim of a nice sound. I tried bronze (Elixer polyweb), thicker strings but they sounded flat (deader... not as rich) to me... I think they're made for heavier strumming. In the winter time (in Virginia) the neck of this guitar warps enough that the 12th fret (and 2 more after) on the high E string just buzzes...no sound... just buzz. I'm not sure if that's because of these thin strings not pulling enough on the neck, or just because I don't control humidity in the house.

20 years straight, still going strong.

When I first starting playing, I tried several different kinds of strings before I settled on Ernie Ball Slinky. 20 years later they're still my personal choice. They're incredibly comfortable and sound noticeably better than other brands on my Stratocaster, Les Paul and PRS. They'll handle anything from blues to metal. I know of some strings that last a little longer, but not without paying double the price. I do use some different strings on my Stratocaster like the Ernie Ball Rock N Roll to get that extra twangy sound, but for my PRS it's Slinky all the way.

Good set of strings for a great price

Good set of strings for a great price. Compared to other strings from D'addario, Gibson, and Elixer, these strings are a much better value since they are so cheap. However, in all the years that I have been playing, I have not once said, "man this guitar is great, what kind of strings are these?" Great guitars play and sound great, period, given of course that you are using at least decent strings. I know that every guitarist has their go-to strings, as do I (and the brands and styles vary across each of my guitars), but honestly strings are strings. These days, so much attention is paid to the manufacturing of these strings, that the quality and consistency is great across a number of different brands. Generally, I can't tell much of a difference in tone, playability, or "slinky-ness" across brands. (I can hear the groans now) Hear me out though, if I want to change the tone, I will get a different string gauge, and this is the same for slinkyness. In the end, given 5 sets of top notch strings, I will pick the fresh set vs. a worn set 10 times out of 10. Pros: Very cheap for 3 sets of strings, that means you can change more often, which in turn means that these strings will feel and sound better longer I feel like they definitely last longer than say Gibson vintage strings, but most coated, modern strings will be comparable. Cons: None Conclusion: Strings are strings, and given a good set of strings, I would only base this recommendation on price and great value (5 stars for that). If you are just starting out, I recommend you try a number of different strings to find your preference, but usually in a pinch whatever my local shop has on hand has worked just fine.

Ernie Ball Strings Are Always Great!

I can Always count on Ernie Ball Strings. I just wanted to try a bit smaller gauge. I usually use a larger gauge. They turned out to be pretty good. I would buy these again and recommend these to my friends and associates, I.e. fellow musicians.

DO EEET!!!

A gauge set for when you like to noodle but tone is also kind of a big deal... Been playing for 20 years. Every time I try new strings, I always come back to the EB's. They last a good while if you case your guitar. They don't seem to go dead or break as often as other brands. I'd heard some years back of a theory that you should play the thickest gauge you can that doesn't kill your fingers. Thicker strings = better tone. I only tune down a half-step, so this set is just right for me. Love 'em. Probably won't ever play anything else.

Great Value!

I’ve been playing bass for decades and recently I decided to buy my first electric guitar. I’m sure it sat out on the showroom floor for awhile and many grubby hands probably touched it, so I wanted to swap out strings so I can establish some sort of frame of reference (I had no idea what my guitar was originally strung with). This being my first guitar I didn’t know what the cost of good guitar strings was, so I basically just searched on Amazon for guitar strings and picked the first thing I saw which had tons of reviews and was highly rated (these strings). If I’m being totally honest, I didn’t read into the details (or heck, even past the title obviously) because I ordered two sets and figured I was just going to get two sets of strings. I’m used to paying a lot more for bass strings, so $12.99 seemed reasonable enough. I bought two sets because I wanted some backups. To my surprise, when I opened the package I was greeted with SIX sets of strings (since each package is a three-pack). I thought I received the wrong item so I looked at my order history and sure enough, I ordered two three-packs. Now I have way more than enough strings which is a good problem to have but I can’t believe each set of strings is just a hair over $4.00/set. What a deal! These are my first strings so I can’t give you the pros/cons in how they compare to others but they sure sound great to me!

The gold standard for strings

I don't even know if I need to review these, these are the gold standard for guitar strings as far as I'm concerned. I've been using them for 25 years. Every now and then I stray and try a d'addario or GHS or some such, but I always come back to these. Nice balanced sound. Not too punchy, not too muddy. Great feel. Not too grippy, not too slippery. Ernie Ball needs to make a package that offers bonus (high) E-G strings though, I go through those well before the low strings are needing to be changed.

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