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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 3 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Nickel-plated steel wire wrapped around tin-plated hex-shaped steel core wire provides vibrant, bright, lasting tone and reduces fret wear. This weight balances maximum response from your pickups with playability and bendability. Ernie Ball strings are precision manufactured to the highest standards and most exacting specs to assure consistency, optimum performance, and long life. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 4.5 inches | | Product Width: | 0.25 inches | | Product Height: | 4.5 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.08 pounds | | Package Length: | 5.4 inches | | Package Width: | 4.2 inches | | Package Height: | 0.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 189 reviews |
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| | Features | Gauges: 11-14-18p-28-38-48
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 189 customer reviews )
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130 of 151 found the following review helpful:
 Mandatory Read May 29, 2006
By B. Stallings
"Peanut"
Take this to heart. I have been playing for 16 years this Christmas. For the first seven years I experimented with different brands and gauges. These were the strings I settled on after all that experimentation and I have never looked back. Slinky 9's are ALL I have bought for the past nine years. There are two types of electric guitar strings: Expensive and cheap. NEVER buy cheap strings. They sound too bright and about one out of twenty will break when you wind them up. Expensive strings are a little more complicated. The durability factor is much better with expensive strings. About one out of eighty will break. The difference between the expensive brands is in the sound. Some are "tinny" or bright. Some sound like bass strings tuned way up. With that said, Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9's have what I call a "V" voicing. It's like they have a little equalizer built in set to a good rock setting. You know, boost the mids and highs and roll back the mids. THESE... are the only strings designed specifically for rock/metal/southern rock/progressive heavier jam bands/etc. Period.
Man... I sound like a commercial. It's because I am passionate about these strings.
38 of 42 found the following review helpful:
Simple and Effective Aug 05, 2009
By BeeSee
I've been playing the guitar for 20 years, and I've tried a lot of different strings. Across all of the different options that are available, I'm convinced that there are really two variables that control 95% of the sound:
1) String gauge. Suck it up and buy the 11's. You will *not* get the tone that heavy strings deliver with pedals, rack effects, or other widgets. Yes, you fingers will hurt if you've been playing .009's. No, you will not regret it once you get used to it.
2) String age. Change your strings when they start to sound bad. It's a pain, but even good technique and heavy strings can't make up for crusty, stretched-out, worn-out strings. Changing before every show is excessive. Use your ears; when the sparkle and crispness of new strings is gone, and the sound bothers you, then change your strings.
That being said, I use Ernie Ball Slinkys pretty much exclusively these days. They're reasonably cheap, sound great, and are found in pretty much any guitar shop anywhere in the world. What else could you ask for? Five stars!
33 of 37 found the following review helpful:
Love the Super Slinky strings! May 28, 2008
By A. Thomas
My experience with guitar started in the 70s with a beat up acoustic my dad handed down to me. I was enthralled with the sounds of the guitar, but hated that giant hunk of junk. In the early 80s I got myself a job, tossed that pile of warped wood, and bought myself a Gibson electric. A friend quickly turned me on to GHS Boomers, which I used exclusively for probably 7-8 years. I had tried several other brands, but for me, the Boomers were the best.
Well, the 90s came around, and my musical taste changed from alt-rock to a heavier sound. My preference transitioned from Gibson guitars through Orange and Mesa/Boogie amps to Jackson guitars through Marshall amps. Due to budgetary constraints, I switched to Carvin strings -- they used to be incredibly affordable -- but "discovered" the Ernie Ball Super Slinky strings when a guitar tech friend of mine restrung one of my super-strats for me, and that was that.
So what do 'Slinkies' do?
1. Bend forever.
2. Quack on a Strat with the best of 'em!
3. NOT break when setting up a Floyd Rose.
4. Last for as long as you can stand rubbing the oxidation off of the higher strings.
Okay, you get the picture. In a nutshell, these are high-quality strings at an affordable price, delivering the best tone out there. Novice or pro; you won't be disappointed.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great for cheese slicers Jan 24, 2012
By Chris Dragon
I read on a couple of forums that guitar strings make great replacement wires for cheese slicers. After trying some galvanized steel wire from the hardware store that stretched and broke immediately, I purchased these guitar strings. The 16 gauge string from the "Lite" set of strings is perfect and doesn't stretch or break in my cheese slicer. My slicer uses a simple screw on both ends to hold the wire.
It seems a waste to buy a full set of strings when I only need the 16 gauge, but I couldn't find the 16 gauge string on its own on Amazon. Maybe it could be found on another site or purchased by calling a local music shop. I think it's important to get a tin-plated steel string since tin is used to coat the inside of canned food cans and so shouldn't be toxic. The 16 gauge guitar string in this set will give me at least 6 cheese cutter wires, and there are two smaller strings that I could probably use as well, though they probably won't last as long.
One thing I don't understand is usually in wire measurements, gauge 0 is the largest and the wires get smaller as gauge increases, but these guitar strings seem to be reversed, growing smaller as the number decreases. I expected the 32 gauge wire to be the one I needed but it is far too large.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great strings! Oct 30, 2010
By Fence Jumper
I (about 1.5 months ago) purchased a SG-310 epiphone guitar, and am teaching myself how to play. Well the other night a string broke while playing of the factory strings. So i got these to replace them. They sound 10000x better than the factory strings, and i lost a small rattling sound i had with the old strings. They sound so crisp and clean. I barely touch the strings and it chimes. Not gonna buy any other strings!
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