How much Nickel is in each type of Ernie Ball guitar strings?

[moanjam]

question for big poppa - how much nickel goes in to each type of ernie ball guitar strings? i use classic slinkys which are 'pure nickel' - so the wrap is 100% nickel? what about standard 'slinky' strings? and do the 'rps' strings differ from the standard 'slinkys'? thanks!

[Brian]

Classic Pure Nickel's =100 % nickel

Nickel Slinky's are 8 % Nickel the rest is steel.

RPS strings have the same wrap wire as Slinkys.

[moanjam]

so what's the difference between the slinkys and rps???

[Big Poppa]

rps stands for reinforced plain string an idea patented by a genius..........








who me?

[Sigmunds Couch]

There's also a patent for one of these

[Brian]

The RPS strings are very cool. We wrap the ball end with bronze wire to secure the twists which prevents breakage.....

[Big Poppa]

I repeat the guy who pateneted that is a genius and a chick magnet

[Colin]

I repeat the guy who pateneted that is a genius and a chick magnet

so it's not me then...

[robelinda2]

the guy might be a genius but his top sucks

[jchalas]

Has anyone heard of an allergic reaction to the nickle (a common metal allergy) in the strings?? That would totally suck to have/get a great EB guitar with fab shiny strings and not be able to play as long as you like.
Janice

question for big poppa - how much nickel goes in to each type of ernie ball guitar strings? i use classic slinkys which are 'pure nickel' - so the wrap is 100% nickel? what about standard 'slinky' strings? and do the 'rps' strings differ from the standard 'slinkys'? thanks!

[Big Poppa]

Dont Give Anybody Any Ideas!!!!!

[TNT]

It's funny, but whenever I get handed a guitar to play, my fingers can instantly detect the presence or absence of EB strings. In the unlikely event of absence, for some strange reason, my fingers do not care to "wiggle" as they should. I think a scientific research should be done on this!!

[marsguitars]

Classic Pure Nickel's =100 % nickel

Nickel Slinky's are 8 % Nickel the rest is steel.

RPS strings have the same wrap wire as Slinkys.

Velly interesting.

What are the properties of Nickel that makes it worth going for 100%? I always thought the only (OK, the main) reson for using nickel was for its tarnish-resistant properties. So what's the deal with 100* Nickel?

And, just a passing thought... has anyone ever made gold-plated strings?


PS: Balls are Best! (Sorry, just felt the need to say it out loud)

[TNT]

Pure undefiled fat, creamy, warm, milky, buttery, plump, toasty brown !! Hey, I'm hungry, got any "classic" rock n roll slinky's laying around?

[clarke]

It is true, nickel is a great material for making guitar strings and many other common items because of it's great ability to prevent oxidation. The main reason it is good for guitar stings is that it is magnetic, meaning that it will excite the electric pickups on your guitar. This magnetism is the basis of electric pickups.

Pure nickel strings have a much warmer sound than that of nickel plated steel stings, because of the addition of steel and therefore iron (a very magnetic material) in the plated strings. The more magnetic the wire the brighter the string will sound, and our plated steel wrap wire has very high magnetic properties. The warmer sound of pure nickel strings works very well with classic rock and blues, where as the brighter sound from the nickel plated strings works well with todays rock.

Pure nickel was and continues to be very easy to obtain in wire form because of it's use in the electronics industry. Nickel plated steel was developed as a cost efficient alternative to pure nickel for the lighting industry, which is by far the main use of nickel plated steel.

Gold is not an ideal plating material for a couple of reasons. One it is cost preventative, gold costs hundreds of dollars an ounce, where Nickel costs a small fraction of that. Combined with the high specific gravity of gold that would have adverse affects on the duration and sustain of the strings, make it less than ideal.