Slinkys Are Easier to Play. But why?

[Steve Nukather]

I find Slinkys are easier to play compared to other brands of the same gauge. Why is this? Different steel composition?

 

[ksandvik]

It's all subjective, there are as many opinion as there are guitar players. You find your favorite string brand if you try out various strings.

 

[Steve Nukather]

Seems like Slinkys have less tension though. Easier to vibrato and bend.

 

[ksandvik]

Seems like Slinkys have less tension though. Easier to vibrato and bend.

Could be. I don't use Slinkys myself -- good strings though -- but I don't have problems with vibrato and bend with the string brand I use. It's all so personal based on practice, fingers, habit, how often strings are replaced, actual guitar setup, size of strings, string height, guitar tuning used and so on and so on...

 

[Jorock]

I agree, easier bending. They remind me of the NYXLs from D'Addario which have way more stretch to them, yet they always shrink back to the starting tension after bends etc.

 

[Razzle]

They are, and I've used them for like 30 yrs, love em. I can't say exactly why, but there are DEFINITELY differences in the feel of a string depending on the composition of materials.