What is your favorite Ernie Ball string set

[paranoid70]

Pinky Slinky's for me.

I must confess. I have been having trouble with D string breakages for quite some time. I tried many different things including thicker guage, new saddles, coated strings, etc, but I still break strings rather frequently. So a few months ago, I thought I would give some DR strings a try. First time I used something other than Ernie Ball in over a decade. They are pretty good strings, but I still perfer EB..... oh yeah and I still broke a D.

Recently I am trying to adjust to using Medium instead of heavy picks.... maybe that will do it.

 

[backagain1]

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[bkrumme]

Definitely RPS 10s. Add a .056 nickelwound for the 7th string and you've got the perfect 7 string set.

 

[telema50c]

My favorite strings

I like the Not Even Slinkys too, but I play them in all tunings, including standard. I guess I'm just weird like that.

 

[jvanhorn]

EB Extra Slilnky Classic Rock n Roll PURE nickel. I am one of those nuts that uses 8's, even though I have no problem with 9's either. I just play more rhythm than lead, but they HAVE to be the ORIGINAL slinkys--PURE NICKEL. Greatest strings on the planet earth.

 

[marsguitars]

EB Extra Slilnky Classic Rock n Roll PURE nickel. I am one of those nuts that uses 8's, even though I have no problem with 9's either. I just play more rhythm than lead, but they HAVE to be the ORIGINAL slinkys--PURE NICKEL. Greatest strings on the planet earth.

Just curious... why do you use 8's? A pretty unusual choice for a rhythm player - is there a specific reason to go so light?

 

[jvanhorn]

Just curious... why do you use 8's? A pretty unusual choice for a rhythm player - is there a specific reason to go so light?

It seems to be to get a more ringing, open airy feel. I am talking about open chords here. Used with a medium pick you just seem to get a more full sound from all of the strings. I have found that it just works better for me to use a light guage, I can always adjust my amp if I feel like I am missing something. Like I said I have no problem using 9's--I just have come to prefer 8's. I also use some of the lightest EB phosopher bronze strings on my Takamine. I admit that I lose some volume when playing just acoustically--but plug it in and, just like the electric, there is now way you can tell what guage strings I am using--but the playability goes up, waay up. There is just this stigma attached to 8's like they are only used by nerds or weenies that is completely unjustified--just some macho posturing. I personally think a lot more people use 8's than will admit it, and they do take some getting used to. MY amp setting [champ 30] is 81/2 trebble 9 middle, 9 bass and 51/2 reverb. Try it. You can't begin to tell if they are 8 or 9. Now I admit this would not work for every type of music, such as heavy metal you would probably wouldn't be looking at pure nickel strings anyway let alone 8's, but I have no problem with rockabilly, blues or 50's early 60's rock. Of course this is just my opinion--and we all know what opinions are like.

 

[backagain1]

Ernie Ball 2810 Flatwound 5-String Bass Strings

I've been using the Ernie Ball 2810 Flatwound 5-String Bass Strings on my Stingray 5. I've had the same set on my bass for more than a year. The intonation and sound do not seem to have degraded.

Does anyone else leave their EB flats on this long?

Thanks!

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[Bassman_1980]

I mostly use the coated EB strings (Bass, Guitar, Acoustic)

Next to that i also use EB stainless bass & Flatwound bass (both on my Bongo-6 HS basses)

 

[Mon_AM_lunatic]

RPS 10's on the JP
Super Slinky 9's on all the others