Description
If you’re the type who’s snapping strings mid-set instead of retiring them, Paradigm 2030 is the fix. Ernie Ball built this Skinny Top Heavy Bottom 7-string set around ultra-high strength steel in both the plain and wound strings, plus a reinforced ball-end twist on the plains that shrugs off the string-killing stress of bends, drop tunings, and aggressive picking. It’s confident enough that Ernie Ball guarantees it against breaking or rusting for 90 days – a first for a string set.
None of that toughness comes at the cost of the Slinky feel you already know. Plasma-enhanced wrap wire and the Everlast nano-treatment keep sweat, oils, and grime from building up on the wound strings, so they stay lively and in tune longer without any coated-string stiffness or flaking under your fingers. You get the corrosion resistance and lifespan of a coated set with the exact snap and sustain of a plain Slinky.
For 7-string players chasing tight low-end chug and clear top-end bite, the 10-62 gauge spread (.010, .013, .017, .030, .042, .052, .062) delivers both without the floppiness some heavier sets fight. Once these lock into pitch, they stay there through everything from drop-tuned riffing to string-bending leads.
- Up to 37% more tensile strength than standard sets
- Up to 70% more fatigue strength for reliability under heavy playing
- Plasma-enhanced wrap wire fights corrosion and buildup
- Everlast nano-treatment repels oils, sweat, and grime
- Full Slinky tone, feel, and sustain – zero coated-string compromise
- Gauges: .010, .013, .017, .030, .042, .052, .062
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