Description
There’s a reason Regular Slinky is the default answer when someone asks “what strings should I buy?” This is the set Clapton, John Mayer, and Steve Vai keep coming back to, and once you feel a fresh pack on your neck versus the flat, gunky feel of strings that have been on too long, you’ll understand why players are loyal to a gauge.
Ernie Ball builds the wound strings here with nickel-plated steel wrapped around a hex-shaped steel core—that hex core is what gives you the crisp, defined feel under your fingers instead of a mushy slide. The plain strings are specially tempered, tin-plated high carbon steel, so the whole set locks together into a tone that’s neither too bright nor too dark—just balanced, dependable output whether you’re chasing blues bends or fast rock runs.
Gauges: .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
Standard Regular Slinky tension makes this an easy, no-surprises choice if you’re restringing a Strat, a Les Paul, or anything in between. Keep a few packs in the gig bag—dead strings kill tone and intonation faster than almost anything else on your rig, and at this price there’s no excuse to play on old ones.
- Nickel-plated steel wound strings over hex steel core
- Tin-plated high carbon steel plain strings
- Gauges: .010 / .013 / .017 / .026 / .036 / .046
- Single pack
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