Description
Snapped a low string mid-set and don’t want to crack open a whole new pack? The Ernie Ball 1144 is a single .044 Nickel Wound electric guitar string, built to rescue your current set or fine-tune a custom gauge combo without waste.
Like every string in Ernie Ball’s Nickel Wound line, the 1144 pairs nickel-plated steel wire with a tin-plated hex-shaped steel core. That hex core matters more than most players realize — it grips the winding tightly and keeps tuning stable string after string, bend after bend. The nickel-plated wrap wire delivers that classic, balanced tone: not too bright, not too dark, just a clean foundation that sits well whether you’re chugging rhythm or cutting through with leads.
Keeping a few of these on hand is genuinely one of the smartest moves for anyone who plays often. Strings die unevenly — one might go dull or snap before the rest of the set is anywhere near finished — so a spare .044 lets you swap out the tired one and keep your rig feeling fresh instead of restringing the whole guitar early.
- Gauge: .044
- Nickel-plated steel wrap wire
- Tin-plated hex-shaped steel core
- Balanced, versatile tone
- Sold as a single string
Toss a couple into your gig bag. When a string goes, you’ll be glad you did.
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