Description
If you’re tired of pulling a broken plain string off the tuning peg right at the ball end, RPS is Ernie Ball’s answer to that exact headache. Hybrid Slinky gives you .009-.046 gauges — nickel wound, with the low end reinforced for players who dig in on riffs but still want a nimble top end for bends and leads.
The trick is in the RPS construction: a brass wrap wire is tightly wound around the lock twist right at the ball end of every plain string. That’s the spot where slippage and breakage usually happen first, so reinforcing it means less tuning drift and fewer strings giving out mid-set. The ball ends themselves are precision-machined from brass rod, so seating them at the bridge and tuner is consistent set after set — no fighting a wobbly fit.
Core wire is tin-plated high carbon steel, chosen for the balance of durability and tone that’s kept Slinky strings a mainstay on stages and in bedrooms alike. Wound together, the gauge-to-core ratio is dialed in for full, rich harmonics rather than a flat or brittle attack.
- Gauges: .009, .011, .016, .026, .036, .046
- Nickel wound, brass RPS wrap at ball end
- Tin-plated high carbon steel plain string cores
- Machined brass ball ends for precise fit
Swap out your old, dead-feeling set for one built to resist the exact failure point that kills most strings early — and enjoy that snappy, articulate Slinky tone while you’re at it.
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