Ernie Ball

Ernie Ball 5-String Regular Slinky Nickel Wound bass strings, .045 to .130 long-scale 5-string set (P02836). The most-played 5-string bass set in prog-metal, with John Myung's documented Dream Theater rig sitting on the Slinky family. Sourced from Ernie Ball's String Theory feature.

Ernie Ball 2736 Regular Slinky Cobalt Bass, 5-String (.045-.130): the cobalt-wrapped 5-string gauge Pantera bassist Rex Brown plays on his Spector USA NS-5, per Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2729 7-String Power Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, the .011–.058 voicing for 7-string Drop G and B standard, and Jason Richardson's own words on choosing this gauge.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2728 7-String Regular Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, the .010–.056 voicing for 7-string E standard and Drop A, and the pros who run it (Jason Richardson).

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2730 Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Slinky Cobalt 7-String: anatomy, tone, the .010–.062 voicing for 7-string prog-metal and djent, and where it fits for B standard, Drop A, and Drop G# tunings on a 25.5-inch scale.

The non-stock .009–.062 Cobalt 7-string custom: anatomy, tone, the lighter-top voicing for fast 7-string lead playing, and the pros who run it (Keith Merrow, Wes Hauch). Custom factory-strung on the Schecter KM-7 MK-III signature.

Ernie Ball 8-String Slinky (P02625, .010-.074) nickel strings: specs, F# standard fit, and how it differs from the similarly named Regular Slinky (P02629).

Ernie Ball Aluminum Bronze acoustic guitar strings, .012 to .054 (Medium Light). Maraging steel hex core, aluminum bronze wrap. Brighter, more cutting tone than 80/20 or phosphor bronze, with improved corrosion resistance. Made in Coachella, CA.

Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky Bass (.065-.130): the heaviest nickel roundwound gauge in the Slinky bass line, built for BEAD and other low tunings. Sourced tension math, real player reports, and the standard-tuning risk nobody documents.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2727 Beefy Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, the .011–.054 voicing through passive pickups, and the documented pros who run it (Dustin Kensrue / Thrice).

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2716 Burly Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, the .011-.052 voicing, and where it sits between Power and Beefy Slinky Cobalt.

Ernie Ball Earthwood 80/20 Bronze Light (P02004), .011 to .052. Brass-plated hex steel core, 80/20 bronze wrap, uncoated. Ernie Ball's original acoustic string, on the market since 1974.

Ernie Ball Extra Slinky Bass (.040-.095): Ernie Ball's lightest 4-string set, and the exact factory gauge Vigier ships on Roger Glover's signature bass.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2725 Extra Slinky Cobalt: the lightest gauge in the Cobalt line, who it fits, and why it's an E-standard-only set.

Ernie Ball 2222 Hybrid Slinky: a Super Slinky .009 top three paired with a Regular Slinky .046 bottom three. Anatomy, tone, and how it stacks up against the Cobalt, Paradigm, and NYXL alternatives.

Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky Nickel Bass (.045–.105): the 4-string gauge Tool's Justin Chancellor customizes for drop tunings, per Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2722 Hybrid Slinky Cobalt: the .009 top three paired with the .046 Regular Slinky bottom three, tension, tone, and who this mixed-gauge Cobalt set actually fits.

Ernie Ball 2733 Hybrid Slinky Cobalt Bass Strings (.045–.105): the cobalt-wrapped 4-string gauge Pantera bassist Rex Brown plays, per Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown.

Ernie Ball Hyper Slinky Bass (.040-.100): the 2022 nickel roundwound set built to sit precisely between Extra Slinky and Super Slinky, gauge by gauge.

Ernie Ball M-Steel Regular Slinky (P02921), .010 to .046. Super Cobalt wrap wire over a Maraging steel hex core, the two Ernie Ball electric lines to change both wrap AND core. Built for output and stability at Regular Slinky gauge.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2714 Mammoth Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, Drop B and baritone territory, and when to step up to a 7-string Cobalt set instead.

Ernie Ball Paradigm Burly Slinky (P02016), .011-.052 strings. Power Slinky's top paired with Skinny Top Heavy Bottom's low end, plus a 90-day breakage guarantee.

Ernie Ball Paradigm Hybrid Slinky (P02022), .009-.046 strings. Super Slinky top three, Regular Slinky bottom three, Everlast nano-treatment, 90-day break-or-rust guarantee.

Ernie Ball Paradigm Power Slinky (P02020), .011-.048 strings. The touring-durable build of Ernie Ball's classic step-up gauge, with Everlast nano-treatment and a 90-day breakage guarantee.

Ernie Ball Paradigm Primo Slinky (P02018), .0095 to .044. A half-gauge step up from Super Slinky 9s, built with Everlast nano-treatment, RPS reinforced plain strings, and a 90-day breakage-and-rust guarantee.

Ernie Ball Paradigm Regular Slinky 2021 electric guitar strings, .010 to .046, with Everlast nano-treatment and patented break-resistant construction. Billie Joe Armstrong's touring set. Same Slinky tone, longer life and stronger break resistance.

Ernie Ball Paradigm Skinny Top Heavy Bottom (P02015), .010-.052 strings. The hybrid gauge tied to Blink-182's Tom DeLonge, built with Everlast and RPS for touring durability.

Ernie Ball Paradigm Super Slinky (P02023), .009 to .042. Same light-gauge feel as classic Super Slinky, plus Everlast nano-treatment, plasma-enhanced wrap, and a 90-day breakage-and-rust guarantee.

Ernie Ball Paradigm Ultra Slinky (P02017), .010-.048 strings. Regular Slinky's top paired with Power Slinky's low end, plus a 90-day breakage guarantee.

Ernie Ball Power Slinky 2220 nickel-wound electric guitar strings, .011 to .048. The classic step-up from Regular Slinky for chunkier rhythm tone, lower tunings, and the gauge favored by Slash, Metallica, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

Ernie Ball Power Slinky Bass (.055-.110): the Heavy-tier nickel roundwound gauge, one step below Beefy Slinky. Full specs, a sourced tension reference, and real player reports.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2720 Power Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, the .011–.048 voicing through passive pickups, and the documented pros who run it (Slash and other Eb-standard rock players).

Ernie Ball Power Slinky RPS 2242 nickel-wound electric guitar strings, .011 to .048. The Reinforced Plain Strings version of Power Slinky, with brass-wrap reinforcement at the ball-end twist that resists breakage on heavy attack. The wound-string half of Kirk Hammett's documented hybrid set.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2712 Primo Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, the .0095-.044 half-gauge voicing, and where it sits between Super and Regular Slinky Cobalt.

Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Bass strings, .050 to .105 long-scale 4-string set (P02832). Ernie Ball's default bass gauge, and the exact set Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford strings his StingRays with, per Premier Guitar.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2721 Regular Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, the .010–.046 voicing through passive pickups, and the documented players who run this set, led by J Mascis.

Ernie Ball 2732 Regular Slinky Cobalt Bass (.050-.105): the cobalt-wrapped version of Ernie Ball's classic nickel Regular Slinky Bass gauge, for more output and low end through a passive pickup.

Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Cobalt Flatwound electric strings, .010-.046. Cobalt ribbon wrap and a plain G string for flatwound smoothness without losing bends.

Ernie Ball Regular Slinky RPS 2241 nickel-wound electric guitar strings, .010 to .046. The Reinforced Plain Strings version of the canonical .010 set, with a brass wrap at the ball-end twist that resists breakage on heavy pick attack. The plain-string half of Kirk Hammett's documented hybrid set.

John Mayer's Ernie Ball Silver Slinky: a .0105 to .047 nickel-wound set with Reinforced Plain Strings, sitting between a .010 and an .011 set by design.

Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom nickel-wound electric guitar strings, .010 to .052. The hybrid gauge Adam Jones named in Guitar World, built for Drop D and lower tunings without sacrificing lead-line feel.

Ernie Ball 2715 Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, the .010-.052 hybrid gauge, and the documented players who run it for Drop D leads and rhythm.

Slash's signature Ernie Ball set: a Paradigm core, nickel-plated steel wrap, and Everlast nanotreatment in .011 to .048, with brass-reinforced plain strings built for his Tune-O-Matic Les Pauls.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2726 Not Even Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, best tunings, the 30 pro guitarists with documented Cobalt use, and when to reach for something else.

Ernie Ball Stainless Steel Flatwound Light electric guitar strings, .011-.050. Tin-plated steel hex core, stainless ribbon wrap, uncoated traditional jazz flatwound.

Ernie Ball Stainless Steel Flatwound Medium-Light, .012-.052. Tin-plated hex core, stainless ribbon wrap, uncoated, gauge-matched string for string to D'Addario's ECG25.

Ernie Ball Super Slinky 2223: the classic .009 to .042 nickel-wound set. Anatomy, tone, best tunings, who uses them, and how the 9s compare to Regular Slinky 10s.

Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Bass (.045–.100): the 4-string gauge Blink-182's Mark Hoppus plays on his signature Fender Jaguar bass, per Premier Guitar's January 2026 Rig Rundown.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball 2723 Super Slinky Cobalt: anatomy, tone, the .009–.042 voicing for shred and lead-driven rock, and the documented pros who run it (Steve Vai).

Tim Henson's Ernie Ball signature set: a .0095 to .046 electric set pairing a Cobalt wrap with a Paradigm high-strength core, the first stock Slinky to combine both.

Ernie Ball 2717 Ultra Slinky Cobalt, reviewed: anatomy, tone, the .010–.048 gauge that pairs Regular Slinky's top strings with Power Slinky's low E, and where it sits in the Cobalt range.

James Hetfield's signature Ernie Ball set: Papa Het's Hardwired Master Core, .011 to .050, a higher core-to-wrap build for aggressive downpicking and tight low tunings.

A full breakdown of Ernie Ball Regular Slinky: anatomy, tone, best tunings, who uses them, and when to reach for something else.