Ernie Ball Question

vdufin · #1 02-20-2008, 11:18 AM

I've been playing flatwounds for a few years now (currently Fenders 50-65-85-100), but am starting to do heavier music and am really starting to crave a more roundwound sound for some songs. My bass is a Fender Marcus Miller that's been modified with EMG pickups and an Aguilar pre. I usually pick, but can fingerpick as well (I usually don't, partly because I have fingernails for classical guitar, and partly because I just like the sound of a heavy nylon pick).

All that said, after a lot of investigation (and already knowing that I don't like D'Addarios) I've pretty much settled on getting EB Hybrid Slinkies, but am still a bit torn between going with the Regular Slinkies. Does anyone have any thoughts or advice on this? I'd just try them all, but I have some sessions to do next week!

Hey, my first post, seems like a great site

kirkm24 · #2 02-20-2008, 11:24 AM

I use Hybrid Slinkys and love them. For the money, IMO, these are the best bass strings available. I used to use Rotosounds and D'Addario and never thought of EB's until I bought my Stingray and they came with Hybrid Slinkys, they were great and I've been using them ever since.

Crabby · #3 02-20-2008, 12:48 PM

I use Super Slinkys on my SR4 and regular Slinkys on my SR5. I have tried some other brands on these basses and have found that I greatly prefer the Slinkys on Stingrays.

I recently put a set of Super Slinkys of my Jazz fretless and am so far very impressed. I always used stainless steels on fretless like Rotosounds or Blue Steels. The Slinkys are not quitre as agreesive sounding as stainless steel strings but there is a really nice warmth and growl that is very pleasing.

jacolives · #4 02-20-2008, 04:55 PM

slinkies imo have been, are, and forever will be the the best strings cash can buy.

magneezius · #5 02-20-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kirkm24

I use Hybrid Slinkys and love them. For the money, IMO, these are the best bass strings available. I used to use Rotosounds and D'Addario and never thought of EB's until I bought my Stingray and they came with Hybrid Slinkys, they were great and I've been using them ever since.

+1

Hybrid slinkys are the way to go!

I use slinkys on all my basses

plastik-bass[?] · #6 02-20-2008, 05:15 PM

i use Power Slinkys and Regular Slinkys

EB makes great strings

**DeanT** · #7 02-20-2008, 05:22 PM

I've got Hybrid Slinkys on all my Bongos. They feel so smooth and sound great. They have all the good points of roundwounds and none of the bad.

vdufin · #8 02-21-2008, 08:03 AM

Thanks for the feeback guys. I put some Hybrids on last night and loved the sound right out of the box. It's exactly the kind of string response and timbre I was looking for, although I find myself staying mostly on the E and A strings because the D/G poke out a bit more (brighter/punchier) than I like. Either I'll get used to that sound and/or just reserve those strings for when I want them to poke out and/or the strings will settle in a little more or I'll just give the Regulars a try. Still, I couldn't be happier with the feel and sound of these strings. The way they sustain is fantastic, and they have that metallic-in-a-good-way sound I was looking for without being overly bright and thin sounding. They also handle eq and overdrive really well, and I got a variety of good sounds with different kinds of picks as well as my fingers. Nice.