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Are Ernie Ball Slinkies pure nickel or nickel wound?

Discussion in 'Strings [BG]' started by Benjamin Strange, Jun 20, 2007.


  1. Jun 20, 2007 #1
    Benjamin Strange

    Benjamin Strange Commercial User

    Dec 25, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    Owner / Tech: Strange Guitarworks
    I've put some Slinkies on my new Dingwall, and they are really chewing up the frets. I thought they were pure nickel, and didn't think they'd destroy my frets this fast. I can't seem to find any info on the web, so my question is:

    Are Slinkies nickel coated or pure nickel?
     
  5. Jun 20, 2007 #2
    Nighthawk551

    Nighthawk551

    Jan 3, 2007
    Indiana
    Sweetwater Sound
    I'm fairly sure they're nickel coated. I've played them for a while, and I've found that they are rough for nickel strings.
     
  10. Jun 21, 2007 #3
    bgavin

    bgavin

    May 3, 2001
    Orangevale, CA 95662
    NPS = nickel plated steel.
     
  14. Jun 21, 2007 #4
    Sheldon D.

    Sheldon D. Gold Supporting Member Commercial User

    Oct 3, 2001
    IIRC Pyramid makes an all nickel string. Double check that before dropping coin on a set.

    Keep in mind fret wear looks worse on diagonal frets than perpendicular ones.
     
  18. Jun 21, 2007 #5
    jasper383

    jasper383

    Dec 5, 2004
    Durham NC
    Fender and Rotosound make pure nickel strings, too.

    Both excellent, in my experience.
     
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