Just got some Ernie Balls

[pnut166]

wow @ all the EB hate. I used a set of Slinky Hybrids once , and liked `em.

 

[Alkali Ike]

I like EB Super Slinkys. Now like $16 US at Best Buy.

 

[RBX4]

I just experimented with a mess of strings and went right back to EB Slinkys!

 

[BioDriver]

EBs sound good for the first few weeks but as many have said will die very quickly. I haven't really noticed this problem with their guitar strings, but perhaps I've just gotten lucky.

Personally I use DR Nickels and Sunbeams. Sound amazing and last forever!

 

[jmattbassplaya]

EBs sound good for the first few weeks but as many have said will die very quickly. I haven't really noticed this problem with their guitar strings, but perhaps I've just gotten lucky.

Personally I use DR Nickels and Sunbeams. Sound amazing and last forever!

Sunbeams are nice, but somewhat lack in the mids IME. Their lowriders are FANTASTIC though.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

BTW Chris Squire change his strings every gig, but I will not asume out of the that the Roto`s are short lasting.

Right, but plenty of testimonials agree that they do die rather quickly.

 

[Duke21]

Right, but plenty of testimonials agree that they do die rather quickly.

Well, I will not claim that the slinkys are long lasting as they are not so, but as a product designer, and a user, I'll say that the slinkys are good strings, but they are priced a bit too high for their overall performance. That is why I by the Marshall strings as these are slinkys but for half the price.

 

[Dick Tree]

Just broke my Ernie Ball Super Slinky G String after 6 years of use... these strings have been giving me the tone I've wanted since I put 'em on my bass.

So how's that for not lasting long?

 

[Mattbass97]

rounds.

and my bad, they were $35.78

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They are that expensive because u got two sets of 5 strings!

 

[FunkMetalBass]

Just broke my Ernie Ball Super Slinky G String after 6 years of use... these strings have been giving me the tone I've wanted since I put 'em on my bass.

So how's that for not lasting long?

If that's the tone you go for, I envy you - you'll save money. I, sadly, fall under the "brand new, out of the package" tone.

 

[senorblues]

Ernie Ball flatwound bass strings are absolutely the WORST strings ever.

 

[MRDOOM]

Where do you people buy your strings? I get them at a local mom and pop place for less than $20.(By the way, LOVE my EB slinkys, put them on all of my basses.)

 

[gt96g]

DR's Only for this Bassist!

Same!!!

 

[pilmat]

Slinkys are some of the easiest strings to find around here, and relatively cheap too (~$20 CDN). Their tone tone is good (not great but good) and they play quite nice (very smooth). A long way from my first choice, but I would shove them in in a bind.

 

[LiamPodmore]

I use Slinkys, as they are actually one of the cheapest strings i can get around here, i might give Rotos a try on my 5 though, if my local shop has the ones i want.

Liam

 

[bmb73]

You should check out Welcome to Bass Strings Online - Lay it down....

 

[xxjazzbassist]

I just bought a set $40 but they're a 5 string set and they're coated. Coated EB's last FOREVER!!! I am trying out a set of DR Lowriders in the future though

 

[BioDriver]

Just broke my Ernie Ball Super Slinky G String after 6 years of use... these strings have been giving me the tone I've wanted since I put 'em on my bass.

So how's that for not lasting long?

Before I sold my Ibanez it had a pair of 7 year old DRs on it and the G string never broke. In fact the only time I've heard of a bass string breaking was when it was deliberate

 

[mmbongo]

Just broke my Ernie Ball Super Slinky G String after 6 years of use... these strings have been giving me the tone I've wanted since I put 'em on my bass.

So how's that for not lasting long?

There's a difference between 'not breaking' for a long period of time and 'sounding good' for a long period of time. I'm actually surprised the string broke at all, what a rarity. Those strings had to sound horrid though.

 

[CapnSev]

Ok, so I'm going to be in the super minority here, but I love the plain ol' EB nickel rounds. I think they feel great on my fingers, and I like the way they die.

There, I said it.