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Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Round Wound Bass Set.045 - .100

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

These super slinky are a lighter gauge than i usually buy. They are slightly heavier than the normal 5 string gauges. The feel on these strings is considerably soft and smooth. Helps me keep my fretting hand nice and relaxed.

Ernie ball strings are the industry standard for musicians and bass players alike. Me personally i keep my bass in drop b or drop a so these strings are perfect for that. These strings give my bass that clancky badass metal tone that i've been looking... Read More

Cons

The diameter of the string is way thinner on the first fret. They list on the back a bunch of heavy metal bands that have boring bassists with no complexity to their tone. The 6-string long scale pack doesn't work well with multi-scaled basses like my... Read More

The tone is bad as is the constant skriching noise caused by the outer winding. After a week they just die. Dead lifeless. Its a really shame.

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Quality

Same great sound and quality every time!

I always love the sound and quality of the strings totally recommend!

Rusty and low e string broke on installation.

Didn’t even get them in tune and one string broke.

Price

Best strings for the price hands down.

But great strings for the price point overall

Shipping

Those strings have gotten hard to get and, with shipping, are expensive.

Competitiveness

I've always used ernie ball on my electric guitarist but when i bought a six-string bass and decided to try them over some other brands.

I’ve experienced a lot of different string a long of these years and i can say that ernieball is better fit for me.

Overview

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This product had a total of 17,454 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 8 2024.