2022 Hybrid Slinky Paradigm Electric Guitar Strings - .009-.046 Review

Unbreakable? Would be big, if true!

I was pretty impressed by the paradigm strings when I was first looking for a longer lasting replacement to nyxl's. It sounded like a pack of fresh slinky's long after they had been first put on the guitar. No more, no less. But for some that might be enough. However, I found the assertion that they are unbreakable to be sadly untrue. After one broke on me at a gig, I went back… read more to D'addario NYXL's. Normally I would be more forgiving, but they broke on the way to the gig! I had rig all plugged in ready to go, and the string was broken right there in the case. I haven't revisited these strings since.

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My string broke

I bought my set on 12/07/19. Today is 02/07/20. The high E (.009) broke on my last song today of a one hour gig. Disappointed but not surprised.

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Not as horrible as some say

I have used these before in various guitars, that I ended up selling for bill money but I got a set on my prs singlecut they aren’t the cobalts I love but they’re not bad. I usually play for anywhere between 25 minuets to an hour a day just practicing it’s all I usually get as far as time and sometimes I bend like I think I’m slash! I know another thing that helps tuning… read more is a good set up for bending so with that taken into account they hold up! I haven’t knocked them out of tune at all, which is surprising but I’m not currently in any bands, again taking into account I’m not sweating as much I don’t wipe them down or clean my board for a while no corrosion no rust no bs. They don’t sound bad at all, what your paying for is a non breaking string which can be subjective depending on how you play of corse, but they aren’t meh or just ..... no! Try them out! Do for yourself!

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Extra durable? Meh...

I like the idea of a string that will take some abuse, and I'm willing to pay extra, so I decided to give the Paradigms a try. Literally 2 weeks past the 90-day warranty the high E string snapped while tuning up to standard from a lower tune. This is on a guitar that does not get played a lot, and the strings are always wiped down after playing. Meh. Maybe I got a bad set, but… read more I'm surely not impressed by a string that is supposed to be more durable and didn't last half as long as my last set of Cobalts, which were half the price...

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Not sure yet

I usually use Ernie Ball strings, so I figured on good sound and feel. The main selling point of Paradigms is long life and neat indistructability. Too soon to say, but so far so good!

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