2226 Burly Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings - .011-.052 Review

Strings that fight back

I bought these strings back in the summer of 2020 I think. They went on my Tele and sounded great. I hadn't played Ernie Ball strings since about 1999. I had never liked them as a string brand and the strings always rusted so fast for me.. They were just pointless for me to even buy them. I tried these because I had a normal set of 11-48 or 49 on for a while. These strings are slightly… read more thicker and felt like they had way more tension. They really had a good tone and fought back when you went to bend. They were great and I thought I had found my new favorite strings. I will be getting a few packs of these and trade back and forth with these and a set of maybe 10-52. These are tough for a 25.5" scale.. I think they would be much easier to play on a shorter scale length. I might try them on my Les Paul sometime soon. They're not for the weak handed or beginners.. especially in Standard tuning. Maybe any other tuning would make them bend easier and still sound great. I recommend these to guys who like thick and heavy strings. Blues players.. you have your work cut out for you with this set. These lasted longer than I expected them to and I really like that because I don't change strings every few weeks.. I leave them on til they get black and almost rust out. Give these a try. They're not expensive. 5 stars for the New and improved modern strings Ernie Ball has come out with.

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