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Ernie Ball 2212 Primo Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings - .0095-.044

.0095-.044 Electric Guitar Strings, Primo Slinky
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Ernie Ball Strings!

Ernie Ball strings have been a top choice for players of all types since the early 1960s, when guitarists came into Ernie Ball's music store, customizing their string gauges to make their axes easier to play. After fruitless attempts to interest major guitar manufacturers in a lighter set of strings, Ernie Ball decided to start making his own. When you open a pack of his strings today, you know you're getting a quality set of strings designed to give you great tone, reliable performance, and long life. You can't go wrong when you string up with Ernie Ball strings!

Ernie Ball's Slinky electric guitar strings are made from nickel-plated steel wire wrapped around a tin-plated hex-shaped steel core wire. The plain strings use a patented winding of bronze wire tightly wrapped around the lock twist of ball end for reduced slippage and breakage, making them slightly bright. They're popular with artists ranging from Keith Richards to John Petrucci.

Ernie Ball 2212 Primo Slinky Electric Guitar Strings Features:

  • Type: Electric, 6-string
  • .0095–.044
  • Tin-plated hex steel core
  • Nickel-plated steel wrap
  • Plain strings use a patented winding of bronze wire tightly wrapped around the lock twist of ball end for reduced slippage and breakage
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Tech Specs

  • Guitar Type: Electric Guitar
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Coated: No
  • Gauges: .0095, .012, .016, .024, .034, .044
  • Core Material: Tin-plated Hexagonal Steel
  • Winding Material: Nickel Plated Steel
  • Winding Type: Round Wound
  • Manufacturer Part Number: P02212

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Rated 5/5

Durable, great sounding strings!

I generally play telecaster style guitars but have an older American Standard strat that was feeling left out of the rotation. I generally use 10's on my telecasters but on my strat, 10's just felt a little stiff. Enter the Primo Slinkys and now everybody is happy! I've waited a year or so to review these and I've got to say these strings, for me, are just what I needed to give the same string tension as I have on the teles with 10gauge strings. Now everybody gets to play and we are all happy! These strings are durable, stay in-tune and yea, I've noticed a little black residue on my fingers INITIALLY before break-in but it's certainly not a deal breaker. Thanks, EB, you may not have all my business for strings but my strat is glad you make these! BTW, Kurt Martin at Sweetwater turned me onto these. I always can count on him!
Music background: playing all types music since 1971
Rated 5/5

Nice Compromise

9's sounded too light and "tinny" on my Epiphone Les Paul '59. These strings have a much fuller sound and are still easily bendable by my 72 year old fingers.
Rated 5/5

The only strings I use

Primos feel just slinky enough to get loose vibrato on chords and that springy feeling when playing. It's hard to describe, but these snap. I like them a lot.
Rated 5/5

Great for 25.75

I use these on my Gibson scale length guitars and there great just the right amount of bending ability and there not super unstable like 9s they stay in tune great and they don't were down to easily I change mine once a month and they never feel old or sound bad.
Rated 5/5

Amazing strings

I have for most of my musical life been a Power Slinky guy. When they first came out with these, I tried them. Turns out I love them. As for the black fingers... considering how strings are made, its a miracle our fingers don't turn black no matter what strings we touch. Just keep some hand sanitizer on you or wash your hands which you should probably do anyways after playing any guitar. JMO