First impressions of the package of Regular Slinky guitar strings are solid, a crisp, clean olive green packet to keep the strings fresh like a packet of crisps. Sounds silly but certain environments can prove temperamental to the strings (Packaging means longest life, factory fresh all the time). On the front you've got the nice little logo displayed alongside the gauges of the strings; 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46 - 2221. Its also a clearly proud brand from the USA, showcasing a smorgasbord of bands, musicians and solo artists who apparently use and or recommend Ernie Ball strings, ranging through an incredible amount of genres - see their website for more details - there is  Read the complete review

~Air on an E string!~ **************** As every guitarist knows finding yourself a set of good quality reasonably priced guitar strings that balance ease of use, good tone and longevity with that magic price that won't break your heart every time your top E string goes ping, can sometimes be a question of trying many types/ brands and gauges of string until you come up with a few options that suit your needs. When choosing a new set of strings I find that its best to think about the type of guitar that you are going to fit them on, the kinds of music you like to play and your own unique playing style. After all its not everyone that wants to play every ...  Read the complete review

These Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Guitar Strings Are perfectly suited for practice play, at least for me any way. I use these for this vital part of my guitar playing life because they have a softer feel to them than the other strings I use when working. If I am going to spend hours on end playing a piece over and over I find these a more bearable choice of string especially for bare finger playing where a plectrum isn't really required. They come in a selection a sizes / thicknesses as you would expect as they are a full set of strings. All strings are individually wrapped in paper coverings to prevent that Christmas lights situation that would otherwise be ...  Read the complete review

The regular slinky's are the usual choice for most guitarists playing in standard tuning (EADGBe). Why? Because they have a slightly beefier tone than the superslinky's, last longer and don't provide too much tension on your truss rod, it is usually just a case of putting them on with no adjustments needed to the guitar or it's components. These strings are cheap, fairly long lasting and have good tone. Averaging around £4 it's hard to say no to buying something so good for so little, buy these in bulk and you save more money and get more strings! This gauge of string is pretty much the standard gauge for a standard tuned guitar ( E A D G B E) but ...  Read the complete review

When choosing strings a couple of factors must first be considered, firstly your guitar, secondly your preferred tuning and thirdly the style of music you play. As a general rule of thumb the thicker the string the fatter the sound produced as there is more metal to resonate therefore influencing the sound more. Also if you tune your guitar low the strings will have less tension therefore be quite floppy, to combat this using thicker strings creates more tension counteracting the floppyness. These strings are 10s meaning the top E is a 0.10 gage string. This is a very common gage and is thick enough to create a good tonefull sound but not too thick to ...  Read the complete review