D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

[Kommerzbassist]

Ok I normally use the D'Addario EXL 110s (the nickelwound 10-46 set)... but I want to try out something new somehow... how are the nickelwound Slinkys compared to them?

thanks

 

[Curly]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

a little brighter, and to me, a little less tension

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

hmmm thanks... interesting

 

[Thurisarz]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

If you can, try a set of GHS Boomers, my favourite guitar string

 

[vinterland]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

I can bend the hell out of my slinkys. I likem alotsa bunches.

 

[y2stevo]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

a little brighter, and to me, a little less tension

+1
Exactly what i thought!

 

[Curly]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

I tend to like the Slinkies on strats, and either the D'Addarios or a pure nickel string on LPs and other humbucking guitars .. just my personal taste, though.

 

[strat_master]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

i use slinky's but ive never tried the exl's. I use to use erne ball acoustic string but switched over to daddarrio. For electric i just stick to ernie ball though. The slinkys are very reliable strings i have found.

 

[Nite_Maresz_25]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

slinky's die alot faster!!!

 

[hellrider77]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

i absolutely love the sound of ghs boomers, but they have a tendency to rust overnight even if i clean them. i swaped to ernie ball hybrid slinky 9-46 on my strat and the earnie ball 10-46 on my paul. they seem to last forever and never rust on me. they sound pretty decent too, imo

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

slinky's die alot faster!!!

Yes, and their "slipperier" If that word ven makes sense. I prefer D'addario's, but try different ones out to see.

I also find that even when in need of a change, the d'addarios still sound better.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

thanks for all your opinions guys

 

[FELIX57]

Re: D'Addario EXL v.s. Ernie Ball Slinkys

i personally dont like daddario because i find when they need to be changed they self destruct instead of go dead (its more definitive tell tale sign but more inconvenient during a set) i like slinkys ghs and im trying out dean markley blue steels those 3 in my opinion rock