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Ernie Ball Extra Slinky Nickel Wound Strings Electric Guitar - 8-38 Gauge (PO2225)
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US $9.59
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Ernie Ball Extra Slinky Electric Strings are widely revered for their world-class tone. These strings are precision manufactured to the highest standards and most exacting. NEW - ERNIE BALL EXTRA SLINKY STRING SET.
- Buy it nowNEW Ernie Ball Extra Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Strings, 8-38, #P02225
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About this product
Product Identifiers
BrandErnie Ball
MPNP02225
GTIN0724519477916, 0749699122258
UPC0724519477916, 0749699122258
eBay Product ID (ePID)691218523
Product Key Features
Suitable ForElectric Guitar
MaterialNickel Plated Steel
Additional Product Features
Model2225
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- 23 Sep, 2019Most favourable review
My First Replacement Electric Guitar Strings
My pre-owned electric guitar arrived with a missing string so I needed a set of new strings right away. I studied the various types of strings and their ratings from light to heavy. Being a new player I decided on the light rated strings and I felt that this company presented theirs in an understandable way. So I bought theirs. My grandson volunteered to install them and once finished he played them for me and, wow, they sounded great.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 04 Jul, 2016Most critical review
Well it was worth a try...
I'm a long time Ernie Ball Super Slinky guitar strings user and felt like trying a different type of strings. Have to say I really disliked the Extra Slinky, to the point of taking them off after less than an hour of playing. They sound flat and have very little resonance. Back to Super Slinky for me.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 15 Jul, 2020
The light weight Of these strings provide easy bends and great playability
Ernie Ball has always been a high quality guitar string. Used by beginners, every day pickers, and professional musicians. They provide great sound and a great feel when played on a cheap guitar, or high dollar instrument. I’m no professional guitarist , but I do know The Ernie Ball Slinky series string should be your number one choice when looking for a great all around string. There on all my guitars. And let me tell you, they really make my Strat talk like SRV s # 1Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 01 Apr, 2020
My go to set
Been using these strings since the 80s. As one famous player put it, I just don't want to work that hard. These strings are way easier to bend and manhandle than heavier sets. Great twang and harmonics. My only negative is that after fours hours rocking and sweating a club gig the fat strings lose some of that twang. Worth it in my book. Highly recommended for beginners who haven't built up their callouses, and for old timers with chronic soreness in their fingers and elbows. You'll be able to play longer, get better and have more fun!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 11 May, 2017
Best gauge for soloing
Great solos can be achieved by using extra lite gauge ernie ball guitar strings tuned to Eb like Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn (Though they used multi-gauge mixing in medium & heavy gauges), I find it like playing on silk, very easy on the fingers, and I can fly like a Lear Jet.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 05 Mar, 2018
Extra Slinky Guitar Strings 2225
These are some extremely light gauge strings. You'd better have a light touch when playing. I have them on a telecaster and the tone is different from the .009's I was using. Not better or worse, just different. A little thinner sounding but tone adjustments at the amp fixed that. Incredibly easier to fret and bar chords. A thinner pick helped with the sound, too. Interesting strings! Not for everybody or every guitar. Worth a try just to experience the ease of playing. Remember... light touch.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 13 Feb, 2020
Bend and Don't Break!
Strings are obviously very particular to a given guitarist. For the money (that is why I give them 5-stars) these strings provide on most solid body guitars both warm and bright tones, but they are average. I use these only when cost becomes priority over performance, which is on certain guitars. They sound pretty good, but they are nowhere near the top of the heap for tone. They stand up to everything you would want (heavy bending, whammy bar dives and pulls). They take a little while to break in (stretch) compared to some other brands, but once they're broken-in they have a decent lifespan with consistent tone across much of their useful life. For a Hollow-body, I would perhaps use as D'Addario ECG23 Chromes Flatwound Extra Light.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Feb, 2018
Ernie Ball Slinky String
For the last 50yrs I've play on Ernie ball slinky strings. As I get older I don't play as much and my fingers hurt a little. I read an article about someone with the same problem and they started using super slinky's. I love them. They have very close to the same output but don't hurt mu fingers as bad, allowing me to play longer sessions.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 28 Jan, 2025
String set for light touch guitarists.
I have been using the Ernie Ball Extra Slinky set for 19 years. With the string gauges being so thin, the amount of force in picking and fretting is very little. That being said, if you pick and fret (single string and chords) too hard, the notes may go sharp as the string tension is not as tight. Having a medium to light touch with this string set is recommended.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 06 May, 2017
Great Strings !
At 62, I need the bend-ability of the 8's and lighter gauge for that matter. Been using these strings since the 70's in one gauge or another. I used to use DARCO FUNKY 9's in the late 60's (they came with an extra B & E string) then changed to these. To me they last longer. To my ears, they're the best strings for all around Rock songs. They're on 15 of my 17 guitars, so that should say something and they just went on my brand new Custom Shop strat with Floyd Rose. Like everything else in life, it's a matter of preference. Enjoy!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
