Ernie Ball Super Slinky 5-String Nickel Wound Electric Bass Strings - 40-125 Gauge

Before I start off, I will admit I am biased. I've been using Ernie Ball strings (and bass guitars) for close to 30 years.In my humble opinion, these are a great set of strings. The nickel coating adds a warmness to the string that a lot of stainless steel strings seem to lack.In all honesty there is no difference in the feel of these and a set of Rotosou dvstainless strings, but there is a depth of tone, a warmth and a really even brightness that I consider to be unique to Ernie Ball strings.You can do all styles without limit. Slap, fingerpick, pick, tap and anything else. Just remember to change them once they loose that bright edge!So yeah, I'm an old man, set in his ways, but I know what I like.Great Strings, no negative points. Well the lack of a set for a seven string, but now I'm just bring silly.

I've been buying Ernie Ball bass strings for many years, but recently purchased a new Ibanez SR300E which came with Ibanez brand strings out the box. I couldn't believe how easy the guitar was to play; very little effort required. The Ibanez strings inevitably lost their shine so I changed them, going back to the same Slinky string gauge that I always have done... Man. The difference is unbelievable. The EBs feel coarse and sluggish by comparison. Straight out the pack they feel dull, like they've been used before and sold second hand. They really make the same guitar play entirely differently, and I've no idea why it's taken me so long to realise how bad these strings truly are. Avoid unless you like cramp in your forearms.

As a musician living in Ireland, I was devastated when the strings on my bass snapped as we were still in lockdown and would not be able to play bass again for months.Luckily, I stumbled across these strings and much to. My relief, they could be delivered before the weekend. After much research (and some fanboying over these being the strings that Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 uses), I decided to purchase these. Especially when compared to other pairs of bass strings (can't remember the name but came in orange packaging), these are just straight forward good sounding strings with no complications. Will definitely be buying in bulk again.

I use these 65 - 130 super-heavy strings on my 4-string tuned to BEAD or ADGC. Pro tip: buy a replacement nut and a set of files for a 5-string bass so you can file the grooves in the nut to accept these extra-fat strings.I have two 4-string basses: a P-bass and a jazz bass, but I've always wanted a 5-string to hit some extra low notes. However... I just can't find my way around 5 strings for some reason, so now my P-bass has these heavy, heavy strings on it tuned down to BEAD or lower, depending on what I'm playing. I wouldn't dare tune this up to EADG for fear of the extreme tension... you would definitely need to tighten your truss-rod to hold the neck straight.

Generally pleased with these, however I'm going to need to replace the 135 with a tapered string (which Ernie Ball don't seem to obviously supply so will likely be D'Addario or similar) as the Power Slinky it won't sit snugly in the bridge of my Ibanez bass. It's lodged in place but hanging out by about a cm - playable but annoying and ugly as you can see.