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frontpagezhalie posted Oct 08, 2023 01:18 AM

3-Pack Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings (10-46 Gauge)

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Amazon has 3-Pack Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings (3221, 10-46 Gauge) for $13.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $25+ or $35+ orders (minimum requirement varies by location).

Sweetwater has 3-Pack Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings (3221, 10-46 Gauge) for $13.99. Shipping is free.

Musician's Friend has 3-Pack Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings (3221, 10-46 Gauge) for $13.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member zhalie for sharing this deal

Features:
  • Includes 3 individually wrapped sets
  • Ernie Ball Slinkys are played by legends around the world including Slash, Jimmy Page, Metallica, Eric Clapton, and more
  • Preferred by players across many genres, Regular Slinky's 10-to-46 gauge has become the industry standard
  • Element Shield Packaging prolongs string life and keeps strings as fresh as the day they were made
  • Bright, balanced tone

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Amazon has 3-Pack Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings (3221, 10-46 Gauge) for $13.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $25+ or $35+ orders (minimum requirement varies by location).

Sweetwater has 3-Pack Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings (3221, 10-46 Gauge) for $13.99. Shipping is free.

Musician's Friend has 3-Pack Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings (3221, 10-46 Gauge) for $13.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member zhalie for sharing this deal

Features:
  • Includes 3 individually wrapped sets
  • Ernie Ball Slinkys are played by legends around the world including Slash, Jimmy Page, Metallica, Eric Clapton, and more
  • Preferred by players across many genres, Regular Slinky's 10-to-46 gauge has become the industry standard
  • Element Shield Packaging prolongs string life and keeps strings as fresh as the day they were made
  • Bright, balanced tone

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Selman
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Without context, this is such an uneducated comment. It all depends on the desired string tension, and bigger drops in tuning need heavier strings to maintain tension. Also shorter scales require heavier strings to maintain the same string tension that longer scales have with lighter strings. You've made it clear you don't understand this.
LivelyCreature1217
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Better how? Everyone doesn't have tender hands.
JamieL2159
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Well they are on sale too! Their hybrid sets on sale too, all for the price OP posted. At least at Amazon anyway, didn't look at the other links.

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LivelyCreature1217Oct 08, 2023 02:33 AM
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Quote from mikespe :
8's or 9's are much better.
Better how? Everyone doesn't have tender hands.
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JamieL2159Oct 08, 2023 03:10 AM
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Quote from mikespe :
8's or 9's are much better.
Well they are on sale too! Their hybrid sets on sale too, all for the price OP posted. At least at Amazon anyway, didn't look at the other links.
Oct 08, 2023 02:16 PM
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Illusory_wallsOct 08, 2023 02:16 PM
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These are my favorite size and a decent deal. It's hard to find them under $5 a pack.
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beerlingtonOct 08, 2023 02:52 PM
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Quote from mikespe :
8's or 9's are much better.
Good luck putting 8s on a short scale guitar.
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SelmanOct 08, 2023 03:22 PM
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Quote from mikespe :
8's or 9's are much better.
Without context, this is such an uneducated comment. It all depends on the desired string tension, and bigger drops in tuning need heavier strings to maintain tension. Also shorter scales require heavier strings to maintain the same string tension that longer scales have with lighter strings. You've made it clear you don't understand this.
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socal1Oct 08, 2023 04:02 PM
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Quote from Selman :
Without context, this is such an uneducated comment. It all depends on the desired string tension, and bigger drops in tuning need heavier strings to maintain tension. Also shorter scales require heavier strings to maintain the same string tension that longer scales have with lighter strings. You've made it clear you don't understand this.
How about "close" scale lengths like Les Paul (24.75"), PRS (25"), and Strat (25.5")? If you have a preferred gauge will the tension feel relatively the same or do you need to move up or down in string gauge to get the same feel?
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nealnealnealOct 08, 2023 04:28 PM
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Quote from mikespe :
Watch Rick Beato on YouTube and learn. He did a whole video on string gauge. Has NOTHING to do with your hands!
That's nonsense. One of the main factors when choosing your size for guitar strings is how comfortable the tension is with your hands.
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socal1Oct 08, 2023 04:38 PM
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Other sets on sale at Amazon:

8.5-40 [amazon.com]

8-38 [amazon.com]
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SelmanOct 08, 2023 04:55 PM
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Quote from socal1 :
How about "close" scale lengths like Les Paul (24.75"), PRS (25"), and Strat (25.5")? If you have a preferred gauge will the tension feel relatively the same or do you need to move up or down in string gauge to get the same feel?
String feel is largely subjective on a per user basis, but it can be concretely stated that for a given string, decreasing the scale will decrease the string tension at a given frequency. Increasing the scale will increase the string tension at a given frequency. From there, you pick strings for your desired string tension.

To me, it's abvious that there is less sting tension on a Les Paul than a Strat (given the same strings and tuning). There is an even more obvious difference to me on a 34" scale bass to a 32" scale bass.
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HandofamOct 08, 2023 05:38 PM
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Quote from mikespe :
Watch Rick Beato on YouTube and learn. He did a whole video on string gauge. Has NOTHING to do with your hands!
If all you're going to take away from that is his video explaining the PREFERENCE of tone, then that's not going to help sell the idea for people to move to lighter strings. I'm not going to play funk/rhythm on a set of 8 or 9s.

be more mindful when you say something is better when you're not factoring in different playing styles or instrument types.
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thesandman00Oct 08, 2023 05:40 PM
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Quote from mikespe :
Watch Rick Beato on YouTube and learn. He did a whole video on string gauge. Has NOTHING to do with your hands!
Glad to see you take a YT vid as gospel and make your life decisions based on that. Beato is great, but that video proved very little other than they sound minorly different. You can make the difference up pretty easily with simple eq'ing tweaks via amp tone controls or various pedals. The overwhelming majority of players that switch to 8s do in fact switch because they're easier on the hands. At the end of the day, however, you're spouting opinions as fact when any logical person views string gauge preference as just that, a preference for their own situation.
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mcsquigginsOct 08, 2023 05:46 PM
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Quote from mikespe :
Watch Rick Beato on YouTube and learn. He did a whole video on string gauge. Has NOTHING to do with your hands!
Unbelievable Ernie Ball even makes 10s after Rick Beato said to not use them. I mean, dude played guitar in a band that almost opened for Creed.
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