Ernie Ball

Talk bout guitar now talk bout strings im a supporter and User of Ernie Ball strings


Ernie Ball (c.1930 – September 9,2004)

With the guitar-based rock revival of the 1960s, Ball noticed that beginning students were having difficulty playing the bestselling Fender #100 medium gauge strings, particularly in holding down the 29-gauge third string. He approached the Fender company with the problem, suggesting a lighter gauge but was rebuffed. Ball convinced a string manufacturer to make him custom sets with a 24-gauge third string which he sold in his store. It was the beginning of the Ernie Ball brand. Located not far from Hollywood, the store began to attract a large patronage of professional musicians, including The Beach Boys, Merle Travis and The Ventures. Ball began to notice a trend with players who were increasingly discarding the sixth string and adding a banjo first string, resulting in an overall lighter gauge set. Again, he contacted Fender with a suggestion for a lighter set and was turned down. This time he continued the quest with Gibson who scoffed at the idea. So, once again he ordered from the manufacturer naming the product the Ernie Ball Slinky Slinky Strings traveled the country with the pro musicians who used them and before long, Ball was receiving mail orders from individuals and stores. Still not a string company, he ordered separate strings in various sizes and displayed them in a makeshift case allowing musicians to experiment in creating their own sets. It took off, and in 1967 he sold the store and moved his string business to Newport Beach, California.

Today, Ernie Ball Slinkys advertise the guitarists who use these strings on the packaging. A very small sampling of these guitarists includes: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Janick Gers, Slash, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Jeff Black, Albert Lee, Buddy Guy, Angus Young,DJ Ashba,The Edge, Synyster Gates, John Mayer, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Braid Praisley, John Fogherty,Dave Navarro,Charles Gallant, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

I use this set of strings for my Electric Guitar if not pink slinky i use yellow slinky haha

And this for my Classical Guitar if not this i use the black ones
And Earthwood Rock and Blues for my Acoustic if not Rock&Blues i use the Light or Medium one

Dont know much about Acoustic Bass,Banjo,Mandolin,Electric Bass,Pedal Steel,7 String,12 String,Electric Bass,Baritone strings that Ernie Ball Still Produces.......but Ernie Ball strings are the perfect strings for beginner and pro guitarists......because it is as easy as plucking a thread......and it produces good sound but currently im using Dean Markley strings.....Bought it at a very good price at IMH so i just use it