Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Slinky Paradigm 7-String Electric Guitar Strings - 10-62 Gauge

Love these strings. Last well great sound

Now I actually bought these as a last resort. A few months before I purchased these I had treated myself to a Paul Gilbert signature fireman guitar and for the life of me I could not fathom why i was snapping high E strings almost every week (snapped 2 in a day once) I did a little bit of research and found nothing and i had concluded that the strings were consistently snapping at the bridge, I thought at first what a silly design for a bridge, but then I couldn't figure out how Paul was using so many different models with the same bridge for videos and gigs and having no snapping at all (little did i realise he was using RPS strings at this point) after seeing some of the Paradigm ads on Facebook I desperately bought some as the guitar had became my main gigging instrument. I'd seen lots and lots of negative reviews saying they snapped in the first 24 hours, that they rust easy etc etc etc, but like i say i was desperate, I think i purchased these on January 23rd 2019... 50 or gigs later, plenty of weekly rehearsals and a lot of playing at home I literally cannot even fault these. Before i wrote this review i had a little clean of the strings, they're a bit grubby but the tone is still there and they have that snap that new strings lose after a few weeks of playing, I am actually quite shocked myself they still feel and sound so good after 8 months of hard work (I am a pretty hard player myself and strings do suffer) Usually I don't tend to leave good reviews as I think to myself "well yeah they're doing as advertised" and I am really nit picky about these sort of things but I am well and truly impressed by the durability of these strings. The only reasons i can think of for people snapping these strings within the first 24 hours is 1. They've been sent a bad batch, unlikely but it does happen and 2. which is far more likely, whoever is finding these snapping after 24 hours or 1 use obviously doesn't know how to restring a guitar correctly or doesn't have their guitar properly set up. So if you're reading this and you are like i was and you're sceptical then my advice is definitely give these a try, ignore all the bad reviews and see for yourself, I'm glad I did.

Best guitar strings would recommend

These lasted with no rust or wear for over a month. But then the A strong broke. I don't know if being more rugged means less durable but maybe I just got a bad set. Still, rare to see an A strong break.

A wee bit expensive however they should last longer,feel good under the fingers and plenty of sustain,will buy again and would recommend.

Really good strings.

These have been my ‘go to’ strings for years. They’re as good now as they’ve always been. Ernie Ball is a trusted brand for me.

Snapped the top E (above the nut) just stretching it out with my hands after restringing, the steel strings are just regular I'm pretty sure. So you are paying a lot for only 3 coated bottom strings. So long Ernie Ball, and thanks for all the easily breakable 10's.

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Excelente. Produto de qualidade. Recomendo.

TL;DR - These strings are awesome for heavy playing: Amazing Tone with Stable Longevity, Staying in Tune, and just Not Breaking for many shows. I've waited years to write this, because on my first two sets, I had almost immediate breakage on at least one string - however, I was able to get a couple sets before they were available to all the public, and my later experience as not the same, but I wanted to be sure before posting a review. Some background... I'm a heavy handed Gibson (endorsed) player, playing rock music akin to The Who or QOTSA - I usually wear down a 60mm pick to unusable in a couple sets. I've played hundreds of shows in the past five years, and D'addario EXL110 was what I used forever, because that's what my Luthier always put on after a setup, so I figured they were the best choice. But with the D'addario's I was almost always out of tune on multiple strings by the end of a song - so tuning between songs was always a mood killer, banter and jokes required to fill the gap in music. Worse, I was breaking 2-3 strings a set - in random fashion, not always the high E or B string - the D string maybe the highest break rate. I always had to have a backup guitar, and someone to change the broken string so it would be ready when I broke the next string. At times, I had to borrow a guitar while multiple strings were being worked on. I constantly wiped down the strings after each time playing and always stored the guitars out of the air asap. I tried many different string treatments, but nothing really mattered. I tried the new NYXL, but for me they still had short and unpredictable lives, and the tone would change rapidly, I never knew what to expect. As stated earlier, I was able to get in on the early batch of Paradigm strings (I use the 10-46) and though I did have some almost immediate breakage (within a few hours of playing) on those pre release sets, the replacements and others lasted what was, for me, amazingly long times. Weeks-long, and when I switch over completely to the Paradigms, I ended up actually changing strings (all of them at once) before they broke, something I hadn't done in years, unless popping on new strings for studio work. The Paradigms were a life changer for me. Not have strings break mid-set anymore is a pure godsend. I almost never use the backup guitar anymore because of a broken string. And there is a super bonus for me - THEY STAY IN TUNE for the entire set. And there there is the TONE. My experience is that the "brand new" tone takes a few hours to calm down and then the (very excellent) tone stays stable for weeks. For me, tone-wise, these blow away the former D'addario strings. In the studio, I had some extra D'addario sets left over, so I strung up a guitar and it sounded like a toy compared to another with the Paradigms. To be sure, I restrung with Paradigms, and it was full rich tone immediately. For years, I thought I had bad guitar tuner hardware causing the strings to go out of tune. But apparently it was the strings themselves. If I had anything bad to say, it would be that I don't love the "brand new" sound, so I don't like to play live until I've had a chance to work the strings for a few hours. But that new sound is still far better than what I was used to, just not the great sound that happens after broken in. Also in the maybe bad department is that I am still worried about the strings breaking when new even though it hasn't been the case in years. Usually when I put on a brand new set of strings, it's because I have studio or a big show that is being recorded or something, when I least want a string to break. That said, since I have to play until the "brand new" string sound goes away - when I have done that, I am confident that I have gone past that point where a bad string would have broken. I've seen reviews in which the tone was unsatisfactory for the player, and I suspect that it is a matter of how heavy handed a guitarist you are. If you never wear out picks, I think it might not be the right type of string tone for you. For me, I haven't found other strings that come close to the richness and pureness of these strings. I realize that everyone is different. I know some lighter touch (usually Fender style) players that are jaw-droppingly good, that have real emotional power to their playing who swear by D'addario's and won't break a string in years of playing. But that was clearly not my case. Do they still break on stage for me? Yes, but it's very rare and probably I should have changed the strings by then. To sum up, for my style, Paradigms changed my music life. I just feel super fortunate that these exist. I recommend them constantly to other players - especially when I see them break a string on stage. The Tone and Tuning stability alone would have justified switching over for me, but what I really needed - and didn't really expect to find - were strings that could taking a regular beating and not break. These do that. Just awesome. (Note: These were bought as a gift by me - the review is from the person I buy them for)

Got my hands a cheap neck-trough guitar where I discovered that the truss rod was broken. Not worth fixing. Used these to straighten the neck instead. The result is actually amazing.

全然サビないですね。これで錆びるのは相当ギターの環境管理が悪い人でしょうね。6ヶ月使ってみましたが切れないしサビてません。張りたての時のシルキーな手触りは さすがにパラダイムでも6ヶ月経てば何段かヘタってきますが サウンド的にはまだまだブライトで おぉぉってなります。(パラダイム張りたての別ギターと比べて) エリクサーよりも安く音も良いので僕はリピートしてます。もう3回目です。