Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Paradigm Electric Guitar Strings, 2 Pack 10-46

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.

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

Decided to take a punt on these afer reading about them on a guitar website. I have used both Regular Slinky and Super Slinky for years and these seem to be the natural succesor. Sound-wise there is barely any difference, but they do seem to resist rust and burring very well, they retain that "freshly restrung" sound for a lot longer, noticeably so. I will probably stick with these on my gigging guitars and continue to use my usual slinkys on everything else.

Great strings, they feel great and react better than any brand out there, however if you are like me and gig 2 - 3 times on a weekend they will not last you 90 days. I played for 5 days and 2 gigs before I noticed oxydisation on the strings and I don't have sweaty hands, infact my hands are always dry, they never snapped but I didn't wanna risk it incase they broke mid song, with a floating bridge It woulda been a nightmare If you arnt really a gigging musician I would whole heartedly recommend these as they do last substansionally longer than average strings. If they come down in price these will be my go to strings.

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I only buy these strings for my and my son's guitars., They give super long life (years in some cases without losing brightness) and sound just as good as regular Ernie Ball Slinky strings.I got the 7 string pack as it was (oddly) cheaper than buying the 6 string pack. There must have been some stock issues as the six string packs have now dropped in price again.Always worth checking which of them is cheaper when you need strings

I am a super slinky user through and through, I thought id give the Paradigm a go as I hear good things, they are great, sound lovely, nice tones overall just like the 'regular' super slinkys but these will apparently last longer. so far so good. ordered another set to trow on again after I upgrade my pickups very soon (DiMarzio Crunch lab & Air Norton) cannot wait to slap everything together

I love playing on Ernie ball slinkies but these paradigm string simply do not last, every set i have had for electric guitar have gone rusty within a week. That is a genuine claim. Slinkies feel and play lovely but I cannot be putting up with changing a floyd rose every fortnoight because the current quality of their products is so inferior. Seriously, standard slinkys last longer then the paradigms! 0 Stars if i could