Great clarity and reduced string noise.

Gauges 10-13-17-30-42-52.

Ernie Ball 2151 Hybrid Slinky Acoustic Guitar Strings are crafted from 92% copper, 7.7% tin, 0.3% phosphorus wire wrapped around tin-plated, hex-shaped steel core wire. Has a light orange, gold color and provides mellow, ringing sound, with excellent clarity.

All Ernie Ball strings are precision manufactured to the highest standards and most exacting specs to assure consistency, optimum performance, and long life.

Ernie Ball is the pioneer of rock and roll guitar strings. Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Steve Vai, and Slash are among the long list of Slinky players.

You'll definitely feel and hear the difference. Order today.

Ernie Ball 2151 Hybrid Slinky Acoustic Guitar Strings

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No real complaints here.

Posted by Esean from Sharon, TN on Dec 23, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Alternative, Punk, Metal, Gothic.

I bought a Rogue Dreadnaught and I despised the strings it came with. They were way too bright for me. Since I enjoyed the Hybrids on my pos electric, I decided to go ahead and buy these acoustic Hybrids. If you want a dark sound, this is what you need. I had a problem with tuning, but I blame myself for whatever happened during the installation. I definitely recommend these for the hard rockers.

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Gauges really wrong for most acoustics

Posted by zoidamachine from Small-town Wisconsin on Jul 3, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: 40 years, former full-timer

Reviewer's Play Style: Pretty much everything

I bought these hoping I could get away with a lighter set and an unwound 3rd on my Gibson J-185, but I was very mistaken. This guitar has a 24.5" scale, and these strings are way too light to intonate well at all. All the unwound strings play way sharp, no matter how lightly you try to finger them, or how low the bridge and nut are adjusted. The quality is fine, but it doesn't matter. Unless your bridge can be adjusted for much lighter strings and an unwound 3rd, or if playing in tune doesn't matter much, don't even consider these. They're a bad experiment.

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Avoid these strings

Posted by mr_slugworth from Idaho Falls, ID on Jan 9, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: guitar teacher, songwriter, and serenader

Reviewer's Play Style: various

I use, love, and swear by hybrid slinky strings for my electric guitar, so when I saw these acoustic strings I immediately ordered a set. Well sir, I don't like them one bit. The top 3 strings are not phosphor bronze at all, but just the regular EB flat steel electric strings, and they don't sound pretty on an acoustic. The bottom 3 strings are OK I guess, but even from those I don't get the rich tone I am used to from D'addario acoustic strings. I will be taking these off soon and going back to D'addarios. I won't be able to stand leaving them on much longer.

I gave them more than the minimum rating on features only because the G string is flat, rather than wound, which could be good for solo runs and lead work. But overall I can't stand the sound from these strings.

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clean..

Posted by armthehomeless from Northern California on Oct 25, 2004

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: active musician

Reviewer's Play Style: christian punk, emo, rock and anything in between

These strings are really good.. they are are really clean sounding.. they wouldnt stay in tune for the first like 5 min. after i put them on.. but after i played them a bit they worked.. i like them and this is what ill buy from now on..

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