Go for the original with the slinky feel and the fat tone.

Gauges 55-75-90-110.

Ernie Ball 2831 Power Slinky Bass Strings are round-wound for maximum clarity and serious punch. The list of endorsers for Ernie Ball Slinky bass strings reads like a who's who of modern rock bass. Made in the USA with specially formulated alloys for long life and maximum vibrancy.

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.

Your axe will sound so much better you'll wonder why you waited so long. Order now. Order lots!

Ernie Ball 2831 Slinky Round Wound Power Bass Strings

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Ernie Ball Power Slingys

Posted by Epikid597 from California on Oct 25, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Prog Metal, Thrash Metal, and Death Metal.

So I needed some new strings for my Epi Les Paul bass, so I decieded to give these a shot and whoa was I impressed. With them being a heavier gauge, fat thunderous lows are produced on the E string and nice punchy, driving tones are produced on the others. These are great for rock, metal, etc. Buy these strings!

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Posted by BigZ72 from Lexington, NC on Aug 27, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: active musician

Reviewer's Play Style: metal, rock, blues,country

these are prolly some of the best strings i have ever put on my bass and i love how they sound

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thank you Ernie Ball

Posted by Anonymous Musician on Jan 2, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: rock/metal

I got a bass about three weks ago. At the time I bought my bass there was only one person working in the store.So stupid me never got the action checked. I brought the bass home and noticed on certain frets it was nothing but dead fret buzz, so I thought I have to have to intonation checked. Well I bought a set of these power slinky's ,and resrtung the bass and everything is fine.

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ernie ball power slinkys

Posted by chordbass from chucktown ,SC on Oct 15, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: rock alternative

Awesome strings, I have them on my jazz bass 24 fret and they sound great especially when I down tune. They are bright but break in nice and warm. GREAT STRINGS at great price.

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Best Balanced Strings

Posted by Justin from Atlanta on May 16, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hoobyist/college band

Reviewer's Play Style: Anything

This was my first set of Slinkys. I play a broad range of music, anywhere from funk to metal, and these strings have been better than any Fender, d'Adario, or GHS strings I've played. This gauge is easy to drop to a C tuning but it sustains standard tuning brilliantly. Sounds good with effects pedal. I personally play a fender jazz bass and the strings were hard on the neck at first but they have settled to create a great sounding bass.

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Ernie Ball 2831 Slinky Round Wound Power Bass Strings

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