Ernie Ball 2222 Nickel Hybrid Slinky Electric Guitar Strings

by Ernie Ball

Product Features

• Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky Electric Strings are a combination of Super and Regular Slinkys
• Precision manufactured to the highest standards
• Wound strings are made from nickel plated steel wire wrapped around tin plated hex shaped steel core wire
• Plain strings are made of specially tempered tin plated high carbon steel
• Gauges .009 .011 .016 .026 .036 .046

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6 x 6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002CZUBK
• Item model number: P02222
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,360 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #33 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Strings > Electric Guitar Strings

Product Description

Gauges: 09-11-16-26-36-46. Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky electric strings are a perfect match for those who like the combination of Super and Regular Slinky guitar strings. Hybrid Slinky wound strings are made from nickel-plated, steel wire wrapped around a hex-shaped steel core wire. Hybrid Slinky plain guitar strings are made of specially tempered, tin-plated, high-carbon steel, producing a well-balanced tone for your guitar.All Ernie Ball guitar strings are precision manufactured to the highest standards and the most exacting specs to assure consistency, optimum performance, and long life.Ernie Ball is a pioneer of rock and roll guitar strings. Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Steve Vai, and Slash are among the long list of Slinky players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent strings when kept clean, January 1, 2007

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J. Pena (NYC) - See all my reviews
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These strings have a lot of power, so if you are playing classic rock or heavy metal (basically anything with distortion), they're perfect. Have a really bright tone when brand new, so change 'em often. The bottom strings are thicker than what guitars are usually set up with, so it's possible that the low E string might not fit in the nut.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ernie Ball Rules!, September 24, 2010

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C. M. Briggs (Lincoln, MO) - See all my reviews
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This is a blanket review of serveral different gauges of Earnie Balls
that I've tried. In short, whenever I've had tone problems on any of
my electric guitars (and I own more than my meager talent merits,) the first
and usually best upgrade I try is to swap out whatever strings are on the instrument for a set of Ernie Balls. Currently I lean towards a basic set of tens for blues; hybrid heavy bottom, light top 10s for rock and elevens for slide. But, you know, different tools for different jobs. On a guitar with a thin neck, I sometimes go with 9's. I like a little more bass and so the hybrid set is a good choice. The other reviewer was right, though. You may need to have the nut worked on to get the low E to fit. (Go to a pro for this, please!)

Anyway, it's true: "Balls are best."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Only one bad thing..., January 11, 2008

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Mark F. Hunt (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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I love the sound of these strings. I played them on a friend's guitar, and they sounded and felt amazing, I just had to get them for my own guitar. Big improvement over the old ones, I forget what I used before. However, when tuning my guitar, the fifth string snapped before reaching the note I was trying to hit! I'm not sure if I got a bad string or if my tuner was wrong and I pulled it too tight, but I know for sure I'm ordering another set to replaced these ones, and this time I'll have to be a little more careful.