Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky Nickel Wound Bass Guitar Strings, 45-105 Gauge (P02833)

I'm a guitarist who plays bass on their own records. I don't often play bass and find that Ernie Ball stays pretty fresh for a good number of months when not playing often. If you're playing daily or a few times a week then you'll probably end up with dull strings in a little under a month.The tone is good but I also don't put too much stock in string brands for tone as most of it is coming from the player and I don't obsess over that part on bass. The break-in period isn't long. You can break these in within 24 hours if you restring, play for an hour, then let them sit.I'm used to Ernie Ball from years of playing guitar and they're always reliable and never had a complaint about the strings. They're great everyday strings and I wouldn't criticize anyone for using them. I don't use them on guitar anymore but wouldn't have a problem with using them again if I had to.

Good inexpensive bass strings! They have a bright sound with good bottom end. Conns they die very fast even with cleaning after every play.

Fantastic sound and feel from these strings. They were a noticeable upgrade from the strings my Sterling stingray came with. My only issue is that the .105 gets considerably floppy when tuning to drop D. I wish they sold a .110 set of these.

Ernie Ball strings have ALWAYS been a top favorite of mine. They stay in tune very well, the size of these strings is incredible and makes for easy playability. The strings are incredibly durable as I'm a punk rock player and I can beat these strings to a pulp without them breaking. They are a top choice for me every time!

First off, I want to say that I am a finger player, I play in tunings from E standard to B standard but D standard mostly. I do not use a pick (may matter to the pick players considering these strings) and I have been playing bass for about 8 or 9 years and have tried a great variety of strings out there. D'addarios, GHS, DR, Rotosound, Dean Markley, so on and so forth. When I first started playing bass I wanted to try out a lot of strings just to find the perfect sound for me. I am a metal bass player mainly. I also play classic rock, blues, whatever. ANYWAYS, I recently bought a Schecter Stilleto Studio 5 bass. It came loaded with regular slinkys and I was super impressed. Before then I was a DR guy. They had awesome tone but didn't last as long as I needed. So I bought another pair of regular slinkys. Then I was starting to realize I wasn't getting a punchy high end on the regs. Also the "E" string was just a tad too.. I guess loose would be the word. You would think that the regulars would have a 105 on the "E" string but they have a 100.. weird. So I upped to these strings and wow did it make a huge bit of difference. Nice punch through crisp high strings and a nice fat warm crisp on the low. Not too bright, not too dull. They are incredibly cheap and they last a long time. I don't need to pop them in and out every month or 2. They sound good to me with any type of music. Hope this helps. Thanks for reading.

Bought these for our Grandson who recently started playing bass. Put the strings on a very old Jackson bass I've had in the closet for years. The strings sounded good and felt good. The only issue I had was the E string sounded a little dull, not as bright as the other strings. Other than that i feel it was a good purchase. Not a bad price either. I even got an extra set for my own bass. I'll buy again.

BEEFY Slinky: Finally! A welcomed set of BEAD strings (the lower 4 of a 5-string bass), and I don't have to toss the G-string! I've been playing BEAD on my basses live now for over 20 years. This was way overdue!

I've been using Ernie Ball most of my musical years. I have occasionally strayed and tried to give other brands a chance but always came back to the EB. The Beefy Slinky has been something I needed for a long time and Ernie Ball finally came through. Piecing sets together was typically more expensive or I had to buy the 5 string Regular sets and toss the 45. Wouldn't mind trying a Hybrid Beefy set, 65-85-105-130 wink wink EB. I like the overall tones, and get my desired sound be it using fingers or a pick.I use 4 string basses and mostly a Drop B tuning, sometimes tuning the low string to C # for some songs.