Ernie Ball: Slinky, Cobalt, M-Steel, Paradigm: A 9-42 Taste Test!

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There are two types of strings, I think: good ones and bad ones. My experience tells me that Ernie Ball only make good ones. Believe me, I’ve been sent quite a few bad ones from competitors. Rusty strings, bad windings on the ball ends, dull, kinked… you name it. Most unfortunate for those competitors whom shall remain nameless.

Back to Ernie Ball. They’re good ones. Ernie Ball do a variety of great alloys ranging from the classic Super Slinky’s through to the Cobalts, M-Steels and now the virtually indestructible Paradigms. I have gathered all of the aforementioned and given myself (and us) a little taste test for this video. Speaking of videos, it’s very hard to sonically convey a significant string-type difference through the medium of Youtube, hence the barrage of verbal descriptions. But it was fun, a learning experience for me, and I hope it’s at least a little enlightening for you.

Today’s tools:

Guitar: 2012 Smitty Custom Guitars “Coffeecaster” with Lollar P90 Soapbar Pickups. See: http://smittyguitars.com
Amp: 2016 VASE Tonesetter 18 Head & Ext. cab (miked). See: http://www.vase.com.au/products/tonesetter18combo.php
Extra effects: Fractal Audio Systems FX8 MKII Multi-Effects Pedalboard (overdrive and delay). See: http://www.fractalaudio.com/p-fx8-multieffects-pedalboard.php
Cables: Goodwood Audio and Providence
Power Supply: N/A
Mic: Shure SM57 (VASE); Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera: Canon 60D (me) and Nikon D5100 (random photos)
Soundcard: AVID Mbox Pro 3
Computer: Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software: Logic Pro X, Waves L3-16 Limiter (to keep levels in check at output), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and Youtube compression).

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