Ernie Ball 2626 Not Even Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings - .012-.056 Reviews

I work with a student who is a fan of Slipknot and decided to set a Reverend Double Agent W in Drop B (B F# B E G# C#) tuning with a set of these Not Even Slinky 12s.
The tension in drop tuning w/12s is a little tighter than a set of 10s in Satandard, but not far off. I have not (yet) had to adjust the wilkinson tremelo or the neck relief.
These string tension may be a little more optimal in C standard (C F Bb Eb G C) or Drop Bb (Bb F Bb Eb G C).
The strimgs had minor resistance passing through the locking tuners.
So far the guitar can handle the Heavy Riffs and stay in tune very well.
I may try a set of 11s next time to lessen the tension load on the guitar.

Nice bass end and great tension for drop c. Would recommend to anyone who drops there tuning low.

I went on the quest to find some of the heaviest Ernie Ball strings I could for my telecaster deluxe 72 reissue. I've used the Power Slinky and the Skinny Top Heavy Bottom with much satisfaction. But, I had to ask the questions, "What is too heavy?" I had experienced the other string choices having difficulty threading through the tuning pegs and nut, so I was a bit skeptical if these strings would even fit my guitar. For Fender guitars, similar to the tele-deluxe, these strings will fit. Unfortunately, some small modifications may be needed to fit properly. I was more forceful than I would have liked when pressing the low E string into the tuning peg nut. Additionally, more tension is going to be applied to the guitar neck than normal, if in standard e tuning, which may result in a slight bowing of the neck. My Tele is tuned a half-step down from standard and I can notice a slight raise in the action. It isn't significant enough for me to adjust the truss rod or bridge.

Performance: If you play metal, hard rock, etc and you want to down tune while keeping good string tension, these strings will do it. They have a decent output and clarity that will satisfy most players, but the tension of some strings may cause early fatigue. The "G" string has more tension than I would prefer. It seems a little out of place and makes full step bending a chore. The low E,A,and D strings are thick. Be prepared to provide plenty of lubrication to those wounded strings when rocking power and barre chords.

To my surprise I found a lot of delight playing open chords with these "Not Even Slinky" strings. The strings sounds very full and perfectly balanced. I would suggest these strings to people who play country, jazz, ambient, etc. The strings are more diverse than one would think, and work for my needs. In the future I may change out the g string to something around 20 from the existing 24.

If your guitar's neck, nut, and tuning pegs can handle the width and tension of these strings I would suggest giving them a try. For the price of Ernie Ball slinky strings it is worth the experiment of "What is too heavy?"

This is pretty much the perfect set for C Standard and drop B...with one caveat. The plain 3rd string is problematic. While recording a solo I kept getting a string warble effect no matter how I adjusted pickup height, action, etc. Tuning stability on that string was also poor. I gave the Magnum Slinky set a try (same exact strings just with a wound 3rd) and wallah. Problem solved. Wound 3rd might seem weird to most people but seriously if you're playing any sort of leads, just do it.

Pretty good gauges on this set
The only thing that kills it for me is that 24p
Its just way to tight even in crazy low tunings like A standard
I managed to go to D standard down to Drop G on a 25.5 scale if that helps
Hopefully those new MAGNUM SLINKYS Don't have that G string problems