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Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom nickel wound electric guitar strings

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28 Artists Use This
Synyster Gates

According to his guitar tech, Syn has these on all of his guitars.
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Thomas DeLonge

Under the 'Products used' it says Skinny Top Heavy Bottom. As Tom is the only guitarist in the band it is clear that it is him.
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Adam Jones

Adam Jones uses Ernie Ball 10-52 Skinny Top Heavy Bottom guitar strings
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Pete Townshend

Used during 2005 according to Ernie Ball Artist Relations.
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Nameless Ghoul

Ether (rhythm guitar) uses skinny top heavy bottom
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Daron Malakian

This is his Ernie Ball String Theory interview. At 4:14 in the video, Daron says, "I used to play Slinky, but now I mainly play the- was it the heavy top- light bottom, or the heavy bottom -light top? Haha, it's orange, hehehe! That set. That's the one I play." Later on, the video also shows a pack of these strings next to some System of a Down Picks.
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Vic Fuentes

I asked him what strings he used and this was his answer
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Joe Duplantier

Gojira, “Silvera” (Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Slinky, Everlast 80/20 Bronze acoustic guitar strings)
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Joe Trohman

At the end of [this article](http://blog.ernieball.com/music/fall-out-boy-release-new-track-from-upcoming-record/), it says that Joe Trohman plays this item.
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Tony Perry

u can see him with a red pack and a 17 gauge string
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Deryck Whibley

Announced on twitter:- "The boys of @Sum41 know that when it comes to guitar and bass tone, Slinky strings are All Killer, No Filler. Join the legacy. #iplayslinky"
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Mike Ness

http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Rig_Rundown_Social_Distortions_Mike_Ness_Jonny_Wickersham
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Chris Cheney

In this Instagram photo posted by Cheney on his Instagram account, the Ernie Ball PO2215 Skinny Top Heavy Bottom strings can be seen.
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Tom Thacker

The boys of @Sum41 know that when it comes to guitar and bass tone, Slinky strings are All Killer, No Filler. Join the legacy. #iplayslinky
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Joanne Shaw Taylor

"How about strings and picks? I’m a devoted fan of Ernie Ball strings— always have been. I use the Skinny Top Heavy Bottom sets, gauged .010–.052. I tune down a half-step—mostly for my voice, because I have a slightly lower register— and I used to play with .011s. But then I grew up and realized I have female hands and I’d have to stop playing in 10 years if I continued using big-boy strings. I don’t have Jimi Hendrix’s hands!"
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Charlie parra Del Riego

As seen in Ernie Ball's Instagram account.
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Chad Gilbert

The item can be seen 2:44 into this video
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Stephen Brodsky

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, Brodsky uses the Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom guitar strings.
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Charles Michael Parks, Jr.

Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom 8-String (.009–.080)
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David Sanchez (Havok)

They are set up in E-flat standard tuning (half-step down) with Ernie Ball “Skinny Top Heavy Bottom” (.10-.52) strings.
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Jonatan Larocca-Ramm

"Wanting to improve my vibrato influenced me to switch to Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom .010–.052 strings, because we tune down to D and I’m able to use my vibrato more effectively and complementary with the thinner strings. But I still prefer the thicker-gauge strings on bottom for bigger, more powerful chords."
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Francesco Artusato

I use Ernie Ball strings on all my guitars: I use .10-.46 for standard E tuning, .10-.56 for 7-string standard, .09-.52 for ASP 7-string tuning (the guitars are basically tuned up a whole step with a drop B: 1F# – 2C# – 3A – 4E – 5B – 6F# – 7B) and we add a .70 for the 8th string tuned to F#.
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Aleksei Perepelitsa

Aleksie uses Ernie Ball strings on his guitars. in this post he is in the middle of stringing his guitar with a fresh pack of ernie ball strings
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Weston Hine

"I was hooked on Ernie Ball skinny top-heavy bottoms for forever, until I switched over to the GSCo. Medium+ 10-52 strings in the blue pack, which are great."
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Jamie Tipson

I like my strings like I like my burritos.
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Daniel Barros Project

"At my beggining in music I only used to play System Of A Down songs, in Drop C. Playing those songs with .09-42 strings was ridiculous, so it was time to change and I discovered the orange Ernie Ball that Daron Malakian uses and immediately wanted them. It took me about two or three years to find a local store that could bring them to me. They're just great".
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Mike Cunniff

@ 3:18 in the video
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Damien J. Stanley

Great strings for downtuning!
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20 Reviews

lex_hill

266

Favourite strings

Tried many strings, these are the perfect set for me. The thick low strings really shine with power chords, but the thing high strings allow me to play faster. Last a long time as well

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over 2 years ago
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charliedotexe

231

The best strings for quality guitar tone

Chrlie.EXE uses this specific type strings for almost every electric guitar he owns, first use on his signature flying v, then his others

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10 months ago
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paolo_anachronic

230

The right balance between Bottom and the Top.

Ernie Ball Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings are made from nickel plated steel wire wrapped around tin plated hex shaped steel core wire. The plain strings are made of specially tempered tin plated high carbon steel producing a well balanced tone for your guitar. Gauges .009, .011, .016, .024, .034, .046, .064, .080 Ernie Ball, the world leading manufacturer of strings and accessories, has been making quality electric guitar and bass strings since 1962. Pioneering the famous "Slinky" rock 'n roll custom string gauges that virtually all string manufacturers now use is a testament to the vision, dedication, and pursuit of innovative, quality products that have established an industry standard for over 50 years.

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cail46mckee

146

8/10

I use these mostly use these for punk/ fast pace riff based cheese

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8 months ago
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ignatiusshow

605

Amazing strings!

A very good and versatile model of guitar strings. It is safe to say that such strings are suitable for any music. A quality and pleasant thing to the ears!

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opparrazal

149

Exelent

I play most of the time on drop c#, and as lead guitar, so this strings are the good ones for this.

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over 2 years ago
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mizrahy

1226

My go-to strings

These strings are really good for an overall bright or deep sound. The variety allows for a lot of power within the strings and gives the player a lot more freedom to explore different sounds on a guitar.

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over 3 years ago
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purereanimation

257

Great for downtuning

These strings are great for downtuning, i use them for c standard and they sound great they have a heavy crisp sound to them. really recommend them.

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almost 4 years ago
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adder

231

Nice set of strings

I tune drop B, so the extra heavy strings on the top are nice

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leobutterworth

600

nice

Ive used many 10-52 gauge strings but never ernies they are very good

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2 months ago
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baileyturner031204

170

Great Strings

These are amazing for Hard Rock, Metal, and Heavey Metal. I love these so much!

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3 months ago
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sergio_gutierrez

570

Drop D Strings

I have a couple of guitars, all tune differently, this are on my Drop D Les Paul, normally I used Regular Slinky on my other Les Paul, but when I Drop D-it, the low E get really floppy, but with these it doesn't happen, so if you planning to use a drop d tunning for a short scale guitar I guarantee you will nailed with this ones

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about 1 month ago
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nickgrooves

959

Bought for my flying V, never looked back.

These sound great on my flying V guitar, which is actually a cheap Harmony that I painted and modded with DiMarzio humbuckers. That thing wails, and these strings add some nice beef to the power chords. Definitely recommended for all sub-genres of Rock.

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almost 4 years ago
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dxlxntxxlxr

348

Breakage

Break very easily d'addario xl or nyxl is better

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over 2 years ago
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senan_ako

45

favourite strings

i used to use string sets that had a thin low e string but after thinking that these strings didnt suit the style of music i was playing and werent as comfortable as thicker strings i had played before I switched and have preferred these ever since

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about 1 year ago
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tgifribae

260

great

works well if you want to beef up your guitar a little bit for heavier genres, I keep this on two of my guitars.

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3 months ago
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willyork01

479

Great strings

I use these strings for tunings such as Drop D, Drop C#, etc. They're excellent strings if you do stuff like that

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over 2 years ago
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loui_froia_stringmaster

169

best ive played

these strings are absolutely magnificent!

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about 4 years ago
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anonymoose

712

Really nice strings

I use them on my Les Paul and they are very comfortable to play. They last quite long, so I don't have to change them often. They are better for drop tunings than 10-46s.

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about 2 years ago
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mzgmusic

255

Amazing Strings

Great for downtuning and stay in tune when changing tunings or using the whammy bar

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almost 2 years ago
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