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Joe Bonamassa Forum → Joe's Guitars, Amps and Gear → Cobalt Ernie Ball Slinkies...they're fantastic!
Anyone else tried these? I just put a set of 11-48 on my les paul. They are a fair bit clearer than the normal slinkies and feel a tad lighter. Chords seem to ring far better, each note can be heard a little better. Give them a bash if you haven't already. They're a little pricier but worth it me thinks. Got a set of 10s to stick on my strat tomorrow 
been using them for a while now and truly love em!
I like them too, but they are expensive. Anyone have any idea whether they cause more fret wear?
I wouldn't say I LOVE them, but I have certainly gotten used to them and like the tone.
For those that experience the 'stickiness' and rough feel when you first put them on - my advice is to persevere with them for a couple of weeks - it seems to take a while for a new set to 'bed down' to your hands and style of playing.
Make your decision after playing them for a while.
As soon as I get rid of my GHS Boomers I got on sale, and my D'Addarios for my Fenders and the EB Regular Slinkys for my Gibsons... I'll be using Cobalts on all of my guitars. I tried them on two of my guitars and and preferred them to all of my other strings.
I like them a lot, but have found I'm breaking more since switching to the cobalts.
Can't stand them, back to Ernie Ball Slinky's for me.......
Hi all
If you have not ever tried Curt Mangan Strings you should you will never go back. Suggest Pure nickel set. i use 11-52 pure nickel with a plain 3rd. they are awesome. Got to there web site. I will try the Cobalt soon to compare.
Cheers Ron
There was a thread about these recently. I tried them, got a free pack. Didn't like them. They felt a little sticky to me, and something about them just didn't jive for my taste/feel.
However, I can attest to what Devan said, the stickiness DID go away after a while and they DID still sound fresh after 2 weeks or so, but personally I'd rather stick with regular strings. I don't want a set of strings to take a week to settle themselves down, I want them to feel good right away!
Maybe for a guitar that sits on stand or in case at home that doesn't get played daily, they would be a good choice as they DO stay fresh longer.
I'm not one for trying new things. I find something that works and works great and I stick with it. I've ventured out with strings several times but I always like the GHS the best. For a long time it was Ernie Ball but they lost me when I bought a couple of sets that the ball end came off of the plain strings on 3 or 4 sets. Never complained just stopped using them. That was after about 8 years of using them. After that I bought some GHS and never looked back. I think their quality is a little better... Ernie Ball might have had a bad lot that day. Who knows! All I can say is I was pissed and now I'm not.
I feel like mine will eventually turn to rust and still sound brand new. Had cobalts on my LP since july... wiping before and after - still sound great.
There was a thread about these recently. I tried them, got a free pack. Didn't like them. They felt a little sticky to me, and something about them just didn't jive for my taste/feel.
However, I can attest to what Devan said, the stickiness DID go away after a while and they DID still sound fresh after 2 weeks or so, but personally I'd rather stick with regular strings. I don't want a set of strings to take a week to settle themselves down, I want them to feel good right away!
Maybe for a guitar that sits on stand or in case at home that doesn't get played daily, they would be a good choice as they DO stay fresh longer.
Like guitars strings are a very personal choice. I never experienced the stickiness you refer too. I play my guitars daily for at least four hours so they get extensive use.
Cheers Ron
Yeah I'm sure not everyone gets that feeling from them. I thought it was just in my head until I read others felt same thing. But really if everyone felt that, they probably wouldn't even be on the market! I suspect it's just my hands or skin that enebled them to come off in such a way, and the same for some other people. I do like that they keep their "new" sound much longer than other strings without being too bright to start with.
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