Ernie Ball 2626 Reviews

For your thicc guitars

For everyone who want that drop B or A sounds but doesn't want/have a 7 string.

THICC strings

I used the Ernie Ball earthwood 0.12 string on my acoustic guitar and I thought to get the Not-Even-Slinky on my electric.

I played at the begining in standard E and it was such a mistake, the string were giving big tension on the neck so I got some fissures on it. I gave the guitar to a master to be repaired, and after that decided to go down. I played drop C, but the tension was also big, after that I went to drop A and this is the best tuning for these strings, they're feeling like some Regular Slinkys in the standard E, but the tone they give is so beefy and angry. The clean tones also pleased me, as they're still bright and can give some "glass" type of clean sound, with a good guitar and amp, of course.

My favorite strings!

I use C# tuning on my handmade tele, and these are great for that.

Thicc

I use this on my drop C Les Paul, and it really works great. If you're looking for a fat, heavy set of strings that work with anything below drop C, these are great. Quality is as usual from Ernie Ball, simply the best out there

Great for baritone tunings except that...

I bought this set for my ESP LTD MH-1000NT (which is not a baritone guitar, it has a standard 25,5" scale lenght) just to see how it handles such low tunings.

For this task these strings fit well, they sound good, except that... I don't understand why they are using non-wound 0.024" strings in this set. I don't know why this is a thing, the string sounds just plain weird in my guitar. Perhaps it would sound better with an actual baritone guitar?

Strings

I am an amateur guitar player. Ernie Ball seem to be the industry's standard together with d'Addario. For me, these 12-56 work well with standard tuned short scale guitars (like les paul) and I guess they would work well also with long scale guitars (like strat) tuned down half step of one full step to D# or D.

Great for slide

I use these on a Fender Dual 6 console steel with 22.5" scale length. They allow me to use a reasonable range of tunings without things getting unbalanced or sloppy feeling. Many people like to put brighter sounding steel wound strings on pedal and console steels but for me these nickel wounds do the job just fine- they are still nice and bright as long as you keep them clean, and they never get too "fierce"

Good, consistent Ernie Ball quality, They last well, don't tend to lose their intonation and develop false harmonics, and keep their tone too.

Great quality strings for drop c tuning

Bought these strings as i play mainly in drop C tuning so needed a set that don't feel too 'flubby' when playing open on the low C string.

Strings delivered were in great condition (i've ordered sets off other sites before to find them already starting to rust straight out of the pack!!) not here :)

Good tension but can still play solo's happily.

My go -to string set for metal!

Good set.

Decent string gauge. My guitar strings usually lasted very little until I found these ones.

Bright sound and good stability

I started using these with standard D tuning because my regular gauge strings wouldn't stay in tune that low. I'm happy with these strings and just bought two more sets of them. Very stable but not too stiff to play.

My favourite heavy strings

I use these on my Jazzmaster as it's setup for downtuning/open tunings. I like these strings.

Nice strings

Over all just good strings with a bright sound

Best strings out there but..

These are the most balanced strings out there in terms of frequency range. Not overly bright but with fast attack and long lifespan. The only drawback of Ernie ball strings in general, is the lack of more variations on string gauges. With this set i always change the 24plain G string for a 20 just because anything above a 20 on a plain string sounds dead and unresponsive so basically i have to buy always an extra string.

Vas-y que ca tabasse

Comme toujours ErnieBall nous fournit des cordes qui font ce qu'on leur demande ! Elles ont ce coté très brillant que j'aime beaucoup et ont une excellente tension ;) je joue en drop c et elles sont parfaites ;)

Solid Strings

The reason to choose Ernie Balls is simple. Solid strings with a lovely twang. 3 weeks in and these strings still sound like new. Definitely reccomended

Excellent for drop B tuning

I've been experimenting with several products to find the perfect 56 string to play and even though I decided to stick with something else, this Ernie Ball set is excellent as far as sound goes, especially for 24.75-scale guitars. The only reason why I prefer a set from another brand is because it lasts a bit longer, but otherwise, the Ernie Ball works well with anything from drop D to drop B, stay in tune, and remain tight and clear for a long time. If played on a daily basis, they can last a month before they fade. Otherwise, you can count on them for around two months. Given the low price, they're a steal.

Perfect Strings for low tunings.

I have been using these Strings for at least 5 years now and they are still my favorite by far. They stay in tune perfectly and sound great and chunky on my 24,75" scale guitars.

Low tunings, drop c and drop b in my case, stay tight and clear, not sloppy at all.

They last pretty long without corroding or losing clarity, at least a month or two if not played to death daily.

There's really nothing not to like about these Strings and the price is pretty competitive among its competitors.

A great sounding and long lasting set of Strings for low tunings!

Very good for such a price.

Sometimes I really need Cobalts from Ernie Ball. But most of the times, regular Not Even Slinkies do the work, and they are half the price. I also noticed they keep their optimal sound around a week more, so I prefer them when I'm rehearsing day after day for a long time.

Ernie Ball 2626

I bought these strings for our rythm guitarist of our band. We do AC/DC-ish kinda music so our rythm guitarist tries to get that Malcolm Young Vibe. So he bought a nice Gretsch Guitar with Filtertrons and cranks the clean section of his tube amp. But one thing was missing. And we found it with the strings! If you want to get the real Malcolm Sound, you have to hit the strings pretty hard. If you don't want to change your strings after every rehearsal, you have to buy really heavy strings. So we tried out different companys and the good old Ernie Ball strings are doing a perfect job. They last long and sound extremely tight, which is an important aspect.

Great strings.

I use these strings on a guitar tuned down to C. I have tried many different makes of strings over the last 20years playing in metal bands and these are now my first choice for playing live and recording. To some them up in one word I would say "slick"