Ernie Ball 2626 Reviews

Average sound

I needed strings for bringing my guitar to a Drop C tuning. My first try were the Earnie Ball "not even slinky" strings. I am playing Earnie Ball Strings on all my guitars so i was looking forward for a great tone. However I was not as satisfied as usual. The strings maybe are a bit too thick for a Drop C (I had to adjust the neck after putting the strings on!). Furthermore the strings were hardly fitting in the nut. After setting the neck i tried some dry playing. Sounded okay to me. Some playing through my amp was sounding better. There the sound has a lot of bass und was really punchy. Except one thing: The G String. All the other strings sound good, but the G String is really sounding poor. The string is only swinging for two or three seconds. Maybe it is because the string is a (thick) 24 plain string. If you play chords it is not really conspicious. But if you play single notes it is really annoying. Does not matter if played with amp or without, the G String is really crappy. Concerning the other strings i think this is not more than a three star rating.

Filth

I took a risk on these strings as they have been utilised on my 'electracoustic' Fender Telecoustic, therefore technically completely inappropriate. Fortunately my gamble paid off and it sounds very unique! As far as the strings on their own merit are concerned, they are just as high quality as many other Ernie Ball sets I have had over the years.

Great strings!

I have used these strings for a long time. Because they are cheap, and sound great.

I put these strings on my guitars that use C standard tuning and below, and for that, they are really good.

Not much more to say about them :-)

To Surf or Not To Surf ?

That is the question, and the answer is these strings. what a fantastic surf sound can be made with these. By the way do you de-tune ? these are the ones for that.

Best for extreme metal!

I've tried many different strings, but now I just use Ernie Ball 2626 on my BC Rich Warlock and Ibanez RGT42 on a C tuning. They feel good and have a great sound. Definitely recommend to all metal players.