Ernie Ball 2215 Reviews

I use them on all of my guitars

I use these strings on all of my guitars. On my Fender Strat, on my Hagstrom Super Swede as well as on my Gibson Flying V. The strings are packed in single paper bags and they are easy to put on. When they are fresh the sound of the strings is very clear and sharp. That is why I like them so much. After a few hours of playing (round about 20 or something like that) the sound becomes smoother and is more mid-focused than in the beginning. The durability is average but all in all I only have to change them a few times a year because I am using different guitars. As a result of that each guitar is not played very often.

What I like most on this strings is the fact that the lower strings (E, a and d) are thicker than normally. That is why they have a fat sound especially when you are playing power-chords. My Strat which has not got a big bottom end, sounds much better when these Ernie Balls are put on.

To sum it up it can be said that these strings are really worth the money and I will continue to buy them.

10/10

I like to play rock and so like to have deeper strings to add a bit of bass.

At first, the feel on your fingers is unlike anything you would have experienced but this soon becomes unnoticeable when playing.

There is a massive difference in clarity with these strings than any others i've ever used.

They may be a little pricey but they are so worth the money.

I would however recommend the Cobalt Skinny Top Heavy Bottom strings more as the amps are more receptive to the Cobalt, and this gives even more clarity in the notes being played. Not to mention it's only a little more expensive than these strings.

Regardless, these strings are an excellent buy and well worth the money

Sounds and plays amazing.

These are my preferred strings for playing in drop D tuning, which they are perfect for. They have a great, bright, clear sound, even when playing with a lot of distortion. The strings sound good for a long time as well, and for the price they are definitely worth grabbing.

And now I shall reign in blood...

I use these strings with a Cort VX-V2 Flying V with emghz humbuckers. The Guitar is tuned to d# standard, and I mostly use it to cover slayer songs. The thick bottom strings gives the sound a huge bottom end, great for heavy riffing and shredding. The tension of the high strings is low enough for bending , but still tight enough for shredding solos. They work well with the licensed floyd rose tremolo. They give a great clean, metallic tone. Perfect for every kind of heavy metal, but also some clean parts. My go to strings for my six string guitars.

String Driven Thing...

I suppose there might not be many who remember this old band from the 70's, but the name works well, if you're thinking of restringing...remember your guitar is a "String Driven Thing".

I've always used Ernie Ball strings and as they deliver what I need, I've never felt the urge to try some of the new "Wonderous Strings" (nearly made a Yes song title there) that have appeared over the years.

If you play guitar and you're the only guitarist in the band, these "bad boys" (John Sykes?) give you plenty or range. Light enough at the top for easy fast soloing and deep and dirty at the bottom for all those power chords.

Good sound but not mine

I play drop-C tuning with Dunlop 0.88 Max Grip pics. My touch is rather hard. As I tested the Heavy Bottoms, every week antoher string discerpted. Now I use the Beefy Slinkies and I am very satisfied.

Perfect for downtunings

These Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom are Perfect, if you want to tune down to Drop C or D standart. Like their name Says, the low 3 strings are thicker so they don't start wobbling while the 3 high strings are not too tight for solos. The Quality is also very good on these, they sound good for a very long time and never get rusty! I can highly recommend this product!

Skinny top, Heavy bottom!

The Ernieball EB-2215 is my favorite strings for D-standard and drop c tuning on 24.75 scale guitars! The gauge runs from .010 on the high e-string to .052 on the low e-string and the set is great for heavy rythms and fast leads.

I have never once broken a string since I started using these sets and they keep the brilliance in your tone thru many rehearsals and gigs.

Great, but not perfect...

I use these strings on a BC Rich Warlock, and I play extreme metal. Mostly in the realms of grindcore and doom metal. As far as tunings go, I tend to stay in E standard and drop D - although I do sometimes downtune more depending on what I'm playing.

These strings are fantastic for what I play - the heavy bottoms really add weight to the bottom end, making low notes ring out with the desired heavy sound. Palm muting is a breeze as well. Tremolo picking can be a bit difficult at times on the E string, but this can be countered by just making sure your hand is placed right. The higher strings are nice and smooth, and they react nicely to playing fast. They can cope with some pretty severe bending as well, which is always nice.

Although I mostly stay in E standard tuning, these strings can go lower pretty well. Taking them down to D standard is still very much playable. Drop C or C# is possible, but that is getting into the realms of strings being a bit floppy and loose. I have taken them down to B standard before, and it wasn't completely unusable - certainly, to record a demo or idea, it would be alright.

They also hold their tuning very well - and I've never had any slip on me, and every time I've broken a string, it's been because it was a few months old.

My only gripe with these strings is that they don't last all that long - the thicker strings have a decent life, but the plain strings can feel very rusty and gritty after not too long - and that is with me wiping down the strings after every time playing it.

Overall though, these strings are pretty great. Well worth the small amount of money they cost. They don't last the longest, but buying in bulk will sort out that particular problem. Definitely recommended.

Ernie ball make good strings.

Bought these as an experiment really. Great fat sound but one thing I have noticed is that if I drop the lower E string to D, all the other strings go out of tune. This doesn't happen with a normal set of extra slinkys on. It can be a bit of a pain if you are messing with tunings but if you don't then cant see a problem. My guitar is a PRS custom 22 so not really a fault of the instrument just a tension problem of that extra fat bottom E maybe.

Great sound though!

Solid Strings

Great sounding, long lasting set of strings!

Great strings for rock

lets you bend those upper strings real nice while giving you a fatter bass tone.

Really nice for guitars which don't handle heavier tension strings well.

Moreover, the EB manufacturing here is top notch as by all their strings.

Buy them!

Ernie Ball's Best!

I'm a big fan of Ernie Ball Guitar Strings in general! I have used them exclusively over the years throughout playing Guitar. That's why, when I found about these strings, I had to get them!

They're used be a lot of my favourite musicians and I can see why. Having very think strings at the 'bottom' makes power chords sound full and strong and rich while skinny 'top' strings make soloing easier and open chords clearer without reducing the quality of the sound. I have been using these specific strings exclusively since I first bought them off this site! Buy them!

Best of both!

The heavier gauge bottoms sound good for hard crunching while the 10 gauge tops are perfect for solo playing.

value

fantastic strings