Ernie Ball Paradigm Regular Slinky 10-56 Reviews

Good, but not a significant upgrade in my opinion

i did not notice better performance and longevity. I guess a lot depends on your sweat acidity.

Great sound, weird tension

I'm gonna start by saying that the Paradigm strings are by far my favourite stock strings for all my guitars (6 and 7 strings).

PROS: They got an amazingly balanced tone that doesn't fade after the first hour of playing. I love them for both recording and live playing. Before these I was using Ernie Ball, but the regular ones and it's a night and day difference. So if you wonder if you should try them, then please, definitely do. So, tone wise, they are just what I want.

CONS: The downside's a deal breaker for me. I won't go into too much detail, but overall you got soft strings, tight strings, uneven tension, because the strings and the neck are very unbalanced. I know it's mostly because of the gauge and this is the standard 10 set, not only for this particular product, but still... going to 11s is a bit too much and the problem persists. It's just that the previously softer ones will have a nice tension and the others won't. It'd be perfect if they'd have a set focusing on equal tension on every string. Or at least have a wider range of single string gauges.

My go to string set

I tried them when they where launched and fell in love ever since! They don't break, the tension feels just right. What I don't like at times is that they feel a little too elasticduring a solo, great for rhythm though! The price is fair, could have been a bit cheaper. overall good quality strings!