• Reviews around tone (3.86 of 5)

    Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Bass Set, .050 - .105

    • Put these on my fender bass, and the tone is great.
    • Great tone, great price
    • These strings are seriously heavy, and will help you achieve a really fat tone
    • Didn't like the tone these make on my Fender Jazz Bass.
    • Great tone (much brighter, naturally, than flatwounds), and they work well for gospel, blues, funk, and soul.
    • What's there to say about these strings that hasn't been said?They keep a solid tone for (in my case because I play rarely) 4-6 months
    • These have a great soft feel and a great tone with less finger and fret noise.
    • Good tone shiny and bright.
    • They have great tone quality, too
    • good tone
    • Okay I know tone is subjective, but, These strings provide my ideal tone
    • rich and full deep tone from the set.
    • Great feel and tension good tone not overly abrasive feeling or sounding
    • Regulars are thin enough for slap but thick enough to still give that chunky bass tone
    • they have a nice fat tone reasonably bright sound on my Fender Jazz bass work great for hard rock and metal
    • Nice tone and great for many different styles of music
    • So, I wanted a brighter sound for my P-bass for good tones for slap/pop style
    • Sound is of course the most important thing about strings and they deliver superior tone over the competition
    • I use them on a passive bass and they seem to work well with some slap tones which is good
    • Stiff but nice tone, reasonably priced
    • I am using these on a four string using the low b in place of my e and then only leaving out the e tuning it standard love the tone
    • the low C is a pants-flapper and honest tone - no breakup
    • These strings add a wonderfully bright tone to any bass, both cheap and expensive.
    • less break in time, long lasting, great tone, custom gauges, stay in tune, cant beat em for the money
    • i play metal / hard rock and have used many different strings, these give the best tone and depth you need to play hard music
    • If you are looking for booming lows and presence in your bass, then I would probably go with strings of a thicker gauge (maybe the Regular Slinky or Power Slinky bass strings), but if you desire brighter tones reminiscent of funk and punk music as I do and want something lighter to pop and slap with, then look no further than the Extra Slinky bass strings by Ernie Ball.
    • Bright springy tone long lasting.
    • With a pick, you can get a clear, metallic and responsive tone.
    • New strings is the cheapest way to improve your bass tone (well other than practicing more lol)
    • Exactly what I was expecting - nice even tones
    • they have a nice fat tone reasonably bright sound on my Fender Jazz bass work great for hard rock and metal
    • They are a joy to play, and have an absolutely monstrous tone!
    • Long lasting, great tone and smooth on the fingers
    • I like the tone and they are very playable
    • Worked just fine for around 6 months before they lost tone with heavy playing.
    • amazingly fast strings with excellent tone for a low price.
    • As always Ernie ball delivers great tone, in a pick player and I use only these strings for playing punk, metal, and blues, but great for all around sound
    • Amazing feel and tone.
    • Very nice crisp tone.
    • They liked the tone of them.
    • 20 years later I still trust Ernie Ball strings to provide me with the smooth and warm tone.
    • Nice clear tone, with growling mids and powerful low end
    • Great rich tone, especially when drop tuning
    • Not only do they produce a bright, crisp sound on the highs but they also have excellent punch on the mid-range and clear, distinct tones on the low end
    • I play punk rock and this strings def give me the classic punchy tone I like
    • They make playing fast easy and can still provide a fat tone when necessary
    • Coated Nickel Bass Guitar Strings, Medium" set (these ones shine with dark fluorescent light) and found a better tone according to my needs
    • I own both 4-string and 5-string bass guitars, and these guys give me the perfect tone
    • Great tone for rock, funk, slap, whatever
    • They have a nice crisp, punchy, full sounding tone and if taken care of can last you a bit
    • They are so smooth and create a wonderful tone
    • Love the tone they provide.
    • Strings Bass set, great tone, great price
    • The tone is like a really good, broken-in Flatwound string, with virtually no sparkle at all [and my bass will sparkle with bright strings].
    • These Ernie Ball strings sound awesome, for those that prefer a crisp tone.
    • Used these, and they completely lost their tone after only 2 gigs
    • They seem to last longest, have best tone, and are priced right
    • Coated Nickel Bass Guitar Strings, Medium" set (these ones shine with dark fluorescent light) and found a better tone according to my needs
    • They had awesome tone but didn't last as long as I needed
    • Unlike the guitar version of Power Slinkies, which complicate bends and can make chords more difficult because of the smaller gap between strings and the increased pressure required to produce a good tone, these strings are fantastic for any style of bass playing
    • Let me preface by saying these are not my preferred brand, as I generally play flatwounds and like a dead-er tone
    • I own both 4-string and 5-string bass guitars, and these guys give me the perfect tone
    • These strings serve a long effective life with a consistently good tone throughout it
    • V. Good balance and solid tones keep me coming back to buy these strings
    • So glad I picked these - the tone is great!
    • I guess I could say ,heavy tones can't really get a bright tone out of them wich is kind of a downside when I want to play music that needs it
    • The tone is like a really good, broken-in Flatwound string, with virtually no sparkle at all [and my bass will sparkle with bright strings].
    • Just try a set of these strings you won¨t regret it
    • Just try a set of these strings you won¨t regret it
    • The low E has a noticeable punch and sustain