Ernie Ball EB-2222 Hybrid Slinky Electric Guitar Strings – nickel-plated steel, hybrid gauges .009 .011 .016 .026 .036 .046, California-made blend of snap and punch
Graceful bends or chunky riffs? Why choose? Hybrid Slinky merges the feather-light feel of Super Slinky trebles with the firm bass presence of Regular Slinky, giving you a split-personality set that lets leads fly while rhythm chords land with authority. The wound trio is spun from nickel-plated steel wire that hugs a hex-shaped steel core, a pairing that keeps intonation tight, resists sweat corrosion and feeds pickups a stream of bright harmonics minus the brittle edge. Up top, the plain strings are forged from specially tempered, tin-plated high-carbon steel, ringing like tiny church bells yet shrugging off two-step bends night after night.
Under clean amp settings the set sprinkles crystalline highs over piano-clear mids; stomp on an overdrive and the thicker bottoms—.026 .036 .046—push tubes into velvet compression while the skinny tops—.009 .011 .016—slice neatly through the mix for solo clarity. Whammy-bar theatrics stay civil because the hybrid tension balances tremolo springs; drop-D experiments still feel articulate, not floppy. Recording engineers love the even overtone spread: no nasal spike, no flabby low end, just balanced sparkle that stacks predictably in busy arrangements. Each set leaves Coachella Valley sealed in an airtight foil envelope, so the nickel arrives factory-fresh and ready to unwrap into immediate inspiration. Order via Elit Music and you tap into over 30 years of hands-on expertise plus rapid EU shipping and set-up advice from staff who gig as hard as you do.
Technical specifications
Series: Hybrid Slinky
Model number: EB-2222
Material (wound): nickel-plated steel wrap, hex steel core
Plain strings: tin-plated, tempered high-carbon steel
Gauges: .009 .011 .016 .026 .036 .046
Tension feel: light trebles, medium bass
Tone profile: bright attack, balanced mids, tight lows
Packaging: hermetically sealed foil
Made in: California, USA