{"id":5123,"date":"2022-01-20T17:26:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T17:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gear4musicblog.kinsta.cloud\/?p=5123"},"modified":"2022-05-31T10:25:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:25:54","slug":"history-of-ernie-balls-slinkys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/history-of-ernie-balls-slinkys\/","title":{"rendered":"Singing Strings: The Weird and Wonderful History of Ernie Ball&#8217;s Slinkys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/history-of-ernie-balls-slinkys\/#Ernie_Balls_beginnings\" >Ernie Ball&#8217;s beginnings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/history-of-ernie-balls-slinkys\/#The_road_to_success\" >The road to success<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/history-of-ernie-balls-slinkys\/#Continued_success\" >Continued success<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/history-of-ernie-balls-slinkys\/#Find_out_more\" >Find out more<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Ernie Ball have been stringing us along for decades. But in a good way. They&#8217;re undoubtedly one of the most popular choices for guitarists and bassists around the world thanks to two aspects: build quality and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Electric_Guitar\/Strings\/Ernie-Ball.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sheer choice<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There are now dozens of different gauge types to choose from, be it the world-renowned <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Guitar-and-Bass\/Ernie-Ball-Regular-Slinky-2221-Nickel-Guitar-Strings-10-46\/E5H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regular Slinkys<\/a><\/strong>, super-strong <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Guitar-and-Bass\/Ernie-Ball-Paradigm-Super-Slinky-9-42\/1XSL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paradigms<\/a><\/strong>, or hybrid-style <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Guitar-and-Bass\/Ernie-Ball-Skinny-Top-Heavy-Bottom-2215-Nickel-Guitar-Strings-10-52\/E5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skinny Top Heavy Bottoms<\/a><\/strong>. If you&#8217;re a guitarist or bassist, you&#8217;ve heard of Ernie Ball.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ernie_Balls_beginnings\"><\/span>Ernie Ball&#8217;s beginnings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5131 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3e7be0e3-ernie-ball-with-guitars-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ernie Ball with guitars\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3e7be0e3-ernie-ball-with-guitars-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3e7be0e3-ernie-ball-with-guitars-480x576.jpg 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3e7be0e3-ernie-ball-with-guitars.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, this now well-established, global brand had relatively humble beginnings. Ernie Ball was a thrill-seeker, who was into surfing and flying small aircraft. So, it&#8217;s fair to say he was willing to take plenty of risks \u2013 both with his body and his business.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he famously went bankrupt three times when he tried to open a guitar store in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>To get an idea of why this happened, you need only look at the general music scene of the day.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1950s, Big Bands were all the rage &#8211; guitars were miles away from centre stage. Hard to imagine in the 21st century (but no one could have foreseen the guitar explosion that was to come). However, Ball, undeterred, set up his guitar-only shop in 1962 &#8211; he was destined for greatness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_road_to_success\"><\/span>The road to success<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5130 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/153790a1-ernie-ball-opens-guitar-store-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ernie Ball opens guitar store\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/153790a1-ernie-ball-opens-guitar-store-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/153790a1-ernie-ball-opens-guitar-store-480x576.jpg 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/153790a1-ernie-ball-opens-guitar-store.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is often said that success is a combination of skill and ambition, and being in the right place at the right time. Ernie Ball would likely attest to this were he still alive.<\/p>\n<p>Rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll was becoming a global phenomenon when he was following his entrepreneurial pursuits. The likes of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Jimi Hendrix were forging ahead and setting the stage for many bands to come. As such, this guitar-driven music was inspiring the younger generations of the day to pick up the guitar.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ball&#8217;s success didn\u2019t come just through selling guitars. One of the key elements of this new style of guitar playing was something that would come to be a staple of electric guitar forevermore: string bending.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst the established pros had mastered this technique through years of playing, youngsters would struggle to imitate, largely due to the thick string gauges of the day. This is where Ernie Ball saw his opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>He invented the now-famous Ernie Ball Slinky strings, which were much thinner and more playable, proving to be a much better fit for the rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll genre as a whole. As any experienced guitarist knows, these strings were a roaring success, and continue to be so today. It&#8217;s no surprise that other string manufacturers cottoned on, and started making their own strings in these gauges.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Continued_success\"><\/span>Continued success<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Ernie Ball story doesn&#8217;t stop there, though. Ball&#8217;s innovative flair led him to create the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Guitar-and-Bass\/Ernie-Ball-VP-40TH-Anniversary-Volume-Pedal\/279W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ernie Ball volume pedal<\/a><\/strong>, which set a new standard of control and quality craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>But the real momentum came when Ernie Ball merged with Music Man in the early &#8217;80s \u2013 a company that makes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Electric_Guitars\/Music-Man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premium guitars and basses<\/a><\/strong> to this day, and for a myriad of famed musicians too. This carved out his place amongst the greats of guitar innovation, such as Leo Fender, Paul Reed Smith, and Orville Gibson.<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward to today, and Ernie Ball is still known for his strings. Well, why not? They helped to shape a genre, and now there is a multitude of gauge combinations to cater to the needs of all musicians. His innovation in this field has helped guitarists and bassists be more expressive and less restricted on their instruments, and massively expanded the universe of strings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Find_out_more\"><\/span>Find out more<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ernie Ball strings are a mainstay for guitarists and bassists around the world. Take a look at what they have to offer:<\/p>\n<p>Shop Now | <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Electric_Guitar\/Strings.html?page=1&amp;filters%5bmanufacturer_id%5d=600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ernie Ball Strings<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ernie Ball have been stringing us along for decades. But in a good way. They&#8217;re undoubtedly one of the most popular choices for guitarists and bassists around the world thanks to two aspects: build quality and sheer choice. There are now dozens of different gauge types to choose from, be it the world-renowned Regular Slinkys, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>Ernie Ball have been stringing us along for decades. But in a good way. They're undoubtedly one of the most popular choices for guitarists and bassists around the world thanks to two aspects: build quality and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Electric_Guitar\/Strings\/Ernie-Ball.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sheer choice<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p>There are now dozens of different gauge types to choose from, be it the world-renowned <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Guitar-and-Bass\/Ernie-Ball-Regular-Slinky-2221-Nickel-Guitar-Strings-10-46\/E5H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regular Slinkys<\/a><\/strong>, super-strong <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Guitar-and-Bass\/Ernie-Ball-Paradigm-Super-Slinky-9-42\/1XSL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paradigms<\/a><\/strong>, or hybrid-style <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Guitar-and-Bass\/Ernie-Ball-Skinny-Top-Heavy-Bottom-2215-Nickel-Guitar-Strings-10-52\/E5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skinny Top Heavy Bottoms<\/a><\/strong>. If you're a guitarist or bassist, you've heard of Ernie Ball.<\/p><hr \/><h3>Ernie Ball's beginnings<\/h3><p><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5131 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3e7be0e3-ernie-ball-with-guitars-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ernie Ball with guitars\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p>However, this now well-established, global brand had relatively humble beginnings. Ernie Ball was a thrill-seeker, who was into surfing and flying small aircraft. So, it's fair to say he was willing to take plenty of risks \u2013 both with his body and his business.<\/p><p>In fact, he famously went bankrupt three times when he tried to open a guitar store in Los Angeles.<\/p><p>To get an idea of why this happened, you need only look at the general music scene of the day.<\/p><p>In the 1950s, Big Bands were all the rage - guitars were miles away from centre stage. Hard to imagine in the 21st century (but no one could have foreseen the guitar explosion that was to come). However, Ball, undeterred, set up his guitar-only shop in 1962 - he was destined for greatness.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><h3>The road to success<\/h3><p><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5130 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/153790a1-ernie-ball-opens-guitar-store-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ernie Ball opens guitar store\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p>It is often said that success is a combination of skill and ambition, and being in the right place at the right time. Ernie Ball would likely attest to this were he still alive.<\/p><p>Rock 'n' roll was becoming a global phenomenon when he was following his entrepreneurial pursuits. The likes of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Jimi Hendrix were forging ahead and setting the stage for many bands to come. As such, this guitar-driven music was inspiring the younger generations of the day to pick up the guitar.<\/p><p>However, Ball's success didn\u2019t come just through selling guitars. One of the key elements of this new style of guitar playing was something that would come to be a staple of electric guitar forevermore: string bending.<\/p><p>Whilst the established pros had mastered this technique through years of playing, youngsters would struggle to imitate, largely due to the thick string gauges of the day. This is where Ernie Ball saw his opportunity.<\/p><p>He invented the now-famous Ernie Ball Slinky strings, which were much thinner and more playable, proving to be a much better fit for the rock 'n' roll genre as a whole. As any experienced guitarist knows, these strings were a roaring success, and continue to be so today. It's no surprise that other string manufacturers cottoned on, and started making their own strings in these gauges.<\/p><hr \/><h3>Continued success<\/h3><p>The Ernie Ball story doesn't stop there, though. Ball's innovative flair led him to create the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Guitar-and-Bass\/Ernie-Ball-VP-40TH-Anniversary-Volume-Pedal\/279W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ernie Ball volume pedal<\/a><\/strong>, which set a new standard of control and quality craftsmanship.<\/p><p>But the real momentum came when Ernie Ball merged with Music Man in the early '80s \u2013 a company that makes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Electric_Guitars\/Music-Man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premium guitars and basses<\/a><\/strong> to this day, and for a myriad of famed musicians too. This carved out his place amongst the greats of guitar innovation, such as Leo Fender, Paul Reed Smith, and Orville Gibson.<\/p><p>Fast-forward to today, and Ernie Ball is still known for his strings. Well, why not? They helped to shape a genre, and now there is a multitude of gauge combinations to cater to the needs of all musicians. His innovation in this field has helped guitarists and bassists be more expressive and less restricted on their instruments, and massively expanded the universe of strings.<\/p><hr \/><h3>Find out more<\/h3><p>Ernie Ball strings are a mainstay for guitarists and bassists around the world. Take a look at what they have to offer:<\/p><p>Shop Now | <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Electric_Guitar\/Strings.html?page=1&filters%5bmanufacturer_id%5d=600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ernie Ball Strings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[105,249],"tags":[137,107],"class_list":["post-5123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitars-bass","category-guitar-learn","tag-ernie-ball","tag-guitars"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Singing Strings: The Weird and Wonderful History of Ernie Ball&#039;s Slinkys<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ernie Ball has been producing some of the finest strings for decades. 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