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Well, Ernie Ball is promising strings that are richer and fuller in sound in comparison to its 80/20 and Phosphor Bronze sets, whilst ensuring they don’t go too dark.
Ernie Ball knows a thing or two about making acoustic and electric guitar strings but every now and then it is good to get a consultant in, just to see if it will spark some fresh inspiration, and ...
Ernie Ball, a pioneer maker of rock ‘n’ roll guitar strings used by legions of artists, including the Rolling Stones and Merle Travis, has died. He was 74.
Ernie Ball, a pioneer maker of rock'n'roll guitar strings used by legions of artists from the Rolling Stones to Merle Travis, died yesterday (Sept. 9) at his home in San Luis Obispo, Calif. He was 74.
Ernie Ball was also the first company to offer individual guitar strings by gauge in stores, meaning that if you bent a note too far and snapped your G string in half (yes, guitars have G strings ...
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is a longtime user of Ernie Ball strings. In a video shot for the company’s “String Theory” series, he recalled how he’s been using them since he was 18.