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Ernie Ball

Ernie Ball Short Scale Super Slinky Nickel Wound Bass Guitar Strings, 40-100 Gauge (P02854)

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Color: Short Scale Super (40-100)


Features

  • Engineered to fit short scale (30. 5) basses
  • Complements all bass guitar types and playing styles
  • Bright balanced tone
  • Signature Slinky feel
  • Element Shield Packaging prolongs string life and keeps strings as fresh as the day they were made

Description

Ernie Ball Nickel Wound Short Scale Electric Bass Strings are made from nickel plated steel wrapped around a hex shaped steel core wire. Each bass guitar string produces a bright, balanced tone. Designed to fit 30. 5" scale basses, the string length is 48" with a taper at 32". Gauges . 040, . 060 . 80 . 100


Item Weight: 3.2 ounces


Product Dimensions: 6.25 x 0.75 x 7.5 inches


Country of Origin: USA


Item model number: P02854


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: November 2, 2017


Color Name: Short Scale Super (40-100)


String Gauge: Custom


String Material: Nickel Plated


Number of Strings: 4


Size: Super


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    • Short scale bass goodness
Color: Short Scale Regular (45-105)
Bought an Ibanez short scale Mikro (GSRM20L lefty) from a local shop. Strings that came installed (.45 - .105? and black silk wrapped) were garbage, with annoying E-string fret buzz that could NOT be dialed away. Read lots about these models on talkbass.com and concluded that Ernie Ball would fit the bill for round wounds. I restored my setup back to factory (truss and bridge) and then installed these strings...fret buzz completely gone, with MAJOR tone improvement gains. I had used these strings religiously on full scale P-bass setups years ago and recommend them for this short scale. Same great sound. Note from the packaging they are for 30-30.5" scale length, with the Mikro being 28.5", and the E-string tapered out just before the tuning peg. Ibanez sells Mikro short scale strings, which is odd that they don't come installed on the bass (probably drives up the price point). Anyways, I chose Ernie Ball and am very happy! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2019 by Dustin Cooper
    • Best strings I’ve used on my Short Scale bass!
Color: Short Scale Regular (45-105)
I’ve been favoring short scale basses for about 5 years now. Coming from a standard long scale bass (34”) I could never find a set of strings where the sound of the E string made me happy. I’ve tried a lot of different short scale sets from many different manufacturers (DR, GHS, D’Addario, Rotosound, Thomastik, Dunlop and Fender) both roundwounds and flats. I found the E either had a different tone from the rest of the set, or just didn’t have the low end you expect to hear from it. GAME OVER now that I’ve tried the Ernie Ball set. Tension is great and the strings are very well balanced. The E string sounds punchy and tight. I’ve gotten to the point where the set has broken in and they sound fantastic. Highs have dulled a bit, leaving an overall sound that is tight and punchy and cuts through the mix nicely. Band mates say the bass sounds awesome and the group has never sounded better. I have a short scale bass with flats, this set stays on the other. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021 by Shane Chasse
    • Happy to find these in short-scale
Color: Short Scale Regular (45-105)
In my opinion, the round-wound custom gauge Ernie Ball Regular Slinky strings are the best bass strings made (your style and tonal preference may differ). I’ve used these in the standard length for longer than I can remember and they produce a bright sound with good tone separation from low E to the top of the scale. Having recently picked up a Fender Mustang bass for kicks, I was excited to find these made to fit a 3/4 scale bass. They arrived quickly and well packaged. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2018 by Patrick A Mullins
    • Good for a short scale acoustic bass
Color: Short Scale Super (40-100)
I put these strings on my son's Best Choice Products acoustic bass. These basses are short scale. These strings were the perfect length. The E and A strings are a bit heavier than the ones that came on the bass from the factory. But, they had no problems fitting through the holes in the wooden bridge, and fit the nut just fine. I did have to tighten the truss rod a bit, to compensate for the higher tension. But, except for that, the install with simple. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021 by jeanharlow100
    • Slinky! What More Needs to be Said
Color: Short Scale Regular (45-105)
I restrung our church's Guild short-scale bass with these. The bass has had the same strings on it for more than a decade... YIKES! These fit the bass perfectly and improved the tone dramatically. You can't go wrong with Ernie Ball Slinky's!
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2019 by Paul Lyons
    • probably a bad batch, but still issuing refund
Color: Short Scale Super (40-100)
the thickest gauge of the e string didn’t even make it past the bass nut, causing intonation issues when fretting the first and second fret. to compensate, i made major adjustments to the floating bridge so it wouldn’t play the same note when fretting different positions (1st and 2nd fret). i tried the a string, same issue. thicker gauge didn’t reach the nut causing intonation issues. on top of that, before i was able to get the e string in tune, it snapped on me. probably a bad batch, but still issuing a refund ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022 by James
    • Didn’t fit my mustang string through
Color: Short Scale Regular (45-105)
I should have listened to people when they said the mustang string through needs medium scale strings.
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022 by Lucas
    • Short scale strings too short for my short scale bass!?
Color: Short Scale Regular (45-105)
I have an Ibanez short scale bass, bought short scale bass strings, the ends are a few frets south of the nut, exactly how short a scale are these intended for, a ukulele bass?
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2021 by R.C Cubillas

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