Transform your guitar's voice with Ernie Ball 2221 Regular Slinky strings, the choice of legendary artists including John Mayer, Eric Clapton and Steve Vai. These 10-46 gauge nickel electric guitar strings deliver exceptional balance across bass, midrange and treble frequencies, making them perfect for musicians who demand seamless transitions during rapid register changes across diverse musical styles.
Built with precision engineering, each string features a hex-shaped steel core wrapped in nickel-plated steel wire for maximum durability and extended playing life. The plain strings utilise tempered, tin-plated high-carbon steel construction, whilst the wound strings combine nickel-plated steel wire with the hex core design to ensure consistent performance under demanding practice and performance conditions.
As Ernie Ball's top-selling string set, the Regular Slinky range represents decades of manufacturing expertise and quality control. The precise gauge specifications of .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, and .046 create the balanced tone that has made these strings a studio and stage favourite amongst professional musicians worldwide.
- Top-selling set
- Designed to create a balanced tone
- Precision manufactured to exacting specifications
- Wound strings are made from nickel-plated steel wire wrapped around a hex-shaped steel core wire
- Plain strings are made from tempered, tin-plated high-carbon steel
- Gauges .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046



