New Ernie Ball strings

Joined: 05 Jun 2012 Posts: 50

I saw a video yesterday about some new strings that will be coming out this year. Their calling them M-Steel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S3eN46j2vQ[/url]

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 12250 Location: PEORIA ILLINOIS

interesting. I already like their strings so Ill give them a try.

Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 2182 Location: New York City

Guess I'll hold off on restringing the geets until April! I like their cobalt strings (they sound massive!) so I'll definitely look into these too. I wonder if anyone's gonna be able to get their hands on the strings a bit earlier and give us a review.

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13396 Location: Earth

I'm working on it.

Joined: 19 Mar 2012 Posts: 1581

Not trying to Change the Thread but since we know the strings are coming out, what are some of your guys preferences? I like D'Addario, anywhere from a .009 to up to 46...& then Mad

, your Answers?

Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 1127 Location: New Jersey

Always been an ernie ball 10-46 guy

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:54 pm

Ive used Ernie Ball 10-52 for over 4 years now. Cobalts are my favorite string so far, but these look really interesting.

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13396 Location: Earth

I use Cobalt 12-56. Before that I used EB coated 12-56 and before that I used the regular EB 12-56. I have tried and like other strings, just not as much as EBs. I'm sure I'll switch over to these as a natural progression.

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 4705 Location: Dayton, OH

I too have tried and like other strings, but I always go back to EB's. Now that's all I use and I will try these new ones too. I even have a Ernie Ball clock in my jam room. Laughing

Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Posts: 347 Location: South-West Ohio

I still haven't tried the colbalts because it only stands to reason that cobats are harder than fret wire and the would cause an increase in wear, faster. A lot fo guys like the sound but man - refretting is REAL expensive.

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13396 Location: Earth

I have been going strong for about a year (since they came out) and haven't had any fret wear issues. I dunno if that means anything but it's been Kool and the Gang for me with Cobalts.

Joined: 05 Jun 2012 Posts: 50

I wonder how they will sound compared to the cobalts?

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:39 am

I cant wait for these things!

Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 909

These look promising. Maybe they will come out with a Cobalt wrapped M-steel someday soon.
LOVE the sound of the Cobalt, but they broke way to easy for me (Thinner core wire vs. non-cobalt).
Hope these sound as good as other strings (again, a Cobalt wrapped version would be the best I can imagine).
I'll give them a solid try out, but till then, I'm sticking with my D'Addarios. They have lasted the longest with me, and save for the Cobalts, I haven't found anything that sounds better.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:47 am

I have been an EB guy for a long time (1980ish). I have tried others
but always went back.....now I use EB exclusively! Love the Cobalts
and talked with Sterling Ball about the new strings for about an hour....can't wait for them to come out.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:12 am

wstoll wrote:

I have been an EB guy for a long time (1980ish). I have tried others
but always went back.....now I use EB exclusively! Love the Cobalts
and talked with Sterling Ball about the new strings for about an hour....can't wait for them to come out.

I wish I was cool enough to jam with John Petrucci or talk to Sterling Ball!! Haha

Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 909

For those that get to talk with EB (and it sounds like that includes several here) Please ask them NOT to make us wait for another year, and just start making the M-Steel+Cobalts now please!

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13396 Location: Earth

The M-Steel wound strings ARE cobalt wrapped with maraging cores. The plain ones are maraging steel.

Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 4913 Location: Brooklyn, NY

Lanning is Killdozer wrote:

The M-Steel wound strings ARE cobalt wrapped with maraging cores. The plain ones are maraging steel.

That's amazing. I have to give these a try. I loved my cobalts but they broke at the bridge which Ive never had happen before. On the wound E no less.

Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Posts: 347 Location: South-West Ohio

From Ernie Ball;

"The company's latest Slinkys model uses a defense grade alloy, maraging steel, to provide increased strength and durability compared to traditional guitar string wire and has been specifically developed to provide a more break resistant string.

In addition, M-Steel strings are proven to have increased tensile strength while maintaining additional output, increased clarity and fatigue resistance. The wound strings are comprised of a patented Cobalt alloy wrapped around maraging steel hex core wire. M-Steel plain strings feature a patented winding of Cobalt around the ball end of the string which reduces slippage, breakage and stays in tune better than conventional plain strings."

Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 909

I'm in!

Joined: 05 Jun 2012 Posts: 50

Called them and they said these strings will cost about 12 bucks. Also these strings have a m-steel core and a cobalt wrap. They also said that the strings have rps wrap style by the ball. Lastly they said that they will be out in June.