Recently released at the 2012 Winter NAMM show, Ernie Ball’s new line of Cobalt Slinky strings are receiving positive reviews from top artists including John Petrucci, Steve Morse and Slash--who described them as “the best strings I’ve used—ever”.
Engineered to maximize output and clarity, the Cobalt Slinky Guitar Strings are the latest innovation from Ernie Ball in string technology. Seeking to provide guitarists and bassists with a new voice, Cobalt strings provide an extended dynamic range, incredible harmonic response, higher output, increased low end, and crisp, clear highs. Cobalt provides a stronger magnetic relationship between pickups and strings than any other [...] Read more
Tag Archives: Guitar Strings
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A Newly Developed Sound: Ernie Ball Cobalt Strings
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Chris Fountian
This post was posted in Tom's Guitar Hangar and was tagged with Ernie Ball, Guitar Strings
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Martin String Challenge
Posted on December 14, 2011 by Ryan Casselman
A couple of weeks ago we hosted the Martin String challenge here in the guitar department. Customers were invited to play 3 identical acoustic guitars (as identical as acoustics can be…) with 3 types of strings. This was Martin’s way of promoting their latest offering, the Lifespan SP strings.
For the Lifespan SP’s, Martin uses Cleartone technology to treat the string, rather than applying a thick coating. The result is a long lasting string with the feel and sound of a traditional guitar string.
These strings have actually been out for a while, and I’ve had a set on my guitar for [...] Read more
This post was posted in Tom's Guitar Hangar and was tagged with Guitar Strings, Martin Guitar
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Rekindle your Relationship with your Instrument!
Posted on April 19, 2011 by Lesley Dawe
Spring is in the air, and that means that it’s time to pick up your horn, and try something new! For those of you out there who are looking to get back into playing an instrument, the new series I Used to Play may just be the kick start you need! Available from Carl Fischer Music, the series is an innovative new method developed specifically for adults looking to reacquaint themselves with music, brush up on their skills, and perhaps learn a new thing or two along the way. Available for brass, woodwind, and string instruments, each book contains technical [...] Read more
This post was posted in Corner Books, Virtuoso Band & Orchestra and was tagged with Brass Instruments, Guitar Strings, Sheetmusic, Woodwind Instruments
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