Ernie Ball Cobalt Guitar String Introduction

[ObrienHouseProd]

just got them! they rock!

[720syngates]

are these durable enough to make them worth paying more than you would for their nickel counterpart?

[nakeem92]

how long can the string last? because I can rust a string about 1 week. Is this cobalt string is coated?

[WrathOskvro]

Where are the sets for the 7 and 8 string guys? C'mon, I wanna get in on this action too and see what the fuss is about.

[Wgrant]

I hate to be that guy... but Randy Johnson played baseball, not bass

[dakielster]

SLASH APPROVED

[elklive]

2:20 "right off the back?"  Isn't the saying right of the bat? Which one is it? Oh man I need answers.

[tsuptz]

nice garage band soundtrack!

[nokie2]

E.B.'s animators have severly reduced the impact of your lab tests. At 2:40 into the video, we should expect to see the .9 dB bar as many times taller than the .11 dB bar but it only appears marginally taller (90 cents is many times greater than 11 cents). And why is the .11 bar taller than the .13 bar? Marketing would do very well to make some corrections here.

[ernieballinc]

@nokie2 The lab results shown at 2:40 do not contain any decimals. The graph reads -9, -11, and -13 dB which are all line level output measurements.

[score38]

@ernieballinc do you make guitar strings for Acoustic also?

[nokie2]

@ernieballinc Doh! That 'splains it. Those are awfully small minus signs.

[teragonisbeast1]

will you guys make a 11-48 size pack?

[33COOLMAN33]

I clicked this from UG to see Slash... total fake banner

[WGSen]

will it djent?

[mdolik4on6]

Yeah I mean this is great and all but it would have been nice to actually hear a little demo..

[SuperSLAMBear]

@mdolik4on6

YEAH! WE NEED DEMO!!

[JPalvesvideos]

I'm here because of slash...

[rrgert4]

i had ernies.. both regular and coated... then i tried Elixir nanoweb.. oh man... wow

Still D'addario to try..

[SEANCONNERY321]

Now, ship 6 high E strings/6 high B strings in ONE PACKAGE of the super slinky variety. The ratio of times that I break my low E string to the times I break my high E string is roughly 1 in 16 gajillion....

[DeathProductions123]

you should make 13-60 and 13-70 set

[GodlessEnemy]

Nothing beats Elixir for me, but I will try those out :)

[xxjohnnyxx89]

@GodlessEnemy yah bad news for you buddy<\....Elixir stopped producing anti rust strings due to difficulties production

[GuitaristBoi9]

To: Ernie Ball

Y U NO Send to Paul Gilbert or Steve Vai or Joe Satriani to test

[dbombaable]

Will the cobalt wear out my nickel frets faster?

[JosephGallagher]

PLAY'EM!!!

[CharlieBurton36]

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[SUPERNERD77]

Will these eat up one's fretboard?

[kikkilinu]

Will a 7 string set ever come out?

[afnannn]

wouldn't it contribute to string pull from the pickups since its so uber-magnetic?

[N1te5hade]

All the talk is interesting, but I was disappointed that none of the demo videos had a simple A/B test with the same guitar/amp/settings, once with standard nickel and then with cobalt. Of course these guys are going to sound great. Their opinion is nice but I'd rather actually hear it- without having to run the test myself. Also, they're saying these feel smoother and slinkier- what's their tension compared to nickel wound? Would those of us with floating trems need to adjust?

[StevaManStevaMan]

al-ni-co is an abbreviation from aluminium-nickel-cobalt ;-)

so don't worry, cobalt is already with us all the time :-))))))

[ernieballinc]

@TheVmroth singles will be available as well. Currently up to a .056, however we will be adding more gauges soon. Stay tuned!

[TheVymroth]

@ernieballinc awesome! however, the lot of us 7-stringers wouldn't use anything lower than a .60 for a low B. so a .56 wouldn't cut imo (i use a .70 for a low G/G#). but yea, ill be waiting for the singles heavier gauges,

thanks mate!

[requiemforadream15]

@ernieballinc Is there, or will there ever be a skinny top heavy bottom version of these? Because I love the combo of the heavier and heartier bottom strings but the fluidity and ease of the skinny top strings.

[TheVymroth]

What about us 7-string guitarists!! I didn't see a "singles" section for these on your website, kinda bummed out. :(

[ernieballinc]

Our strings are in no way radioactive or carcinogenic. Cobalt alloys are used for a variety of applications including tooling, knee and hip replacements, jewelry, and guitar pickups. Our Cobalt Strings are a proprietary blend of both Iron and Cobalt.

[oopslulz]

Yes there will be 5 string bass sets. Spoke with my Ernie Ball rep about these last week.

[skoolfailures]

Oh will there be a five string bass pack?

[skoolfailures]

Very excited to try these out! I will be getting the bass set ASAP

[ErickGonzalesF]

Just one question about these strings...is an alloy of pure cobalt...because if you expose so much to this any one can have cancer , that's my only question i have....

[Intorqueo629]

I'll give them a shot.

[ericharbauer]

Isn't cobalt a lot harder than nickel? Won't these wear my frets faster. It takes a lot of strings to add up to a $300 refret. I'll pass thanks.

[LilShorty2536]

are these strings truly cobalt? are they radioactive? 

[guitarrmasta]

@LilShorty2536 no

[Batmaniak7]

You should stop being such a smug prick, no one demanded anything other than Feel, durability and Sound (the only thing they can provide in a commercial)

[evilmurderproduction]

given the fact that youtube uses COMPRESSED audio, even in higher definitions, and you are using sub standard speakers, there is absolutely no point is demoing the strings at all. This is something that HAS to be heard first hand. Don't like it, tuff. The world doesn't bend to your whims. This is interesting enough to justify a $10 experiment. You really should stop demanding that other people hold your damn hand in everything.

[Batmaniak7]

I'll give them a try, but putting up a video without audio is like someone describing a painting instead of just showing you. And from the amount of braggin' and bs'ing in the video, the only reason not to let you listen is because it makes little to no difference. There aren't too many things in this world a musician will buy just because they were told to. Well, other than Gibson slaves.

[metallica5252]

@Batmaniak7 what's your beef with Gibson?

[Batmaniak7]

I can't believe that after 3 minutes and 20 seconds of yammering about specs that they don't bother playing them.

[redoubt9000]

@Batmaniak7 It's ten dollars ffs :P .. just pick up a pack and find out for yourself [in the room] in person - just how much nuance and feel are you gonna "pick up" from hearing a demo on a video...?

[GreenDay3213]

Youtube only allows 500 characters so ill just do this  WANT(x500)

[MaGicSb3]

Looks cool, but whats the point of the video without hearing someone play with this strings?

[snakasnee]

this is no joke cats. i was lucky enough to get one of the first sets of bass strings, and they are totally wicked. its not a small difference whatsoever. I've got one set on a game changer. all my other basses are getting dusty, hahah. way to go brian ball. you nailed it.

cheers,

craig young

[nochix96isnuts]

@snakasnee where did you bought them!?

[feedbackbro]

@nochix96isnuts Craig is one of the artists, along with Tony Levin, Randy Jackson, etc who was given the strings in testing and feedback was used in the making of the strings. Look him up....he's got lots of recordings to his credit. Cheers.

[96lolstar]

Awesome. When will they come to the stores? Will you make power slinky (11-48) in cobalt version

[Alejandro4891]

how long until they make strings made from adamantium?

[petruccinorway]

When does the sale start?

[Labruin1414]

Can talk about it all you want, but would really like to of heard them being played. Also maybe 1 guitar played then the same model guitar with the cobalts. I look forward to grabbing a pair though and giving them a shot!

[normmccabe]

@Labruin1414 A "pair" of string? Do you play bass for The Presidents of the United States of America?

[cmertSatan]

Where is the Bullet For My Valentine? Michael Paget is using Heavy Bottom strings.