Ernie Ball Paradigms - Wow!

I can't see myself even giving them a try, at $20 bucks a pack. I buy D"Addario's 10-46 Nickel Wound for $8, last me three months before going flat. I play 2 hrs a day or more. I have been using them almost 8 years now, and never had one break..
 
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I can't see myself even giving them a try, at $20 bucks a pack. I buy D"Addario's 10-46 Nickel Wound for $8, last me three months before going flat. I play 2 hrs a day or more. I have been using them almost 8 years now, and never had one break..
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I break strings a lot.

I'm happy to pay a little extra for superior quality.

Paradigms are $14.99/set here in SoCal and regular Ernie Balls are $4.99/set.

I tried NYXL's but I'm too rough for them.
 
Robert Herndon said:
Great strings!!! All plains have wound ends. I noticed improved intonation (less variation) on my personal, working guitars. Very smooth feel too.

Super impressed!!!

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What's a Les Paul doing inside the Fender Factory?
That's sacrilege. People are gonna talk about this.
Did Fender buy Ernie Ball or something? Did Gibson buy Fender? or what?
Do you know something we don't know?
 
Amp Mad Scientist said:
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What's a Les Paul doing inside the Fender Factory?
That's sacrilege. People are gonna talk about this.
Did Fender buy Ernie Ball or something? Did Gibson buy Fender? or what?
Do you know something we don't know?
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We are encouraged to bring our guitars in. We have frequent, impromptu jam sessions throughout the day.
 
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That should eliminate the occasional ball-end loosening that most strings occasionally fall prey to.
$20 a set does seem pretty steep though.
Aimed primarily at the luxury market, perhaps, or pros who write off all their strings & other sundries as business expenses.
I used to do that.
 
eclecticsynergy said:
That should eliminate the occasional ball-end loosening that most strings occasionally fall prey to.
$20 a set does seem pretty steep though.
Aimed primarily at the luxury market, perhaps, or pros who write off all their strings & other sundries as business expenses.
I used to do that.
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I'm admittedly a musical Neanderthal, but when I stumble across a product that offers a tangible difference, I'm okay with the $14.99/set price here in SoCal.

As you've pointed out, the reinforced ball ends are a great idea. I've lost a lot of strings from "choking-up" on the ball ends.
 
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Amp Mad Scientist said:
OK
What's a Les Paul doing inside the Fender Factory?
That's sacrilege. People are gonna talk about this.
Did Fender buy Ernie Ball or something? Did Gibson buy Fender? or what?
Do you know something we don't know?
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And guess which Les Paul is the most popular and the one most asked to play...???

The Slash/AFD replica I got from @eSGEe .

One of our higher-ups told me yesterday, "This guitar has the most remarkable feel and sound, and I own a genuine 1958 Les Paul. It's mind-boggling..."
 
I can't envision every scenario at the moment, but I wonder if the wound end will ever fall on a saddle, so as to make the slot for the E-B-G strings too small for them.
 
RVA said:
I can't envision every scenario at the moment, but I wonder if the wound end will ever fall on a saddle, so as to make the slot for the E-B-G strings too small for them.
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I'm using them on Yellow Stratocaster and Les Paul's with no such issues.
 
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