Ernie Ball Slinky Paradigm electric guitar strings provide unprecedented strength and longer life while retaining 100% Slinky tone and feel. Ernie Ball's ultra-high strength steel is used in both the wound and plain strings. Additionally, the plain strings feature a patented reinforcement at the ball-end twist, providing superior tensile and fatigue strength for strings that lock into tune fast and hold up under the most stressful playing styles and conditions. The coupling of Ernie Ball's Everlast nanotreatment with breakthrough plasma enhanced wrap wire provides added corrosion resistance and reduced accumulation of tone-robbing buildup and debris. For modern players who demand next-generation tone, touch, strength and string life – the eagle has landed.