Ernie Ball Paradigm: Stronger Than Slash

"To this date, I haven't broken a PARADIGM string yet. They hold up." Slash and his longtime guitar tech, Adam Day, recently sat down with us to talk about how Ernie Ball PARADIGM strings have impacted his history of breaking guitar strings without affecting his feel and signature tone.
Ernie Ball PARADIGM guitar strings are the latest innovation from the world's premiere maker of guitar strings since 1962. PARADIGM delivers superior strength, unparalleled durability and the legendary Ernie Ball tone we're known for, guaranteed.
Available in electric and acoustic in our most popular gauges.
Buy Now: www.ernieball.com/paradigm

[@rikkifknrobin]

everyone else: *beats the shit out of their guitars* slash: *makes borderline motivational speech*

[@Griffinstorm09]

it's funny how instead of actually testing like in the other ads they basically just did a string theory

[@wildramen]

Came here to see Slash trying to break Paradigm strings. I was disappointed.

[@JesusArmasOficial]

I was expecting the same you were my friend, and I am as disappointed as you are. (weeps)

[@wildramen]

Jesús Armas i know that feel bro

[@Demon_stringz]

Alex Ramyeon: fucking clickbaiters 😐🙄

[@calebemattos3513]

Alex Ramyeon You know why😂😂😂

[@julianmay5653]

The already shot the Video nur Slash was the only guitarist who broke on so they shot that video 😂😂

[@akshaykumar_r]

I wanted to see Slash bend the sh*t out of those strings xD

[@IkuzoMundo]

Subtitles killed me on this one lmao. "I started using her knee balls"

[@Gueli]

Slash just broke a string at Rock in Rio a few days ago LOL

[@valentin5376]

Xd

[@e.r.1492]

Ernie needs bigger balls then 👍🏻

[@chadbaker2224]

It happens. Should be rare though.

[@mackxxss]

Hey stop it

[@Johnny_Doe]

So these Paradigm strings aren’t break resistant? Time to go back to the drawing board Ernie Ball and remove this false branding..LMFAO

[@JoseGarcia-dg2lz]

He broke a string yesterday at Rock in Rio so...

[@elbob248]

....so you don't listen worth a fuck.

[@Alastasius]

@@elbob248 Shut the hell up you fucking peasant.

[@jackpatrick3082]

@@Alastasius calm down buddy

[@Deltdaddy]

Anatnas hey relax dude wtff

[@megacahh870]

@@Alastasius c a l m d o w n

[@amontero0537]

Nice to know Saul Goodman is doing good as Slash’s guitar tech

[@beavisbunghole]

Slash's name is Saul Hudson lol

[@dylanriebau1542]

Well I guess I suck. I've broken 2 paradigm strings. Rip!

[@elev3n259]

Picture Perfect damn

[@MrMrPomki]

you can get a refund

[@martinhaglund6581]

Me too.......and I did not play that hard!!!

[@dylanriebau1542]

Plug in and go no lmao good point!

[@dylanriebau1542]

Martin Haglund same. I'm very gentle with my bending.

[@AVNGD]

I’ve actually never broken a paradigm string. I always go back to these

[@EnterJustice]

Slash: 'To this date, I haven't broken a PARADIGM string yet.' Also Slash: has his tech replace his strings every night

[@PixelFoxxGaming]

but they weren't broken though.. just have to replace them every so often

[@marccheah6711]

I mean he’s not lying

[@user-pm7pw1tl3t]

every few songs

[@nkmcfrln]

Nerd: You don’t play guitar in a band. Same goes for every other nerd that likes your comment.

[@rachelhaze941]

Love the soft dramatic music in the background

[@TheAuzz99]

String theory. String theory. STRING THEORY.

[@alundralagunashaputra9762]

Austin Middleton Yes it's a string theory hahahaha

[@Ks-zz9lh]

This is the shot every player and gnr, afd fan wants to see 2:46 what a beast, what a beauty.

[@Dad.................]

Love how the tech just cuts all the strings at the same time on what is probably a very, very valuable guitar. Very compelling evidence that doing so does not, in fact, warp the neck or damage the instrument in any way - as is so often claimed.

[@cuauhtemocmorisco3493]

Jake Conway no guitar has that issue unless it's like a broken neck

[@Dad.................]

It's not and I never said it was. Read and comprehend, newb. I've changed strings for decades and know that even not detuning at all, just cutting them as they are, wont damage a well-made guitar.

[@brpadington]

Jahbulon Smith I wouldn't do that on a guitar with a floating trem though. Gibson type bridge its probably fine.

[@woolgum]

He detunes and loosen the strings first of course. :)

[@alapekuttaja7222]

Jahbulon Smith Stop being an ass, the first commenter didn't disagree with you in anyway

[@pauljonathan3404]

I love the honesty.

[@nicks4802]

They've been avoiding putting them to the real test, Doyle from the misfits.

[@jjRoxy]

@Wet vegetables doyle

[@KeeperOfPoops]

Adam Day is such a cool guitar technician he also worked for Neal Schon of Journey

[@joshmuz9018]

William Allison he seems gay as fuk

[@stefanofranco154]

He also worked for Angus Young for one year and he also toured with Y&T.

[@TheGoldenTuba]

I love these strings!!

[@roshaanhyder484]

Finally but we still need to get Steve vai and/or Herman Li before I actually believe these are unbreakable

[@guillaumehamel9124]

Actually, Herman Li claimed in many interviews to almost never break any strings

[@einarabelc5]

Nope

[@DebangshuPaul]

It don't break but it rusts. 😠😠 Mind did within 1 month

[@TheChairmanZero]

Herman Li broke a string at the end of the recording session on through the fire and the flames and he's said countless times that he's tried to get the break live so it sounds closer to the album but he's never been able to do it.

[@mottosierra1372]

+Debangshu Paul wash your hands pig

[@linusfotograf]

Cool seeing a guitar tech getting some attention.

[@lunseisuckatarpeggios6259]

I use the same string ernie ball paradigm 11 guage , feels great

[@haydenalyward3803]

I've broken my paradigm 10 - 46s but I will still use them because they last a lot longer and sound killer

[@mattfreeman927]

*Can't we just look at how he never gets old??*

[@marshall401]

Frederick Ironheart slash is not human

[@user-zu1kf]

I wish I could own this exact guitar.

[@arjunsharma_official6321]

this man is the reason I picked up the guitar....

[@noodle845]

Yeah, same here. I still suck though 🤣

[@carlbryant3699]

Freking amazing

[@willyammatos]

Legend

[@TheRustedShackleford]

I think it's a bit easier to not break strings when each guitar gets a new set every night ;) I'm interested. I break strings like crazy playing live

[@mashilmy]

you guys should make the coated version (as good as elixirs coating) of this string for us sweaty hands player 🙏🙏

[@6teen167]

as a "heavy" player also i have used ernie super slinkies & rarely break a string....regular top strings but heavy bottoms...as those are my most aggressively bent strings

[@Matthew02072]

Slash is a god

[@stevangajic88]

All praise Slash!

[@yamrajnarka4507]

I am god... hahah.. worship me bitch...

[@PlatinumBlack90038]

Slash and myself ― we are both hard rock gods.

[@nepalidolfanclub1832]

Osho says that a true artist is a part of God. God enters inside a true artist.

[@joshmuz9018]

Right......check back when he is a coffin and see if your statement still stands...... I know where I’ll put my money

[@brpadington]

I have been playing Daddario for 18 years. Never broken one even when i used them way too long.

[@OlviMasta77]

Crimson Ghost Daddarios are fun strings, but those break the easiest for me.

[@brpadington]

härjaren Langstrumpf What gauge do you use? I have broken strings when i was learning to set up a floyd. Never broken one while playing.

[@mokhan8832]

I love both Ernie balls and D’addrio. I use 10/46 for D’addrios and 9/42 for Ernie ball.

[@brpadington]

I have used Ernie ba;; before. they seem like fine strings. im just used to dadarrio.

[@mokhan8832]

Crimson Ghost Yeah man D’addrios are awesome. I found D’addrios to be stronger than Ernie balls.

[@______jsh______]

Come to Philippines Paradigm!

[@wayneharrod9363]

They are out of them everywhere i have looked recently ..

[@CorneredCerealIs_WaffleMaker]

WAYNE HARROD guitar center pretty sure they have it there

[@montanamcgee7846]

awesome promo djents

[@BumbleRumble1190]

THE BOSS!

[@speediegonzales]

This video has a "Bonus"! How to proper restring your guitar...at 0:48!

[@rikkifknrobin]

amen to that. i’ve been restringing that way for years and it’s worked just fine

[@george1906]

Unskilled Slash Could you explain how to do that it’s not very clear in the video. However what I do is basically align the tuning peg hole vertical so the string goes straight through go towards the Gibson logo with the string then go underneath and the pull it back the way it came by almost folding it over then tighten the tuning peg.

[@sonicheadfuck]

Slash snapped a string during Double Talkin' Jive 1st night in London. Were those Paradigm I wonder?

[@matthewswanson8247]

At the GNR concert in san antonio he broke his high E string...

[@zackcoffmanguitar]

What's interesting to me is how in this video his tech who says he's been with him since 88 is a different tech than all of the slash rig rundown videos.

[@austinwessonmusic777]

ZACK COFFMAN he had 2 different techs during the SMKC stuff. But Adam Day (the guy in this video) was with him since 88 with GNR and did Snakepit and Velvet Revolver with him as well.

[@wesleymascarenhas4688]

Comprei essas cordas, que prometem pelo menos 90 dias de durabilidade sem corrosão, toquei 2 dias e as cordas já ficaram pretas. E aí ERNIE BALL?!?!?!?!

[@Lucaos93]

Fake ernie ball kkk

[@cidlopez]

Not sure why his tech said super slinky. I've watched a ton of skash videos including one on restringing his LP and each time he's got 11s on there. The fact that slash can bend the 11s like he does amazes me.

[@robosborne7103]

the guitar tech is right saying that Slash is a feel player.Slash "wings" guitar solos and they still sound amazing ,Slash's up there as one of the great guitar players ever

[@Maltese280zx]

No argument here!

[@sirspongadoodle]

i hate this commercial though, ernie balls dont give you feel or musicality they are just a brand of strings thats popular and easy. and honestly i think ernies are very limiting in the sense of you sticking to a brand that works and not trying other strings that you may like way more.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Yeah dude…no shit

[@emmywillow6599]

WE WANT A STRING THEORY FOR SLASH

[@ayeapprove]

2:27 - yeah but how often do they change his strings? It's easy if you have them changed every week not to break strings.

[@506thLittleberry]

How long has he been using Paradigms? I just saw Gn'R in July and he broke a string.

[@rjlong89]

Wish theyd make 10.5 paradigms

[@thiagopanel]

"Till this day i have never broken a paradigm string," every concert he bresks at least one string,, i love you slash 😂😂😂😂

[@marcogiampa283]

does he use these or just the normal power slinkys

[@richardmusicman8997]

I tried a set, corrosion started at 4th day and I broke 1st string at 8th day. This never happened to me before with regular slinkys which I've been using for more than 20 years. Regular slinkys had lasted up to 6 months with no corrosion or breaking. Funny how this strings were worst for me

[@MrRackenstein]

Where's steve vai?

[@brylidan]

do i need a special tool to cut the strings ?

[@grant.m.ball0603]

I put Para digm on strings on all my guitars they are the best and have never broke one

[@evanguerrero697]

0:07 como hago para poner las puas igual??

[@toastfan23]

They're alright. I broke em in 2 and a half weeks but I play hard. I usually break 10s in 5 to 20 days.

[@______jsh______]

It's my dream or kinda, to use a slinky but still I can't buy 'em and now this Paradigm, still can't get them. :/

[@Nathandabest08]

I've never broken one but the rust so fast if you don't constantly clean them

[@AJayPerez223]

what size he use?

[@BudderPyroFizz]

finally！

[@dynamo4582]

Do a stronger than Angus Young

[@mrjackbilbo]

He broke string playing double talking jive in auckland last year,. He played on

[@emmanuelbenitez9628]

Can i use 11 gauge strings in standard tuning without fucking the neck?

[@einkanal1586]

I wanna tune down to drop g#. Which strings should i use?

[@H.E.M.]

Who the fuck plays in drop g# Drop tuning is so ass

[@sirspongadoodle]

drop c is enough for me how tf do you expect to get there? just get a 6string bass.

[@iggycygnus7430]

Don’t these strings damage frets?

[@bradleyvest4086]

I broke a paradigm string the first day that I had them... tried to contact them about the “break a string, get another set” deal, never heard back from them.... I have never broken a Daddario NYXL string and my playing is super aggressive.

[@Gjini.]

Someone know... wich gibson that is?

[@JMunn55]

Not a real Gibson. A high quality 1959 replica handmade by Kris Derrig in 1986 with Slash's signature Seymour Duncan pickups

[@noeladams4771]

What do you think a punch from Slash feels like?

[@metalheadblues]

Noel Adams like a strong girl

[@sirspongadoodle]

weak, weak af. heroin, coke, meth you name it, that stuff dont make you too strong..

[@joeycarpenter1239]

Broke one in San Antonio!

[@ericpigg2689]

Yep. I was there. End of Double Talkin Jive if I am not mistaken.

[@asdasd_94]

I have broken a high E string twice and a D string in the course of about 6 months or so lol

[@g405t]

When he said Balls and started laughing, LOL

[@amiaamis2498]

I like you slash

[@austinwessonmusic777]

Still using Power Slinky and they work just fine. I break anything else way too easily.

[@wallaceeoliveira]

Legal, vocês viram o show no rock in rio ? Algo quebrou

[@Mikemcjr]

I wouldn’t say Ernie Ball arent the best strings but they have certainly taken over the market lol slinky Are like everywhere

[@nyx_jupiter-trash]

Ive only ever used GHS

[@lpgoog]

Go figure. I've been using ERNIE BALL REGULAR SLINKY .010 (very rarely broke strings. mainly changed them systematically) on my JP12. Recently switched to .009 PARADIGM. Broke a high E last night at a New Year's Eve party. Barely played guitar beforehand. Hope that's just a statistical blip. Feeling a bit insecure about using .009. Never seen that happen to LUKE live. :-)

[@ernieballinc]

Hi there, we're sorry to hear that you had an issue with your Paradigm strings. Shoot us an email at [e-mail] and we'll make it right.

[@Vladislav_jackov]

I put a pack of super slinky’s on 8 months ago I have not changed my strings since

[@admiralrodney3818]

Where's Ace the previous guitar tech?

[@fredfragniere]

So why do you change it every 8-10 songs as you said in a previous video ... hm ?

[@tobig66620]

What is the Boss Pedal in front of the Amp ? Ge 7 ?

[@mariosolinas1656]

Tobi g. It's a boss dd3

[@samiam8706]

Tobi g. U

[@tobig66620]

Mario Solinas ok thanks

[@dk70]

The first time i used Ernie Ball strings was before a gig we had at my school. The strings were great once they got set up, but i had to give the guitar to another guy and after he played the strings were dead. Very dissapointing. Since i dont change strings too often (usually when they break) it wasnt long before i had to change em again.

[@sleevelessace]

i saw a video of him on his 2023 tour with GNR n broke a string on stage LOL

[@waynegram8907]

Is it true that these strings don't break easy or its a joke? because all guitar strings use a steel core wire so what is the difference between the Paradigm steel core wire they are using to make it strong or they are using less nickel and a thicker steel core wire?

[@Henry-be5eo]

I've broken so many .10 gauge paradigms ;(

[@profile1251]

greatest hard rock guitarist of all time. both rhythm and lead

[@fourkray4825]

User Delusion 100%

[@jonystap7815]

Debatable

[@LeeTong69]

I can play pentatonic scales. Am i the 2nd greatest?

[@wylandrunge7169]

User Delusion Definatly debatable

[@gegolis123]

your kidding right? Pentatonic scales is the most used ones smartass.it simple but it depends on how you use it. Hendrix,Page,SRV,Clapton,Gilmour,Rhoads,etc

[@stefanpalicki3538]

do one with steve vai

[@jonathanvargas7543]

Slash use Power slinky’s?

[@ciri151]

I can't use Ernie balls. My sweat will rust the strings in less then a week. I'll stick to elixers. Those things last for ages.

[@VintageSlide]

Sherlock Holmes paradigms have a 90-day break and rust free guarantee. Break one or have rust on one in the first three months and ernie ball replces them for free.

[@ruggie.74]

@@VintageSlide Really? Holy shit. But you probably have to send them in, right? Like, you can't just take them into your local shop and get them replaced?

[@VintageSlide]

Brandon Ruggles i emailed ernie ball and they told me to go to the place i purchased from. They took care of everything. I didnt even have the receipt for my purchase or anything. Very easy and very nice.

[@marcogiampa283]

@@ruggie.74 you are only allowed one per year though, or one mer email :), or if its in the shop theyll let you

[@onelove101unity]

@@VintageSlide Yeah but Elixirs last like 6 months easily even with hours of playing a day soooooo.

[@TapalKuda]

how much does guitar tech salary nowadays?

[@KyleOConnell22897]

So I heard slash broke a string during rock in rio...😂

[@miguelpereira3342]

String theory please

[@zgjacksonofficial4315]

What slash using evh pedal 😮😮😮

[@fadetoal]

I am going to see if they are stronger than me!!

[@geraldmartin3625]

I break ernie ball strings just by looking at the pack behind the counter. Ive been using Dean Markley Blue Steel since 2007 and havent broken a string since

[@magno8397]

I mean who Remembers that Crazy Train solo, his tech must have been drunk

[@Hilltophood96]

Great sounding strings wish the sound lasted longer tho 😏

[@veroniktarem6745]

J'y connais rien! A priori c'est très résistant très solide! Et ne perdent rien niveau harmonie etc . Un plan de vente et je m'y attelle! 👍✨✨✨🖤

[@CamaroFTW]

Who snips the string before stretching it?! I guess when they're free it doesn't matter. Dude still rocks.

[@Viking-Guitarist]

Tech took off all the strings before putting new ones on.... I don't have a tech, but I change my strings one by one, to keep the tension.... :-)

[@tyler_bt3326]

Viking Guitarist it's not a tremolo bridge, therefore it's not necessary to keep the tension

[@6teen167]

Viking Guitarist ....same here bro.....1 at a time to not f$!k with the neck tension.....read most of the comments & you and i are the only ones !! take care & rock on 👍👍

[@sirspongadoodle]

@@6teen167 both delusional i see, no they dont do anything. infact its probaly good for the neck as tension eventually destroys.