There are few worse feelings in the guitar world than snapping a string. At best, it’s a minor annoyance, requiring you to break open a brand-new set of strings. At worst, it can send a live performance off the deep end! To combat the always-looming threat of a snapped guitar string,  Ernie Ball’s Paradigm series — cutting-edge strings that combine an ultra-high-strength steel core, ball-end reinforcement, and a plasma-enhanced wrap wire to provide players with the most durable, corrosion-resistant, and long-lasting strings possible. To ensure their real-world viability, Ernie Ball extensively tested Paradigm strings with many of the world’s top players, including John Petrucci, Slash, Paul Gilbert, and Kirk Hammett — not one of them managed to snap a Paradigm string. No matter how hard you play, how deep you dive on your trem, or how rough you are on your strings, Ernie Ball’s Paradigm strings can take it.