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“QUALITY STRINGS ARE A GOOD START TO GREAT SIGNAL FLOW”

Scan the packaging of Ernie Ball’s iconic Slinky electric sets and you’ll find an endorser list to die for. From Clapton to Vai, via Petrucci and McCartney, that A-list artist roster is the stuff of marketing gold – but as director of Engineering & Technology Chris Harrington points out, it’s every bit as important to the Californian firm to arm musicians with advanced tone tech.

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