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This combination has been, and still is, \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e sound of Rock!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlinky sets are sealed in an airtight, water-tight foil package which is quality tested every hour at their factory - they’re literally dunked in a tank of water!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small segment from the incredible list of players:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Buddy Guy, Angus Young, Steve Vai, Ronnie Wood, John Petrucci, Steve Morse, John Mayer, Mick Mars, Steve Lukather, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, Cory Wong, Don Felder, Billie Joe Armstrong, John Fogerty, Weezer, Elvis Costello, Brad Paisley, Paul Stanley, Johnny Mar, Iron Maiden, Smashing Pumpkins, St. Vincent, MUSE, Alice In Chains, Bruno Mars, Avenged Sevenfold, System Of A Down, The Strokes, Fall Out Boy, The Offspring, Marilyn Manson, Maroon 5, Nine Inch Nails, Blink-182, Rise Against, A Perfect Circle, Paul Gilbert, Tool, Tom DeLonge, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, AFI, Social Distortion, Rodney Crowell, Thrice, Jason Richardson, Mateus Asato, Kurt Vile, Bad Religion, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Cheney, Vampire Weekend, Papa Roach, Ghost, Halestorm, Andy McKee, Sublime with Rome, Dawes, Albert Lee, Pennywise, Seether, Sum 41, Billy Talent, NOFX, Sully Era, MxPx, Frank Iero, Billy Duffy, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Dhani Harrison, Alt-1, Jason Isbell, Hunter Hayes, Avril Lavigne, etc…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ernie Ball","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45003531321638,"sku":"P02212","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7131\/9590\/products\/1558543414-35090700_da8b123a-6e78-4f38-accb-bbc563eea4f4.jpg?v=1685102658"},{"product_id":"ernie-ball-2212-primo-slinky-9-5-44-electric-guitar-strings-3-pack","title":"Ernie Ball 2212 Primo Slinky 9.5-44 Electric Guitar Strings, 3-Pack","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHREE TIMES THE ROCK! 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