American Musical Supply American Musical Supply My Account Track Order Wish List Chat for Help Request Catalog AMS Forum
Add $49.95 to your cart for
FREE Shipping*
 
Call Us 24/7 At: 1-800-458-4076
 
SHOP BY BRAND
Akai | Alesis | Behringer | Epiphone | Fender | Gibson |
Ibanez | JBL | Korg | Line 6 | Mackie | See All Brands |

 
DAddario
DAddario EXL Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings
Model Options:  
Collapse 
DAddario EXL Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings

D'Addario XL Electric Guitar strings are world-renowned as The Player's Choice amongst gutiar players of all genres and styles. XL strings are wound with nickel-plated steel, known for it's distinctive bright tone and excellent intonation.

Features

  • Round wound
  • Nickel-plated steel wrap wire
  • Bright, true sound


D'Addario String Alloy/Tone Glossary
Electric and acoustic guitar strings, as well as all of their bass strings are produced by winding a wrap wire around a high-carbon steel hexcore wire. The type of alloy used as the wrap wire determines the tonal quality of the strings. Here's a quick reference guide:

    Nickel - D'Addarios XL strings are made using nickel-plated wrap wire. Nickel provides great overall tone and sound, and has been the best-selling type of electric guitar string over the last 50 years.
    Stainless Steel - D'Addario XLS guitar strings are made with a stainless steel wrap wire. Stainless steel provides a brighter, more cutting tone. They're generally used on electric instruments, but can be used on acoustic instruments as well. ProSteels bass strings utilize a specialized steel alloy that delivers super bright highs and deep, focused lows for a distinctive piano tone.
    Phosphor Bronze - D'Addario Phosphor Bronze acoustic guitar strings are legendary for their full, rich, acoustic tone. Phosphor bronze provides a warm and bright tone. They also produce Phosphor Bronze strings for acoustic bass.
    80/20 Bronze - D'Addario 80/20 Bronze (also referred to as brass) acoustic guitar strings provide a brighter tone. 80/20 Bronze strings have great acoustic clarity coupled with extra-bright, loud tone.

Collapse 

DAddario XL Nicklewound Electric Guitar Strings Specifications

Individual Gauges

  • Extra-Super Light (EXL130); .008, .010, .015, .021, .030, .038
  • Super Light Top/Regular Bottom (EXL125); .009, .011, .016, .026, .036, .046
  • Super Light (EXL120); .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042
  • Regular Light (EXL110); .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
  • Light Top/Heavy Bottom (EXL140); .010, .013, .017, .030, .042, .052


 
 
Expand 

Quantity:
Add to CartAdd to Wish List
Email this Page to a Friend
edge   
 

 
 
edge   
 

 
 
edge   
 

 
 
edge   
 

 
 
edge   
 

 
 
edge   
 

 
 
edge   
 

 
 
edge   
 

 
 
edge   
 

 
 
edge   
 

 
Rate and Review this Product:      Rate It
4 people rated this item
Captain Dick from Springfield Il USA
Overall Ranking:
Overall:
Reliability:
Action:
Finish:
Playability:
Quality:
Tone:
Subject:Great quality, great deal
Quality: Used them for years and love them
Reliability: it is extremely rare for me to brake a string
Overall: great deal
Playability and Feel: easy playing and feels great
Tone: great tone
Finish: great deal
Action: action is great
Skill Level: Semi-Pro
Do you own this product?: yes
Date submitted: 12/28/2008
 
Alex from Atlanta from Atlanta, Ga
Overall Ranking:
Overall:
Reliability:
Action:
Finish:
Playability:
Quality:
Tone:
Subject:The only string I've found worth buying
Quality: A quality product, though there are occasional issues, they are predominantly easy to tune and hold tune well over time.
Reliability: I can count on a set, with moderate to heavy play, for a coupe of weeks to a month. I've had to dabble with gauge, but once you find the right fit it's easy to get a good amount of ewar from these strings.
Overall: This is a quality, well-made product.
Playability and Feel: Depending on the gauge, these strings can sound chunky, bluesy, thick or bright. It's most about style, and these are versatile, particularly for the price.
Tone: Dynamic, and malleable.
Finish: A decent finish, but looks matter little when compared to playability and tone.
Action: Good action out of the box. Need to make sure that the same strings are used or intonation should be adjusted to get the best action and sound.
Skill Level: Semi-Pro
Do you own this product?: Yes
Date submitted: 12-08-08
Sign up or view your wish list

"I love the 3 or 5 Easy Payments idea. It's great when you want the thing you need most and you have time to budget for it!!" Oct '09