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XL Nickel Wound, D'Addario's most popular guitar strings, are precision wound with nickel plated steel onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core. The result—strings with long lasting, distinctive, bright tone and excellent intonation—is ideal for the widest variety of guitars and musical styles.

PRODUCT SPECS

  • Coating: Uncoated
  • Number Of Strings: 4
  • Scale Length: Long
  • Set Type: Sets
  • Wrap Material: Nickel-Plated Steel

PRODUCT FEATURES

  • Our best-selling electric bass strings, revered by players for their reliable performance and versatile tone.
  • Nickel-plated steel wrap wire provides a bright, tight bass sound, great for a variety of musical genres.
  • Like all D’Addario bass strings, XL Nickel are made with our proprietary Hex-Core, ensuring perfect intonation, consistent feel, and powerful durability.
  • XL Nickel bass sets have a code on the recyclable VCI bag, which you can register to earn Players Circle points.
  • XL Nickel bass guitar strings are made in the USA—drawn to our exacting specifications at our New York production facility.

STRING TENSION CHART

ITEM # NOTE DIAMETER TENSION
XLB040 G2 0.040 in 14.734 kgs
XLB060 D2 0.060 18.574
XLB075 A1 0.075 16.097
XLB095 E1 0.095 14.39
D’Addario – 40-95 Long Scale Bass Nickel Wound – Super Light EXL220

D’Addario – 40-95 Long Scale Bass Nickel Wound – Super Light EXL220

Regular price $31.50
Sale price $31.50 Regular price $31.50