Available for Electric Guitar and Bass.

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XL Nickel Wound, D’Addario’s most popular electric strings, are precision wound with nickel plated steel onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core. XL Nickel electric strings deliver a bright tone and precise intonation, ideal for a wide range of musical styles.

D’Addario Electric Guitar Strings

	XL Nickel Wound	XT Nickel	NYXL	XL Chromes	XL Half Rounds	XL Pro Steels	XL Pure Nickel
Tone	Bright & Versatile	Bright & Versatile	Bright & Articulate	Warm & Mellow	Semi-Bright	Crisp & Crunchy	Rich & Clean
Feel	Natural	Natural	Natural	Smooth	Smooth	Tactile	Natural
Life	Standard	Extended	Standard	Enhanced	Enhanced	Enhanced	Standard
Coated	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
NY Steel	✘	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘
Fusion Twist	✘	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘
Number of Strings	6, 7, 8, or 12	6 or 7	6, 7, 8, 10, or 11	6 or 7	6	6	6

1. 

   Round Wound

   ROUND, WOUND, AND RESPONSIVE.

   Round wound strings have a feel and tone familiar to players plus durability and precise intonation.

2. 

   Hex Core Construction

   Six Sides of Stability

   The precision drawn hex core was pioneered by D’Addario, to allow the wrap wire to grip the core.

3. 

   String Winding Technology

   Wound to Perfection 700,000 times a day

   String winding equipment built by D’Addario creates between 500,000 and 700,000 strings per day.

4. 

   Wire Drawing

   Exact Standards, Extraordinary Sounds.

   D’Addario’s wire drawing machines produce wire to our specs, yielding high performance products.

1. 

   Brandi Carlile

   “D’Addario strings are a very important part of the technical quilt that make up my tone. Whether we’re in the studio or on stage, my band and I only use D’Addario.”

   Brandi Plays XL Nickel 10-52

2. 

   Mark Knopfler

   “I use D’Addario strings on everything, acoustic and electric. In 30 years I’ve never had a bad string on a guitar.”

   Mark Plays XL Nickel 09-42

3. 

   Jimmy Herring

   “I’ve been using D’Addario strings as long as I can remember, and I’ve experimented with a lot of gauges.”

   Jimmy Plays XL Nickel 10-46

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