Description
Ever notice how some sets feel tight on the low B and floppy on the G, forcing you to adjust your attack every time you cross strings? D’Addario built the EXL170BT set to fix exactly that. Instead of just scaling up traditional gauges, they ran the numbers to balance tension across all four strings, so your fretting hand and plucking hand deal with a consistent amount of resistance no matter which string you’re on. That means your slap thumb hits the same wall of resistance on the E as it does on the G, and your bends land where you expect them.
Tone-wise, this is still classic XL nickel wound: bright, punchy, with the magnetic output to drive your pickups hard and cut through a band mix. These are the strings that earned XL its reputation as the go-to choice across genres, from pick-style rock to fingerstyle jazz to heavy slap funk.
Each string is precision wound on D’Addario’s digitally controlled machines in the USA, which keeps intonation locked in and the fundamental clear string after string. The corrosion-resistant packaging keeps them fresh from the shelf to your bass, and every set comes with the consistency bassists have relied on for decades.
- Balanced Tension design for even feel across all strings
- Round wound with nickel-plated steel wrap for bright, punchy tone
- Long scale set, gauges: .045, .060, .080, .107
- Made in the USA with digitally controlled winding for tight consistency
- Environmentally friendly, corrosion-resistant packaging
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