D’Addario EXL170BT Nickel Wound Bass Guitar Strings, Balanced Tension Light, 45-107
EXL170BT Balanced Tension electric bass guitar strings by D’Addario use optimized string gauges for more control and playing comfort. This combined with the bright sound of nickel gives you strings with great dynamic control and a consistent feel from string to string for balanced bending, picking, strumming, and chording.
Product Features
- Balanced Tension sets allow the player to apply the same amount of fret hand pressure to each string
- Round wound with nickelplated steel for distinctive bright tone
- Environmentally friendly, corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh
- Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
- String Gauges: Nickel Wound .045, .060, .080, .107
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Good for someone not knowing exactly what they like I’m not primarily a bass player and I have limited experience in this area, but I got a set of these a year ago and they still haven’t gone dead. I bought these thinking the old strings were due for a replacement but there doesn’t seem to be an urgent need. I think they’re a pretty good all-around string that can handle a variety of styles in the hands of a novice. The price was right, often less than half of other strings I considered.Feel is nice, and while not as comfy as a…
Great roundwounds, balanced tension is where it’s at I love the balanced tension sets that D’addario puts out – the output on each string is much more consistent and the feel of the strings is consistent too. It was a huge pet peeve of mine when my E and A strings would boom out while the D & G sounded thin and lifeless. This set solves that problem!I dig the way the nickels age too. They start out fairly bright (not as much as SS) and gradually settle into a nice balance of clank and beef that lasts through a fair amount of playing…
These are replacing my Fender 8920 strings on my precision bass now. I used to use the Fenders because of the 110 E string. The 107 on these doesn’t feel different enough for me to notice but its not tapered so it does feel more even when I play closer to the bridge. The finish on these feels smoother than the Fender strings.Pros: the tension feels much more even (note that it is not actually even tension, but closer than most sets are), great bright tone, smooth feel…