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The EXL116 XL strings are designed with a hybrid gauge that provides the optimal tension and flexibility required for stable down tuning, ensuring the guitar maintains its tonal quality even when tuned below standard pitches.
The strings are precision wound with nickel-plated steel which offers a bright and distinctive tone. The high carbon steel core adds strength and stability, contributing to the strings' excellent intonation and durability.
The hexagonal core shape pioneered by D'Addario allows for a tighter and more secure winding of the wrap wire, resulting in enhanced durability, dimensional stability, and precise intonation for each string.
D'Addario utilizes digitally-controlled string winding machines, which are designed and built by their engineering team, to guarantee the production of strings that meet exact specifications for consistency, accuracy, and performance.
Absolutely, these strings are versatile and suitable for a wide range of musical styles, offering the flexibility and tonal quality that cater to diverse playing techniques and genres.
Review Summary
All Genres
Wrap: Nickel-Plated Steel
Electric
Uncoated
6
Sets, Multipacks
Plain Steel: .011, .014, .018
Nickel Wound: .030, .042, .052
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Let the EXL116 XL Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings Set elevate your music experience. This hybrid gauged set is meticulously designed for optimized down tuning, making it a versatile choice for various musical styles. Recognized as an industry standard, these electric guitar strings are a testament to D'Addario's commitment to quality and innovation.
Each string in the set is precision wound with nickel-plated steel onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core. This unique construction results in strings that offer long-lasting, distinctive, bright tone and excellent intonation. These are not just strings, but the perfect blend of durability, reliability, and high-quality sound that can cater to the widest variety of guitars and musical styles.
Experience the familiar feel and tone with our round wound strings. This string construction combines the strength of the steel core with the tonal properties of the wrap wire alloy, offering a sound that resonates with guitar players worldwide.
Our string winding technology is a testament to D'Addario's engineering prowess. With a production range of 500,000 to 700,000 strings per day, our digitally-controlled string winding machines ensure productivity, accuracy, and consistency in every set.
The hex core construction, pioneered by D'Addario, allows the wrap wire to grip the core for superior dimensional stability, enhanced durability, and precise intonation. This innovative design ensures that every string in the EXL116 XL Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings Set meets exact standards for extraordinary sounds.
Finally, D'Addario's in-house wire drawing machines produce musical instrument wire to our exact specifications. This control over materials, equipment, and quality allows us to deliver high-performance products that are trusted by musicians worldwide. With the EXL116 XL Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings Set, you're not just playing music, you're creating an experience.