These best selling D'Addario XL Nickel Wound Electric Bass Strings lay the grooves for some of the biggest bands in music!

"D'Addario is the string for the funk of the future!" - Lige Curry, bass player for Parliament Funkadelic

D'Addario's XL Nickel Electric Bass Strings offer a distinct, bright tone, with excellent intonation and a "fret-friendly" nickel round wound feel that make them the top choice of bass players of all genres around the world. The nickel-plated wrap wire is ideal for magnetic pickups, relaying the highest sound quality.

All D'Addario strings are precisely wound around a hexagonally shaped high-carbon-steel core wire by computer-controlled machines guaranteeing clear intonation, rock-solid fundamentals, and incomparable consistency in every string. The tight core tension produced through this rigorous quality-controlled process results in a harmonically rich, longer-lasting string.

Gauge: EXL160S Medium Short .050 .070 .085 .105