D'Addario Guitar Strings - XL Nickel Electric Guitar Strings - EXL110W - Perfect Intonation, Consistent Feel, Reliable Durability - For 6 String Guitars - 10-46 Regular Light Wound Third
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Style: Regular Light, Wound 3rd, 10-46
Size: 1-Pack
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- BESTSELLING SET XL Nickel are our best-selling electric guitar strings, revered by players since 1974.
- VERSATILE, BRIGHT TONE Nickel-plated steel wrap wire provides a bright, versatile electric guitar tone, great for a variety of musical genres.
- FOR THE ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE Like all DAddario electric guitar strings, XL Nickel are made with our proprietary Hex-Core, ensuring perfect intonation, consistent feel, and reliable durability.
- EARN REWARD POINTS - XL Nickel sets have a code on the recyclable VCI bag, which you can register to earn Players Circle points.
- MADE IN THE USA XL Nickel electric guitar strings are made in the USAdrawn to our exacting specifications at our New York production facility.
Description
XL Nickel Wound electric guitar strings are the standard against which all other strings are measured. Our best-belling electric set, XL Nickel has been revered by players everywhere since 1974. Made with a high carbon steel core and nickel-plated steel wrap wire, XL Nickel strings have a bright, versatile tone, ideal for a wide variety of musical styles. This 10-46 Regular Light Wound Third set takes our most popular electric gauge and gives it a wound 3rd string.
Brand: D'Addario
String Gauge: Light
Instrument: Electric Guitar
String Material Type: Nickel Steel
Finish Type: Polished
Item Weight: 0.529 ounces
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
Country of Origin: USA
Item model number: EXL110W
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: July 16, 2004
String Gauge: Light
String Material: Nickel Steel
Number of Strings: 6
Size: 1-Pack
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Style: Regular Light, 10-46
Size: 10-Pack
First off, reviewing guitar strings objectively is extremely difficult. Any new set of strings will generally sound, feel, and play better than any old set of strings. Moreover, changing strings, tuning them, and breaking them in takes enough time that it is practically impossible to get an exact AB comparison across different brands in real-time. You need two otherwise identical guitars with otherwise identical wood, setup, electronics, fret age, etc, and you need to fit them both with new strings of the exact same gauge and type but different brands, in order to really assess the differences between two brands objectively. Which is close to impossible. That said, I personally own four electric guitars, and the studio I work at has about a dozen more. Over the past 15+ years as a musician, sound engineer, and stage hand, I have almost certainly played or recorded well over a hundred. So while I cannot personally swear to have done a scientific head-to-head double-blind test between every brand of strings, I can say a few things pretty categorically. And I have tried a ton of different makes of string, from Ernie Ball to GHS to La Bella to mail-order to store-brand, etc etc. (For bass, I prefer other brands than D'Addario, but that's a seperate review). Sound-wise and playability-wise, these D'Addario Nickel Wounds are great. They have a high-quality, "as-expected" sound for a new guitar string, straight down the middle of how a roundwound nickel string should sound. Longevity is a more-complicated story, and widely misunderstood. First off, here are the things that compromise metal guitar strings, in approximate order or importance: 1. Metal fatigue. Over time, bending and vibrating a piece of metal causes it to become more brittle and to develop microscopic cracks. Tension, stretching, and deformation exacerbate this condition, which is why even coated strings that are never played become dull and dead-sounding after a couple months of sitting on a guitar, compared to an identical set sitting in its package. This wears out strings faster if you play them, but also even if you just leave them sitting on your guitar. In my experience, D'Addario strings are among the best, if not the best, in terms of mainstream commercial guitar strings when it comes to staying supple, soft, and flexible. 2. Surface oxidization/corrosion. This is where coatings can help. Exposure to air, moisture, skin oils, perspiration, etc has a corroding effect on metal strings. Those black, coppery-smelling stripes that you get on your fretting hand are the product of some kind of chemical breakdown in the alloy your strings are made from, releasing certain minerals from the metal onto your fingers. These effects are often over-stated in the marketing materials of coated-strings: they are real, but they are not usually anywhere close to the first thing that kills a set of strings. The conspicuousness of the symptom (black, dull-looking old strings) is often confused with the effects of metal fatigue, and people sometimes think that if they can keep their strings shiny, they will sound and play like new. Not so. Coatings only help the specific problem of surface corrosion, which can be a real one, but is a minor one for most players who keep their guitars in conditioned spaces and who play with clean hands. After a couple weeks of being installed at tension, even coated strings start to succumb to metal fatigue, and need to be changed even if they have never been played or taken out of the case. 3. Physical deformation is the final and most unavoidable symptom. Unless your frets are made of softer metal than your strings (and we should hope that they are not), then playing your guitar inevitably creates "flat spots" on the strings, where they contact the frets. Probably similar at the bridge and nut. These become physical deformities in the string's resonant characteristics, as well as exacerbating metal fatigue and compromising surface integrity at those points, affecting both of the above. Taking all of the above into consideration, and assuming that you want soft, supple nickel strings that won't chew up your frets, I think these are your best overall choice. My one exception might be if you have serious problems related to surface corrosion, due to bodily PH imbalances or outdoor gigs, etc, in which case you might benefit from coated strings. But for most players, the strings are going to wear out from metal fatigue long before corrosion has a real effect on the sound or playability.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2016 by yep
Style: Super Light, Balanced Tension, 09-40
Size: 1-Pack
Put these on my squier affinity strat, perfect size for the bridge and nut setup. Best quality strings always come from this brand, and the points definitely help. They have been very comfortable to my fingers while playing. Very durable, even dive bombs arent breaking the strings. They flex easy peazy for bending. Performance is good, highly recommended
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Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2023 by Phillip James
Style: Jazz Light, 12-52
Size: 1-Pack
I do not like the really light strings on most electrics. These strings are great if you want strings that stay in tune and work well with a capo. Still bright and lively sound
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2023 by S.Peters
Style: Super Light Top/Reg. Bottom, 09-46
Size: 10-Pack
I go through a lot of guitar strings in general. I like buying these 10-packs to keep costs under 6 bucks a set. I particularly love how these 9's have great brightness, but the low E string is slightly thicker than normal 9 gauge set which enables a heavier chugging sound on any guitar. I also find that they have great tuning stability and are overall a pleasure to play. I have tried others, but I always keep coming back to these as my go-to strings of choice.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023 by Amazon Customer
Style: Regular Light, Balanced Tension, 10-46
Size: 1-Pack
Went from a pair of DR Blues which I had tuning instability with and the D string frayed like crazy with under 2 months of occasional play. After switching to these this guitar stays in tune like a champ. After first setup and tuning I played it the next day about 12 hours later and every string was almost perfectly in tune. It was kinda eerie as before my guitar would never stay in tune that long with the DR Blues 10s. Tone: Tone is on the bright side. Not too bright but definitely bright. Tone is subjective but it was even and I got good harmonics out of it. Feel and Playability: Like Butta. All I can say. The balanced tension is really really really nice. I can't stress that enough. If you are the kind of guitar player that likes easier bends on the 3,2nd and 1st strings then you will love this set. Im also curious if the balanced tension is lending itself to better tuning stability. I'm not sure but it is something to think about. Overall: These strings are great so far. It's too soon to talk about durability since I've only had them for like 2 days but so far I'm really impressed. The 7 dollar pack of DR Blues ended up just disintegrating on me in less than 2 months. Try D’Addario I don't think you'll be disappointed in fact I think you'll walk away ashamed of yourself that you didn't try them before. And YES strings can make a huge difference in the setup, feel and tuning stability of your guitar. Not all strings are created equal. I gave stability a 4 stars and will update to 5 stars after about a week or so of playing if it continues on the track its on. ****UPDATE 1-10-20***** these strings still kick ass and I play anywhere from 1-2 hours a day about 4-5 days a week. They've stayed in tune like champions with my locking tuners. No signs of wear other than than fact they are not as shiny as when I got them new. I do wipe the down every now and then though. For the price these are the strings to get and on a locking trem 25.5 scale guitar they play like butter. Will be my go to strings.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2019 by Giz
Style: Regular Light, 10-46
Size: 3-Pack
Great price point (I guess these can't be shrinkflated). I use them on all my guitars and they stand up well to hard playing.
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023 by James Winston Starkey
Style: Super Light Plus, 9.5-44
Size: 3-Pack
I have been using D'Addario strings for years. Love them!!!! They last too. String breakage...almost never!!! I broke a high E string after I installed a knock off Duesenberg tremelo on my guitar. After much research, I found that a little solder where the winding meets the ball does the trick. I would recommend at least tining the high E and B, maybe the G string too. I don't think this is necessary for any other wiggle sticks but it probably can't hurt either. The down side is, it takes a little time. If you play out, you should have a back up anyway! Long story short...great strings!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2023 by Amazon Customer
Style: Med. Blues Jazz Rock, 11-49
Size: 3-Pack
Went with a little heavier string this time and very satisfied with tone and playability
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023 by Home Funk