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D'Addario EXL156 XL Nickel Wound Bass VI Guitar Strings - .024-.084

.024-.084 Electric Guitar Strings for Fender Bass VI, Nickel Wound
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D'Addario Quality Strings for Your Fender Bass VI Guitar

D'Addario XL Nickel Fender Bass VI strings are the perfect way to enhance the tone and intonation of your Fender Bass VI electric guitar. Sweetwater knows that choosing the perfect string is vital to a musician's sound. XL Nickel-wound guitar strings are made from nickel-plated steel wrapped around a hex-shaped core. This gives your guitar bright tone, excellent intonation, and a long life. Designed specifically for your Fender Bass VI, you'll hear the difference in your tone when you choose D'Addario XL Nickel Fender Bass VI strings!

D'Addario - Making strings for over 300 years

Behind every set of D'Addario strings are over three centuries of fine craftsmanship. The D'Addario family tradition began in the tiny town of Salle, Italy in 1680 where they made assorted instrument strings for over two hundred years before relocating to New York in 1905. As the modern string making industry began to develop, the D'Addario family emerged as innovators by designing the winding machine most string makers still use today. And while their techniques have modernized, the pride that goes into each set of strings dates back to the D'Addario family's earliest roots.

D'Addario XL Nickel Fender Bass VI Guitar Strings Features at a Glance:
  • Guitar strings specially made for your Fender Bass VI
  • Bright tone
  • .024, .034, .044, .056, .072, .084
  • Bright tone
  • Nickel-plated steel wrap around hex-shaped core
D'Addario's XL Nickel Fender Bass VI nickel wound strings deliver supreme definition!
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Tech Specs

  • Guitar Type: Bass VI
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Coated: No
  • Gauges: .024, .034, .044, .056, .072, .084
  • Winding Type: Round Wound
  • Core Material: Hexagonal Steel
  • Winding Material: Nickel Plated Steel
  • Manufacturer Part Number: EXL156

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Rated 4.5/5

Pawnshop Bass Vi Strings

Bought 2 packs of these D'Addario strings for my Fender Pawnshop Bass VI.
These strings have a great tone for this particular instrument! You get nice low end and also a nice mellow bright tone from the higher strings. The strings seems well made, dont hurt your fingers, and at this price Im glad I could grab more than one pack. Overall, Im very happy with these D'Addario strings. Sweetwater ships quickly too!
Music background: Recording Engineer, Rock, Jazz, Electro, Experimental
Rated 3/5

Low E on this set...should have been a 0.95

Having played the Bass IV for over more then 5 year now, I think the D'Addario set is not bad. However, the Low E (0.84) is indeed too floppy. A 0.95 (like the more expensive La Bella set) would be a far better solution if you tune this instrument one octave lower then a regular guitar (E-e)

However, you might considering putting a "Buzz Stop", which you'd normally would use on a Jazzmaster of Jaguar to get rid of the string buzz, on your Bass VI trem for better overall string tension. I did this and never looked back. I'm very please with this mod. It even makes the EXL 156 feel and play much better.

I use the VI as my main bass in a Surf rock trio drenched in reverb and echo and for that sound, the EXL 156 is not bad.
Rated 2/5

GReat Tone - floppy E

These strings have great DAddario tone , BUT - the low E is WAY TOO FLOPPY. The E, A and possibly the D are too small and have less tension so - they are very floppy and boingy. The Low E needs to be at least a 90 instead of a floppy 84. This set will disappoint you...
Music background: Multi intrument musician, stage tech, studio engineer, producer
Rated 1.5/5

Floppy sets

this set is way too light for the Fender or Squier Bass VI ! these sound better, but are too floppy , especially on the low E and do not have the correct tension across the neck. i cannot figure why both Fender and D'Addario continue to produce string sets that are too light and floppy for this instrument, in spite of intense complaints and comments by players.. The web forums are filled with this same type comment.
The proper gauges ie: low E at 95 or more - will make an obvious and striking difference in string tension, and playability .
Music background: Touring and studio musician. Producer and editor
Rated 1/5

What was D'Addario thinking?

These strings are real nice... until you get to the .84 gauge low E string and it's way too floppy and loose. I recommend the LaBella Roundwound VI set instead. It's twice as expensive as the D'Addario set, but they don't skimp out on the low E.
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