D'Addario EXL170BT Balanced Tension Nickel Wound Bass Guitar Strings - .045-.107 Regular Light Long Scale Reviews
D'Addario's Balanced Tension Nickel Electric Bass Strings use optimized string gauges for more control and playing comfort. Combine this with the bright sound of nickel and you get a strings with great dynamic control and a consistent feel from string to string for balanced picking, plucking, slapping, and strumming. Sweetwater knows that choosing the perfect string is vital to a musician's sound. Each Balanced Tension Nickel Electric Bass string plays with clear fundamentals and unparalleled consistency. The nickel-plated steel wrap wire is known for it's excellent intonation and distinctive bright tone, which complements most playing styles.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Oh Yeah!
I've played D'Addario strings forever. (OK, just 45 years) Love them! I have usually put XL160s on my basses, but I decided to try the XL170BT set. I am in love! My P bass plays like butter. Great feel and the usual D'Addario quality and sound. Super recommended!
D'Addario EXL170BT Balanced Tension Nickel
My new strings! Been playing them for about
4 months and love them. Great all around string for
all styles.
Fabulous Tone!
Review ~ Enter D'Addario's new 'balanced tension' set of hex core nickel-plated stainless steel EXL170BT roundwounds. The notion of balanced tension is a good one, and D'Addario's execution is one of excellence. String-To-String balance of: volume; tone, and feel is outstanding! Consistancy to the extreme. Winding is uniform and smooth for reduced string screech.
Tone: Full & Highly Textured. One of the very tightest bottom ends I have ever heard in a roundwound. Large. Big. Huge. Vibrant. Aggressive low-mid growl. Fat meaty mids. Visiously snarling high-mids. Soaring highs that are light and airy with crystalline clarity & high definition.
Attack: with a pick = WWIII! Great Slappers. Plenty of punchy 'umph when finger plucked.
Overview: Well made. Plays in quickly. Holds tune well. Good feel. Excellent full range of tone. No annoying unmusical tin can ringy-zingy wangy-twangy clanky-wanky nonsense.
