XL Nickel are the industry standard in electric bass strings. With their clear fundamentals, booming tight lows, and reliable D’Addario construction, they’re trusted by players everywhere to handle any performance. XL Nickel bass strings are made with a high carbon steel core and wound with nickel-plated steel wrap wire, for consistently bright tone and smooth playability, great for a wide variety of bass styles. 45-100 Regular Light strings is our most popular bass gauge, providing a perfect blend of response and playability.
All Genres
Made in the USA at our New York production facility.
Product Specs
Coating: Uncoated
Number Of Strings: 4
Scale Length: Long
Set Type: Sets, Multipacks
Wrap Material: Nickel-Plated Steel
Product Features
Our best-selling electric bass strings, revered by players for their reliable performance and versatile tone.
Nickel-plated steel wrap wire provides a bright, tight bass sound, great for a variety of musical genres.
Like all D’Addario bass strings, XL Nickel are made with our proprietary Hex-Core, ensuring perfect intonation, consistent feel, and powerful durability.
XL Nickel bass sets have a code on the recyclable VCI bag, which you can register to earn Players Circle points.
XL Nickel bass guitar strings are made in the USA—drawn to our exacting specifications at our New York production facility.
String Tension Chart
Item #
Note
Diameter
Tension
XLB045
G2
0.045 in
42.5 lbs
XLB065
D2
0.065
48.4
XLB080
A1
0.080
40.1
XLB100
E1
0.100
34.7
STRING GAUGE GUIDE
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