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Get it between 2025-01-02 to 2025-01-09. Additional 3 business days for provincial shipping.
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 D’Addario 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 USA—drawn to our exacting specifications at our New York production facility.
Product 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 09-40 Super Light Balanced Tension set is designed for greater dynamic control and a more consistent feel between strings. From the Manufacturer We call it math. You'll call it music. Available for guitar and bass, D’Addario Balanced Tension sets are comprised of mathematically optimized string gauge combinations, resulting in greater control and playing comfort. Combined with the distinctive bright tone of XL nickel wound strings, each set offers greater dynamic control and a more consistent feel between strings. Innovation at your fingertips: Through extensive, detailed, and comprehensive testing, the performance advantages you’ll experience with D’Addario Balanced Tension XL sets over traditional strings are as follows: Based on traditional gauges, but optimized for “balanced tension” between strings Mathematically equalized resistance delivers comparable feel from string to string Even effort while bending, strumming, plucking and slapping delivers greater dynamic control. More Balance, More Control, More Selection XL Balanced Tension Sets are available in 3 different options for Electric Guitar: The D'Addario Difference Your strings matter. D'Addario's XL Nickel Wound strings are engineered to serve as the critical link between you and your guitar. Our most popular electric guitar strings, XL's are precision wound with highly magnetic nickel-plated steel to exacting specifications, resulting in strings with long lasting, distinctive bright tone, and excellent intonation. Ideal for the widest variety of guitars and musical styles, XL's are the choice of countless professionals around the world. The combination of the most advanced computer-controlled winding technology and stringent incoming wire inspection delivers unmatched consistency, string after string, set after set. Our passion for and commitment to environmentally responsible packaging and raw materials fuels our continued innovation. Every D'Addario string is made in the U.S.A., ensuring the highest quality and performance.