D'Addario XL Nickel Wound Bass Guitar Strings - (45-100) Regular Light - Short Scale (30')

XL Regular Light/Short Scale - 45-100

EXL170S is D'Addario's best-selling bass guitar set optimized for short scale basses.

XL Nickel Wound electric bass strings, long recognized as the industry standard, are ideal for a wide range of musical styles.

Dial It In. Crank It Out.

XL Nickel Wound, D'Addario's most popular guitar strings, are precision wound with nickel plated steel onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core.

The result—strings with long lasting, distinctive, bright tone and excellent intonation—is ideal for the widest variety of guitars and musical styles.

Round Wound Strings

Round wound strings have the feel and tone that most players are familiar with.

This string construction combines the strength of the steel core with the tonal properties of the wrap wire alloy.

String Winding Technology

String winding equipment is designed and built D'Addario's engineering team, guaranteeing a production range of 500,000 to 700,000 strings per day.

Digitally controlled string winding machines ensure productivity, accuracy and consistency.

Hex Core Technology

Precision drawn hexagonal core was pioneered by D'Addario.

This innovation allows wire wrap to grip the core for superior dimensional stability, enhanced durability and precise intonation.

Wire Drawing

D'Addario's in-house wire drawing machines produce musical instrument wire to our exact specifications.

Control over materials, equipment, and and quality allows us to deliver high performance.

Product Features:

• Coating: Uncoated
• Number Of Strings: 4
• Scale Length: Short
• Set Type: Sets
• Wrap Material: Nickel-Plated Steel
• Short scale version of D'Addario's best-selling bass guitar set
• Round wound with nickel plated steel for a distinctive bright tone with clear fundamentals
• These strings are designed for short scale basses (30”+) and have a taper at 32”
• All D'Addario strings are designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA
• String Gauges: Wound .045, .065, .080, .100