Hefty ropes for the serious jazz archtop.

Gauges 11-14-18-28-38-49.

World-renowned as "The Player's Choice" among guitaristss of all genres and styles. XL strings are wound with nickel-plated steel, known for it's distinctive bright tone, excellent intonation and reduced fret wear. EXL115s are among D'Addario's most popular round-wound, nickel-plated electric guitar strings.

D'Addario is the world's largest manufacturer of strings for musical instruments. Many top guitarists won't play any other brand. Regardless of your playing style, D'Addario has a set that's right for you.

D'Addario EXL115 Nickel Blues/Jazz Electric Guitar Strings Features:

• Player's choice
• Nickel roundwound
• Bright, lasting tone

The best balance of long-life, high-enough tension to make the guitar sing, and easy playing. Order a passel of 'em today!

D'Addario EXL115 Nickel Blues/Jazz Electric Guitar Strings

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SOOO SEXY

Posted by what uppp from Ontario, Canada on Nov 27, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: York University music student studying jazz guitar

Reviewer's Play Style: jazz, blues, rock, alternative, pop

I just strung my guitar with these guys, and hoooly, they sound sooo good! I used to play with 10's all the time, and these sound much fatter and richer. The extra weight of these strings just feel really nice to play. I have these strings on a Godin Lg, through a Vox AC15, and through the clean channel it sounds sooo big and rich and just amazing, perrrrfect for jazz. Unless you play exclusively rock, I really don't see why anyone would want to use 10's. The 11's aren't even that much harder to bend, anyone who has been playing a decent amount of time could get used to them in a second.

So yeah, if you're looking for an all around richer sound with more depth, get these suckers.

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Great sounding strings

Posted by crazy al from central va on Jul 12, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: active musician

Reviewer's Play Style: rock

These sound great on my guitar, actually they came stock on it (collings 290). I play every night for a couple hours and I find I need a new set every week to ten days to really keep the guitar singing. At least a coule sets a month. I do agree they wont break for a long time but they do lose their soul and get thinner sounding after about ten or so hours of playing and get a lot harder to bend.

Depends on what you are playing I guess and technique. I like these a lot and buy the pro packs to have some on hand. I think they respond well to the purple dunlop 1.5 mm delrin picks also- I guess any heavy would do. All said this is the only string I will ever use from now on. They just feel good and sound great.

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GREAT STRINGS PERIOD

Posted by straussdaddy from Shamokin on Jun 29, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Lead Guitarist

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock N Blues

ive played with these strings through my whole career and ive played wit ernie balls.....well wat i think of them....these things last...maybe every 3 months or so they start losin thier great luster and freshness.....but they still rock after dat long....i always get excited when i put a new pair on...i wouldnt have em any other way...speakin of im buyin a set so i dont need to worry bout buyin em for a while...haha

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Absolutely incredible. I started playin...

Posted by alan from bawlmer maryland on Jun 16, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: active musician playing out weekly

Reviewer's Play Style: funk rock blues with an emcee

Absolutely incredible. I started playin when I was 13 yrs old (currently 23) and I started with .09 gauge daddario electric strings. I messed around with all the gauges they offer, ernie ball, elixirs, even cryogenically frozen strings but the truth is, there is not a more versatile and reliable string than d'addario, personally the .11g is the perfect fit for any style of music. Amazing tone, amazing life, amazing product. Dont waste ur time and money, go d'addario!

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Must be good for Jazz or Blues players

Posted by steelepig from Rough & Ready,CA on Mar 21, 2009

Experience w/product: I have heard about it

Reviewer's Background: Musician-to-be

Reviewer's Play Style: Almost everything

I do play some jazz and blues songs. So maybe whenever I find more songs that have anything to do with blues or jazz in particular, maybe these string gauges are just the ticket. But if Ernie Ball strings work better for me than D'addario Electric guitar strings, then that's the brand I will stick to. Period.

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D'Addario EXL115 Nickel Blues/Jazz Electric Guitar Strings

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