D'Addario EXL116 XL Electric Guitar strings are world-renowned as "The Player's Choice" amongst guitar players of all genres and styles. XL strings are wound with nickelplated steel and are known for their distinctive bright tone and excellent intonation. This custom gauge set with medium gauges for the top strings and heavy for the low strings will give you clear voiced mids and highs with thunderous lows. Great for soloing.

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D'Addario EXL116 XL Electric Guitar Strings Medium Top/Heavy Bottom Specifications:

• Gauges: 11-14-18-30-42-52

D'Addario EXL116 XL Electric Guitar Strings Medium Top/Heavy Bottom

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Great strings

Posted by donovanwilder from Minnesota on Aug 13, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Metal

I LOVE DAddario strings, i was trying to find good strings to play Drop B in, these work very well, BUT the .52 is a LITTLE to loose, so i think ima have to go to ernie ball and get custom sized strings, id say these strings would be the BEST for C# standard.

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the best

Posted by Tubeuluse from S.F. on May 22, 2009

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: 12 years guitar and bass

Reviewer's Play Style: all rock

These are the best strings I have ever used. Over the last 11 years I have tried earnie ball slinkys, ghs boomers and recently elixers, and these are definitely the way to go. If you only play cleans 100% of the time then there are other good ones too, but these strings soud the best to me for overdriven and distorted tones. They have the most vibrant tone I've found on the lower strings.

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Great for Drop C

Posted by DarkKnight369 from Peoria, IL on Jun 5, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician in a Band

Reviewer's Play Style: Metal, MetalCore, Melodic Hardcore, Hard Rock

First of all, D'addario strings are where its at. That said, these strings are great. I was using EXL115's before in drop C, and the low C was a little too loose when doing fast triplets. Found out about these bad boys and was sold. They give that little bit extra tension, while not getting too thick and tight. Having the high strings the same tension helps keeping the feel of solos and higher fills. Only problem I had was I had to play with my bridge a tiny bit to adjust the action, now everything is sweet. Worth a try and a buy.

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D'Addario EXL116 XL Electric Guitar Strings Medium Top/Heavy Bottom

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