For some reason I though D'Addario's were cheap strings from when I was in music theory and the teacher would use them on his acoustic guitars. Well, I was wrong! I bought this 2-set pack to put strings on a Fender Mexican Jazz that I thought had some serious problems with it. Turns out it was the strings. These babies breathed new life into that Jazz Bass, and man it sounds awesome now. I was geeking out to Rush's "Cygnus X-1" before I knew it! Don't be fooled by the price - these are quality strings.

These strings give me a great slap and finger sound. They have a balanced bass, mid,and treble sound. I've played a lot of brands before and these sound the best for just about every style. Great intonation and I never broke one in 22 years and never got a bad one Outstanding quality! And don't forget the price. It's a great deal!

from 1980 to 1992 I was Rotosound ONLY. Nothing else would do. I had tried D'Addario once, gee, it must have been about 1983. I was not impressed. From 1992 to 2006 I bought cheap strings - I had found an unknown no frills brand, and they were great! When a friend gave me a free pack of EXL165, I thought 'why not, they're free' - and I was impressed. I couldn't help but wonder if they had changed significantly since '83, or my ears were more finely tuned. I like 'em, I really do. I get the Twin pack which is why I gave full points for value. The twin pack is only slightly more then 2 packs of el-cheapos. Why do I like them? Nice feel, nice tension, good sound and I love the .085 'A' string in this set. I would gladly endorse them ....if I was famous I would love a deal ( hint, hint D'Addario). Anyway, just my thoughts.....give 'em a go

I tried these after hearing several recommendations from friends. So I gave them a shot. Upon putting them on my bass I was not very impressed. No volume to them at all. The low end sounded like mud. Only in midrange did these strings make any kind of agreeable sound. The worst part of it was when after only about a week and a half of playing, I noticed that my D string was producing a high pitched buzz on the open string as well as all frets. After about five minutes I realized that the string was starting to gradually uncoil. The loosened coil was vibrating against the bridge and producing the buzz. Under further inspection I found that the winding on all four strings was very sloppy and it is no surprise that one became undone. The haphazard production and mediocre tone make a terrible buy. I expected more from a company like D’addario.