• Features a wound 3rd/G string,optimal for "jazz" style playing
• Round wound with nickelplatedsteel for distinctive bright tone
• String Gauges; Plain steel .013,.017, Nickel Wound .026, .036, .046, .056
• Corrosion resistant packagingfor fresh strings, always!
• Made in the U.S.A. for thehighest quality and performance

Your Strings Matter.

D'Addario's XL Nickel Wound electric guitar strings areengineered to serve as the critical link between you and your guitar.XL's are precision wound with highly magnetic nickel-plated steel toexacting specifications, resulting in strings with long lasting,distinctive bright tone, and excellent intonation. Ideal for the widestvariety of guitars and musical styles, XL's are the choice of countlessprofessionals around the world.

Round Wound

The most popular and universal construction, Round Woundstrings deliver the traditional textured feel most players are familiarand comfortable with.

Nickel-plated Steel

Renowned for their distinctive, bright tone, XL nickel-platedsteel is the industry standard for many genres and playing styles.

Hex Core

D'Addario Nickel Wound strings are wound with nickelplatedsteel onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steelcore. A high carbon steel alloy that is six-sided in cross section.When usedas the core or “center” of a musical string, the 6 edgepoints firmly grip every turn of the wrapwire, ensuring a tight wrapand longer-lasting string.