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11-04-2006, 03:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London, England | | | d'addario exl170, your thoughts
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First off, sorry if this topics already in the forum, its. Question, what do you guys think of d'addario exl170s? thanks a lot |
11-04-2006, 03:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | The D'Addario XL strings are my weapon of choice. However, I use a slightly different gauged set (a bit heavier E and A string) but they're, IMO, the best readilly availble string on the market, and absolutely the best at their price point from my findings. Their QC is great (got one bad strings between hundreds of sets for electric guitars, acoustic guitars, double bass, electric bass, 12 string bass) and can't complain at all.
Tonally they're crisp out of the package and are anything but unbearable. They develop a mellow thump as time goes on, and are comfortable on the fingers as well.
Unlikely that you'll catch me using something other than EXL165's, EPS165 (the steel version) or ECB-81 (flatwounds) by D'Addario.
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11-04-2006, 03:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London, England | | | thanks, im getting a set tommorow then |
11-05-2006, 09:27 AM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | My choice as well; clear highs, solid lows, but without the stainless steel rounds "unbearable zing;" at least for me...but I'm not a slapper or pick guy; I'm all fingerstyle. These feel good, are a nice meduim tension, last long, and are a great warm sound with enough high end to cut well...
The price point is real nice too...
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11-05-2006, 09:56 AM
| | | | I've been using the lighter-gauge XL220's for about 5000 years now (ok, actually since about '91.) Never had a bad set and they have the tone I like. |
11-05-2006, 01:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London, England | | | Cheers guys, d'addarios it is |
11-05-2006, 01:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC/LI | | | Another vote for the exl170s, just picked up a new set last week. Tim, what do you switch the E and A with? I've been wanting to get a heavier G.
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11-05-2006, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by fenderx55@yahoo Another vote for the exl170s, just picked up a new set last week. Tim, what do you switch the E and A with? I've been wanting to get a heavier G. | I use the EXL165 set, with a .085 A and .105 G string.
Have you tried the EXL160's?
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11-05-2006, 07:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC/LI | | | My bad, I actually play the 160s, I've never seen the 165s in the store though...
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11-05-2006, 07:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | I play them. I love them. All my bass belong to D'Addario.
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11-05-2006, 07:32 PM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | [quote=tplyons]I use the EXL165 set, with a .085 A and .105 G string. QUOTE]
You mean .105 E, right?
I'd hate to play the set that started with a .105 G, that'd net you like a 1/2" E string 
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