EXL116 is a hybrid set with an .011 on top and a .052 on the bottom, giving the strings moderate flexibility on the high strings with booming, tight low end. Optimized for down tuning.

• Hybrid gauges optimized for down tuning
• Round wound with nickelplated steel for distinctive bright tone
• Environmentally friendly, corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh
• Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
• String Gauges: Plain Steel .011, .014, .018, Nickel Wound .030, .042, .052

XL Nickel Wound, D'Addario's most popular electric guitar strings, are precision wound with nickelplated steel onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core. The result, strings with long lasting, distinctive bright tone and excellent intonation, is ideal for the widest variety of guitars and musical styles.

D'Addario Item No. EXL116

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EXL116 XL Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings, Medium Top / Heavy Bottom, 11-52

EXL116 is a hybrid set with an .011 on top and a .052 on the bottom, giving the strings moderate flexibility on the high strings with booming, tight low end. Optimized for down tuning.

Revered Everywhere

Our best-belling electric set, XL Nickel has been revered by players everywhere since 1974. Made with a high carbon steel core and nickel-plated steel wrap wire, XL Nickel strings have a bright, versatile tone, ideal for a wide variety of musical styles. 11-52 Medium Top/Heavy Bottom gauge strings are a hybrid, providing the high strings moderate flexibility, with a booming, tight low-end.

IDEAL FOR: ALL GENRES