D’Addario XL Nickel Electric Bass strings are world-renowned as “The Player’s Choice” amongst bass players of all genres and styles. All XL strings are precision wound on our exclusive computer-controlled machines, ensuring each string has excellent into nation, clear fundamentals, and unparalleled consistency. The nickelplated steel wrap wire is known for it’s distinctive bright tone and excellent intonation and delivers a universally appealing tone for all playing styles. 5-string version of D’Addario’s best selling bass guitar set Round wound with nickelplated steel for a distinctive bright tone with clear fundamentals Fits long scale basses with a string scale length of up to 36 1/4 inches String Gauges: Wound .045, .065, . Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance