D'Addario EXL140 Electric Guitar Strings

D'Addario EXL140 Electric Guitar Strings - The Light Top Hybrid Set With A Heavy Bottom

EXL140 is one of D'Addario's most popular hybrid sets, combining the high strings from an EXL110 (.010) with heavier low strings (.052). This combination delivers powerful low end for heavy chording and flexible plain steel strings for bending. Optimized for down or drop tuning! XL Nickel Wound, D'Addario's most popular electric guitar strings, are precision wound with nickel-plated 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.

• String Gauges - Plain Steel .010, .013 .017, Nickel Wound .030, .042, .052
• Hybrid gauge combines EXL110 for flexibility with heavier 4th, 5th, and 6th strings for a more solid low end-
• Round wound with nickel-plated 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

Available In

• Single Set
• 3 Set Packs
• 10 Set Packs

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