Description
Baritone guitars need gauges and core construction suited to their extended scale and lower tuning, and the D’Addario EXL157 set is built exactly for that job. This XL Nickel Wound set is designed for traditional, longer-scale electric baritones tuned to B, including instruments like the Danelectro baritone.
Each string pairs nickel-plated steel wrap wire with D’Addario’s hexagonal high-carbon steel core. The six flat edges of the hex core bite into the wrap wire during winding, keeping every coil locked tightly in place. The payoff is a string that holds its tuning and tone longer, without the wrap loosening or slipping under heavy playing.
Round wound construction gives you the familiar textured feel most electric players grew up on, while the nickel-plated steel wrap delivers the bright, articulate voice that’s become an industry benchmark across genres. On a baritone, that clarity matters even more — it keeps low B chords and riffs from turning to mud, so individual notes still cut through.
Every EXL157 set is wound on D’Addario’s own precision, computer-controlled machinery in the USA, with incoming wire checked before it ever reaches a winder. That process is what keeps one set playing and sounding just like the last.
- Purpose-built for long-scale baritone electrics tuned to B
- Round wound, nickel-plated steel for classic bright tone
- Hex core construction for a secure, long-lasting wrap
- Made in the U.S.A.
- Gauges: .014, .018 plain steel; .026, .044, .056, .062, .068 nickel wound
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