D'Addario XL ProSteels Bass Guitar Strings - EPS165 - Long Scale - Regular Light Top/Medium Bottom, 45-105

Great strings at a good price (always worth checking different sites), clear, defined sound if you prefer steel to nickel, good feel on fingers and reasonable durability as well!

I'm absolutely in love with these strings. I've had them on only a day and currently love the sound and feel of them. On first impression, the strings felt a lot abrasive against my fingers than the D'Addario Nickel Roundwounds that I was removing from my Jazz Bass. The strings tuned right up to pitch and I only had to adjust them 2 times as they settled in. As for the sound, it's, well, amazing. The sound I get with the neck pickup (Jazz Bass) and tone wide open is simply incredible. Both pickups sound very good too as does the bridge solo'd. Roll off the tone and you get a nice, deep sound. The highs and the lows on this set of strings are balanced out very well. I play a mix of genres and bands, think Rush/Green Day/Iron Maiden/Smashing Pumpkins, bands like that. The strings adapt well to any sound required for my playing. The strings feel very rough, a lot tougher than traditional roundwounds. They will wear out your frets faster and your fingers will probably hate you after a few hours. I would recommend these strings for anyone playing rock/metal/progressive and looking for a really bright sound with deep low ends. I would not recommend the strings for beginners as they are very rough against your fingers and could be very painful if you haven't developed callouses. Conclusion: D'Addario ProSteels are great strings for bassists looking for a really bright sound with a balanced low end. They are very rough against your fingers so I wouldn't recommend them for beginners. Update 18 November 2024 - it’s been over 7 years since my review and I still stand by every word I said. I don’t play as much anymore, and as such am still running the last set I bought in 2020. Between then and now I tried a few other brands, but kept coming back to D’Addario ProSteels. I’d like to add as well that when the strings get old, they don’t develop that sticky feeling you’d get with nickel wound. They also still sound okay and definitely passable for most scenarios where the bass is a background instrument. I think I’ll treat myself to a new set after 4 years!

Hi to everyone here. It’s my first time to buy D addario strings, and I did it on Prosteels rounds. I think these stainless steel strings are among the best as for longevity and as for Sound result. I didn’t see them sound super bright for punchy Funk sounds, unlike with a little palm muting on the bass bridge and with a pick, I can say they sound pretty much the same as flats. Today now 20:57pm I just put them on, on my Jazz B, and I am F....n far too excited by their live sound. Comparing stainless steels and Nickels, I can say, Prosteels are far too better.... and of course I recommend them. I will for sure think of buying also, D addario chrome flats in the near future. I really didn’t expect that D addario would produce such awesome strings. Guys?? Well done, keep it up. You already won one more customer- me!!!! My review is entirely real and decent. Ilias 39, Athens Greece

D'addario. My favourite strings of all time, the strings i ALWAYS end up going back to. Consistent and not had one snap for years. Buy them.

Strings arrived on time, sealed, not even a scuff. If you've been considering giving these a try, go for it. They really are noticeably brighter in tone than the nickel-steels. Extremely clear sound and strong attack, especially if you're playing through the strings, slapping or using a pick. Put them on my ibanez SR 305 and they sound great through the humbuckers, good with the coil tap engaged but you might want to roll off the treble just a pinch. The one major issue I would warn about is that they are not very finger-friendly. If you've got the callouses you're good, but I can't imagine they'll be comfy on fresh fingers. They have a little more grip in the texture, so that might take some adjusting. Conversely the extra grip I can see being beneficial in a live environment where there's sweat, beer, blood or other fluids to contend with.

Very bright sound, good quality

These strings are very much worth the price. I've used these twice for my bass ahead of recordings, and they've always sounded bright and clean for each one without having issues of the strings buzzing on frets (a problem I had with another, cheaper product). Will continue to purchase these strings for my bass since they do such a great job!

Great sounding brightness which is the tone I like.. Put them on my Yamaha RBX170. I also have them on my Squier VM J Bass 4 string, and on my Squier VM P Bass V. They seem to sound better on a 4 string. The sustain is very good they chime nicely giving that piano type tone.. Suits rock very well giving a punchy crisp tone.. Since getting ProSteels they're the only strings I want.. All my notes sound clear and defined.

Daddário PRo steels é corda que eu mais amo, sou contrabaixista há mais de 20anos, já testei e usei vários outros jogos e coisa só de alto nível , mas a melhor corda pra mim é a corda de aÇo Daddario Pro STEELS ...eu to fechado com Daddario sempre!!! meu sonho é ser endorse dessa corda!rsrs

Like it and always using it.

I have been searching for these strings in India since 8 years now. Most of the time they were either available in Mumbai or outside India so I carried on with Nickle wound. I always wanted to record modern thrash bass tone which could only be possible due to Lighter gauges stainless steel strings. They are brighter than Nickle wound and apt for Heavy metal songs. Trust me on this been playing bass since 2 decades now.

è stata la prima prova con le Prosteel per me, dopo anni di corde in acciaio ed un periodo col nickel. le ho acquistate prima per un Ibanez Mikro (sono perfette per quel basso) e poi per un Gibson SG reissue. rispetto ad altre corde in acciaio che ho usato negli anni (Rotosound, DR Hi Beam, DR Lo Rider, Dunlop Super Bright...) queste sono molto più "mediose" e frizzanti, ma anche ricche di armonici e brillanti. in basso sono eccezionali, note chiarissime e definite. sull'Ibanez sono state montate ormai un mese e mezzo fa, ci ho fatto diverse prove col gruppo, studio a casa ed una serata dal vivo (in cui è passato di mano facendo suonare un paio di pezzi al pianista), ed ancora sembrano nuove, al punto che spesso mi viene da chiudere il tono. sul Gibson SG hanno avuto poco utilizzo ancora, quindi non posso valutarle sulla durata, ma lo hanno leggermente schiarito e "stretto" in basso, dove in genere è un po' confuso; per le alte non c'è niente da fare, questo basso non le emette. sto usando la muta da 6 corde su un Ibanez sr1206, stessa scalatura, e pure lì stesse sensazioni, nonchè un Si basso eccellente. mi manca giusto la prova con il Gibson Thunderbird.

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