D'Addario XL ProSteels Bass Strings EPS160-5, 50-135 Medium Gauge, 5-String Set | Bright Tone & Tight Lows

• Bright and Durable: Our brightest bass guitar string, XL ProSteels are made with our proprietary Hex-Core, ensuring perfect intonation, consistent feel, and reliable durability
• Rich Highs, Tight Lows: Stainless steel wrap wire produces enhanced interaction with magnetic pickups, offering a palette of harmonically rich, brilliantly penetrating highs, combined with pronounced, tight-and-tough lows
• Strings for Every Style: From jazz to metal to rock, bluegrass, blues, folk and more, we make great sounding strings for every genre and level from beginner to pro, including strings for bass, acoustic, classical, and 12-string
• Sound Better, Play Better: Shop our whole collection of guitar accessories including string winders, picks, straps, capos, tuners, cables, gear bags and cases, plus strings for banjo, mandolin, ukelele and more
• Made in the USA: As the world’s largest and most respected maker of musical accessories, D’Addario strings are made to exacting specifications at our cutting edge New York production facility

• Remove Old Strings — Carefully unwind and remove the old bass strings one by one from your 5-string bass guitar. Avoid removing all strings at once to prevent neck tension changes.
• Install New Strings — Thread the new D'Addario ProSteels strings through the bridge and anchor them. For the tuning posts, insert the string end and wind it evenly, ensuring the string seats properly in the nut slot.
• Tune and Stretch — Tune the strings to pitch (E-A-D-G-C for 50-135 gauge). Gently stretch each string by pulling it away from the fretboard and retuning. Repeat this process until the strings hold their tuning stably.
• Adjust Intonation — Once tuned and settled, check the intonation at the 12th fret. Adjust the bridge saddles as needed to ensure accurate pitch across the entire fretboard for optimal playability.

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