D'Addario XL ProSteels Bass Strings EPS165, 45-105 Gauge, 4-String Set | Bright Tone, Tight Lows, USA-Made

• 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 loosen and remove the old bass strings one at a time to avoid neck tension changes. Use a string winder for faster removal.
• Install New Strings — Thread the new D'Addario ProSteels through the bridge and anchor them. Wind the string around the tuning post, ensuring the first few wraps are at the bottom for stability.
• Tune and Stretch — Tune the strings to pitch. Gently stretch each string by pulling it away from the fretboard and retuning. Repeat this process until the strings hold their tuning.
• Play and Adjust — Play your bass to allow the strings to settle. Make fine tuning adjustments as needed. Enjoy the bright tone and enhanced clarity of your new ProSteels.

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