D'Addario XL ProSteels Bass Strings EPS170-6, 32-130, 6-String | Bright Tone, Tight Lows, USA-Sourced

• 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 detune and remove the old bass strings one by one. Clean the fretboard and hardware before installing new strings.
• Install New Strings — Thread the new D'Addario XL ProSteels Bass Strings through the bridge. For the tuning posts, wrap the string around 2-3 times, ensuring it's secure and evenly tensioned.
• Tune and Stretch — Tune the strings to pitch. Gently stretch each string to help it settle and maintain tuning stability. Re-tune as necessary over the first few hours of playing.
• Play and Adjust — Play your bass to test the tone and feel. Adjust string height and intonation at the bridge if needed for optimal playability and sound.

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