D'Addario XT Coated Bass Strings - Electric Bass Guitar Strings - 4-String, Lt. Top/Med. Bottom, 45-105

1st change of strings in 4 years. Past ones were D’Addario. Cannot fault them.

Quality

Very good quality strings, feel good and sound very nice and bright on my Fender Precision Bass. very recommended!

D’addario. Sorted.

I first tried these bass strings when they were on special offer. They sounded fantastic on my old Fender Precision. The slight coating is smoother on the fingers than I anticipated, but they dont affect the sound. I play old classic rock fingerstyle and with a pick and am more than happy. I dont like really bright zingy strings and these are not too bad.

Being a long time daddario bass string fan; I was itching to try these out. I had seen a lot of reviews on forums and YouTube that were not very complimentary at all about these. Most folk saying they go dead quick or sound lifeless after a few days. I just had to try them for myself , as they say , the proof is in the pudding. I put them on and initial thoughts were ‘these are as near as damn-it to NYXL strings’ which I had on my bass prior. There’s a slightly noticeable detection of a coating on them as NYXL strings have a particular feel that these didn’t have. The coating is no where near as noticeable as a set of elixir ( but will they last as long as the king of coated strings ?) . They have slightly more tension which I noticed on the action as it raised up a tad, a little truss adjustment sorted that out , but sound wise straight out the packet they were just like NYXL. First set I bought: After a few days of playing they did round off quicker than what NYXL do, but some folk like that . Personally, I think NYXL strings sound better at around there 2-3month old mark, so it didn’t bother me. Lasted a good 3-4 months before I took them off. Second set I bought: after a couple of practises and one gig, they went totally dead , flatter than a pancake. They came off very quickly .

These strings went dead after 5 hours of playing, very disappointing for coated strings.

Don’t really last any longer than uncoated strings and sound dull. Not for me. The only plus is that they’re cheap(ish) but even then I would rather pay more for better quality.