D’Addario NY XL | Guitar Strings Review

"Regardless of the marketing commotion, all things considered these are the best electric guitar strings I have yet tried"

[metallica]

really a great detailed review. It is wonderful of him to talk about his experience with these strings and not just praise it but also being skeptical of it. What I can't understand is that if you feel that the b string is loose then why don't you use mixed gauges?

[darkeidholorimeevilgeniusp]

is there a new set up required for a floating tremolo using same gauge as the XL's due to the tension difference?

[rosieclabeaux]

First time I was putting a set of these strings on my Gibson ES 350T my G string broke right at the tuner. Never had that happen before. Fortunately, it's still holding. They do tend to stay in tune well and, as mentioned in the video, didn't take long to break them in.

[jsmoothprodction]

I have a question for those experienced guitar players. Would it be a good idea to use Addario guitar strings on a first act guitar????

[amazingvariable]

Love these strings. My main two guitars use 11-56 NYXL. Great strings.

[aaroneow]

I made the switch to NYXL 10's about two years ago, just needed something that lasted longer and had a consistent tone. I was pretty skeptical on them for a while even while using them sometimes, but was gradually convinced after I hadn't had to change them out as often to keep that "broken in" tone and feel. Over the summer I wasn't able to get a set of them, so I went with Ernie Ball Slinky. Now I'm not hating on Ernie Balls, and will always recommend them to beginners and friends, but how much subtly better the NYXLs are is worth paying double for me. Definitely try them out if you've been curious.

[stratplayr]

I must have a bad set of these. Got them put on a month ago and they just refuse to stay in tune. Also broke the G string in the middle of a gig. So far I’m very unimpressed.

[LucidLiquidity]

After playing with these strings for the last couple years, it's hard for me to use anything else. Don't even care that I have to pay a fat premium for them. I used Ernie Balls for the longest time and recently threw a pack of Hybrid Slinkys on there because my local music shop was out of NYXLs and *really* noticed the difference after getting so use to the NYXLs. I play a lot of funky/R&B stuff in my one band and the brightness of these strings really get the job done. However, I've never had a pack last me a week or two. Maybe my hands are just really sweaty, my guitar needs to be serviced, or it's the amount of bending I do, but I had a lot of gigs this weekend and after a day or two, the strings were grimey and the tuning absolutely starts to go out as they lose their tension. Don't think there's any way around that, but by and far these strings are superior to anything else I've played.

[Robstafarian]

By that definition, I am something of a masochist.  I have worked out a balanced tension set, with a plain third string, targeting 23 pounds of tension per string in Open C Minor: 12, 15, 20, 32, 44, 66.

[Stratosteen]

is this Ozzy with Guthrie Govan voice?
lol

[tomlaw]

These strings are not coated. What are you on?

[coldacre]

that neck P90 sounds gorgeous in that Strat

[terrylumpkin]

I would pay the cost I love D’Addario strings

[JimAndcco]

Hi, what is the name of the red guitar your playing

[rolandogabrielballadaresga]

They have very positive qualities but for the price of less than 4 sets, you can buy bulk strings from just strings and have 12 sets :p. To each his own I suppose.

[Pedroguitarbr]

They feel a little bit heavier, despite they're the same gauge I ever used.

[JamesRussoMillas]

I've used these and they're not that great. I use Ernie Ball Cobalts and these feel like flatwounds next to those haha. And no, I don't play metal.

[daverenick]

I was breaking a lot of high E and B strings at the bridge and needed the bridge worked on and decided to try the 10-46 NYXL. I've been using regular daddario 10-46 for years. I would say they are noticeably stiffer and harder to play....definitely harder to bend. The 10's very much feel like 11's and when I mentioned this to my tech guy he agreed and said they make a 9.5 and 9 gauge set as well to address this.Perhaps they last longer and hold in tune they definitely sound little fatter that one might like....like an 11 gauge would....but I'm going back to the old unbalanced stuff I've used for years and what others experience is...In sum....harder to play...stiffer feel....much harder to I do extreme bends...forget it...you won't be able to hit your target note at all compared to the old

[Joe.Howard]

I really like these strings, but yeah they are expensive!

[MelodyAlmroth]

Make sound like magic good when you press and touch them