XL Nickel EXL125-3D Electric Guitar Strings, 09-46, 3 Sets

I’ve used D’Addario strings for years, and the EXL125-3D set continues to be one of the best options out there for electric guitar players. This 3-pack is excellent value, especially if you go through strings regularly like I do. The hybrid gauge (9-46) gives the perfect balance: the lighter top strings make bending easy and expressive, while the heavier bottom strings provide solid rhythm tones with plenty of punch. The tone is bright, but not harsh, and they settle in quickly after the first stretch — staying in tune reliably even with aggressive playing. The nickel wound design gives a smooth, comfortable feel under the fingers and a classic, versatile sound that works well across multiple styles — from rock to blues to indie. Plus, each set is individually sealed inside the main packaging to keep them fresh, which is a big plus if you’re not using all three sets at once. Overall, D’Addario remains my go-to brand for a reason: consistent quality, great tone, and excellent durability. Highly recommend these for anyone looking for a dependable string upgrade.

Brilliant guitar strings. My go to strings for Fender scale length guitars

I LOVE these strings. These have been my go to string brand and gauge for a number of years. Daddario always put out amazing quality products at a great price and these are no exception. These sound nice and bright, and hold their freshness for a number of weeks of heavy playing. They break in quickly and hold tuning amazingly. I really can not recommend these enough. These are great for a number of genres and playing styles. Perfect for me when on fender scale guitars in standard or Eb tuning.

Just really good all-round strings. The coloured ball ends are a very good idea to help avoid putting the wrong ones in position. Well packaged, last a long time and I've never had rusty ones straight out of the pack, unlike certain other brands. Can't go wrong.

I've tried many different brands such as Curt Mangan, Ernie Ball, Everly B-52s, GHS, Gibson all of which are relatively well-priced but have a very obviously short life. I must say that there are times when using this set of D'Addario EXL125 strings, I sort of wonder why I bothered at all because at the fraction of the cost compared to so many up-market brands, the string life and delivery of tone from the D'Addarios is actually consistent and good. Do not expect "breath-taking" tone, which, also depends heavily on your guitar and playing ability ;) Having a rather heavy hard-rock rhythm right hand coupled with a desire for wild bluesy bends, I chose this gauge to suit my style which covers anything from blues, country to jazz and rock and roll. I use these strings with a tele, strat, an SG and a firebird VII: all sounding good. If you're tired of mucking around with experimenting or struggling to afford expensive strings which claim to last longer, just remember this: it actually helps to just wipe down your strings after playing. After all, strings are made of metal and they WILL rust no matter how expensive or boutique the make. Just bear in mind that the strings wraps of the EXL 125s are NICKEL-PLATED instead of PURE NICKEL, hence the cheaper price. It is misrepresentation of some sorts, but: I've been using this set for about 2 weeks, approximately 2-3hrs playing time per day and they are still alive, and I expect them to last for another 2 more weeks of playing.

Simply the best strings in the world, used them myself for ever probably the worlds most popular guitar strings used by countless famous players, the best.

Exceptional quality from Daddario as always. Clean sound. Great feeling and lasts a long time.

U use these on my Gibson and Fender guitars. Great value for money.

seem to be authentic strings.

Le uso da sempre,non tradiscono mai,sono durevoli e a un prezzo super...

4～6弦が太くテンションが稼げ、1～3弦はそのままなのでチョーキングしやすいです。 半音下げチューニングでメタルやるのに丁度いい感じ。

Worth the price.

My daily drivers for many years. You've got to be able to trust your strings, especially when recording or playing out. And if you're on a budget, it's more important that you get value out of each set. I don't break strings in normal use; practicing, playing out, recording, whatever. Occasionally I'll break a string stretching a new set, and I mean occasionally. Recently I tried Dean Markley Blue Steels in the same gauge, since I have a replica Hentor Sportscaster - the infamous hot-rodded Strat Rush's Alex Lifeson played in the early 80s with the Bill & Becky Lawrence L500L in the bridge - and Lifeson used Dean Markley Blue Steels in this gauge - 46-9. I tried them out to see if there was a tone differences, to see if it was a necessary part of the "replica." I bought a 3-pack. The B string in the first pack broke during stretching (and I was being extra-cautious, in case they were weaker than the D'Addarios), so I opened the second pack and replaced the string. THE SECOND ONE BROKE during stretching. The B string in the third pack didn't break, but I burned three packs of strings for one change, and that's just simply unacceptable. I'll break a high string occasionally when using D'Addarios, but never, ever like that. And I play hard. Having a replica of one of Lifeson's axes, you might guess I play a little Rush here and there. The secret to sounding like Lifeson is less distortion than you think, but hitting the guitar harder. His chords sound like explosions partly because of how hard he's hitting the strings. Despite hitting them harder than your average player, I don't break D'Addarios while playing. (Of course, it helps to change your strings regularly, I normally don't go more than about two weeks on a set, and breakage increases exponentially with string age.) Another thing I started doing because of my research on my replica Sportscaster, was using these regular bottom/super light top strings. I grew up playing on 9's, but the whole set was "super light" - so the bottom E was 42. With these strings, the three bottom strings are heavier. This gives me a more balanced and versatile sound - I still have the light strings on top for leads and Gilmouresque 1.5-step bends, but I can really dig into the lower strings for super-heavy chording. I imagine that the heavier bottom cushion the blow of Lifeson-style hard-hitting chording, and absorb a lot of the energy that might stress the higher strings. I've gone to EXL-125s on my other electrics as well. On the occasion that I need to play in a lower tuning, like open C, I like the EXL-115's, which are 49-11. I should see if there's a set that's like these for lower tunings, with heavier lower strings, maybe 52-11, but the 49 gauge seems to tolerate tuning down to B with just a little variation in pitch if you hit it hard enough.