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Joe Beebe, Grohl's guitar tech says, “I use D’Addario EXL 115s, but I throw the bottom two strings away and I replace them with a .42 fo... more

"The strings that I'm playing on the [Epiphone Casino] are these bad boys right here. I've been rocking' on these since I started. That's... more

"On the Penguin, which we call 'Pingo'.. That one is .011-.049, again D'Addarios," says Josh Klinghoffer's guitar tech. more

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Brent Hinds is listed on D'Addario [official website](http://www.daddario.com/DaddarioArtistDetails.Page?ActiveID=3777&ArtistId=13893&sid... more

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Reviews
Trusted musician and artist reviews for D'Addario EXL115
Based on 8 Reviews

Best Strings
These are what are on all my electrics. I mean, I'm not sure what you can say about this, other than they're amazing strings. They have a great sound, they feel great to play on them, they don't die for AGES... And as a bass player mostly, these let me do my bends on a guitar without fear of a break.
edited over 4 years ago
Buzz
I've been using Ernie Ball 2223 on my Les Paul Studio and wanted to try EXL115. The low E started to buzz a lot. I thought it was due to the gauge change (.9 to .11). I thought it needed some adjustments on the bridge, truss rod... But before trying that, I removed the strings and restring my guitar with Ernie Ball 2720 (also .11). Where is the buzz?! Gone! And more: it nailed every string tune. Maybe someday I will try EXL 115 againg, but any time soon. Now my favorite strings are Ernie Ball 2223 and Ernie Ball 2720. I know not setting up the guitar when changing the string gauge is an illusion. But that was my experience.
The best strings for electric guitar I've tried so far.
I'm using these strings for over a year now and they didn't show any bad sides. They stay in tune very well, which is a thing I very much appreciate, because that way I can pick up the guitar just for a really quick few chords or something and I don't need to worry that it sounds horrible. They keep their tone very well and it's not a too big fading in tone between new and used string. They offer a good feeling, which is very important. I find when you are using the guitar a lot, you don't want to be unhappy with the feeling the string gives you. You can fingerpick them as well what makes you feel a little like Mark Knopfler ;)
A very cool side-effect of using these. You can redeem points on D'Addario's player's circle.

Good.
Well every string is good and unique in its own way. this is not a fit for me mainly because I play metal music but it ain't a bad string.

edited about 1 month ago
Great strings
great quality stuff from daddario, give me a nice rhythm sound fits me due to being purely a rhythm player

My strings of choice
These are one of the sets I use when I play. Except I customized this set by adding a .42 for the A-string and .60 for the E. It gives me a much more beefy sound since I have a heavy_pick_hand. Dave Grohl uses this exact set that's why I use it also. \m/

Great
I play them with mit FMT and my Strat in E oder Eb tuning for Indie/Alternative Rock
Really love it because 1. Great crisp sound because of the nickel wound bass strings 2. they don't vibrate at Eb, caused by the strong pull
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Description
EXL115 is the popular choice for players who prefer moderate flexibility and a full, beefy tone.
XL Nickel Wound, D'Addario's most popular electric guitar strings, are precision wound with nickelplated steel onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core. The result, strings with long lasting, distinctive bright tone and excellent intonation, is ideal for the widest variety of guitars and musical styles.
Preferred for their moderate flexibility and rich, full tone, Round wound with nickelplated steel for distinctive bright tone, Environmentally friendly, corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh, Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance, String Gauges: Plain Steel .011, .014, .018, Nickel Wound .028, .038, .049
Good
I use it on my les paul with tuning half step down or C or drop D or C.