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Not had a ton of playing time yet but so far they feel exactly the same.
So if they last enough longer by comparison they'll be a winner.
Initial impressions are they feel, sound and have the same tension as regular daddario exl’s, which is exactly what I was hoping for.
These will be my go to string from now on.
I think they're keepers
I find the NYXLs a bit easier to play than the EXL as they are easier to bend at the same gauge.
Just to be clear these were on a guitar which is constantly on a stand in my studio room, it’s never put away in a case. I’ve never wiped the strings down/cleaned them since I put them on and the guitar does get played a lot. That being said it doesn’t seem to reflect the claims that D’Addario are making about these strings. It’s possibly my sweat that has eroded them, but I’ve used regular D’Addario XL’s for years with no issues. I can normally make a regular set last for 2-3 months providing I wipe them down after each session.
I’m going back to Elixirs for now.
How is everyone else getting on with them.
I put mine on the day they came out, think it was about the 3rd of September, and have played them every day and they're totally fine. As are the normal D'addario strings I put on my other guitar at the same time.
Kind of annoying in a way cause I really want to try out some 9.5 strings (after being pleased with the feel of Eb tuning on 10s but wanting the notes to be on the same frets as my basses) but want to keep going to see how much longer the XT set lasts, if any.
At first, I thought they were ok and I'm a D'addario EXL user anyway (9.5s and 10s) and they're also my preferred bass strings. Within a very short space of time, I found them stiff, dull and lifeless. I've also tried the NYXL's in the past and didn't get on with them and so whilst D'addario will still have my custom, I won't be switching to the XTs.