If you've ever wanted the warmer, rounder tone that defined early electric guitar, the D'Addario EPN120 XL Pure Nickel strings are worth a look. Made with a high carbon steel core and pure nickel wrap wire, these strings revive the rich, clean tones heard in early blues, rock & roll, and country music. That's a noticeably different character from the nickel-plated steel strings most players use today — smoother and warmer, with less of that bright, punchy edge.
The EPN120 is D'Addario's lightest gauge of Pure Nickel strings — a .009–.041 Super Light set that is easy to bend and very flexible. Compared to nickel-wound steel guitar strings, XL Pure Nickel strings have a decidedly smoother — plus a purer and warmer — response. They're well suited for cooling down hot-wound humbuckers and taking some edge out of a vintage single-coil.
XL Pure Nickels feature a wrap wire of pure nickel roundwound over a hex core. Like all D'Addario electric guitar strings, XL Pure Nickel strings are made with D'Addario's proprietary Hex-Core, ensuring perfect intonation, consistent feel, and reliable durability. And unlike true vintage strings, XL Pure Nickel guitar strings feature a digitally controlled winding process that yields perfect consistency from set to set. They're made in the USA at D'Addario's New York production facility.
Product Features:
- Pure nickel roundwound wrap wire over a high carbon steel hex core
- .009–.041 Super Light gauge — easy to bend and flexible
- Vintage-voiced tone suited for blues, rock & roll, surf, and country
- Digitally controlled winding process for set-to-set consistency
- Made in the USA at D'Addario's New York facility
- Packaged in a recyclable VCI (corrosion-inhibiting) bag
Brand: D'Addario
Model: EPN120 XL Pure Nickel
SKU: EPN120
Condition: New
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