XL ProSteels Bass Strings EPS165, 45-105, 4-String

I'm absolutely in love with these strings. I've had them on only a day and currently love the sound and feel of them. On first impression, the strings felt a lot abrasive against my fingers than the D'Addario Nickel Roundwounds that I was removing from my Jazz Bass. The strings tuned right up to pitch and I only had to adjust them 2 times as they settled in. As for the sound, it's, well, amazing. The sound I get with the neck pickup (Jazz Bass) and tone wide open is simply incredible. Both pickups sound very good too as does the bridge solo'd. Roll off the tone and you get a nice, deep sound. The highs and the lows on this set of strings are balanced out very well. I play a mix of genres and bands, think Rush/Green Day/Iron Maiden/Smashing Pumpkins, bands like that. The strings adapt well to any sound required for my playing. The strings feel very rough, a lot tougher than traditional roundwounds. They will wear out your frets faster and your fingers will probably hate you after a few hours. I would recommend these strings for anyone playing rock/metal/progressive and looking for a really bright sound with deep low ends. I would not recommend the strings for beginners as they are very rough against your fingers and could be very painful if you haven't developed callouses. Conclusion: D'Addario ProSteels are great strings for bassists looking for a really bright sound with a balanced low end. They are very rough against your fingers so I wouldn't recommend them for beginners. Update 18 November 2024 - it’s been over 7 years since my review and I still stand by every word I said. I don’t play as much anymore, and as such am still running the last set I bought in 2020. Between then and now I tried a few other brands, but kept coming back to D’Addario ProSteels. I’d like to add as well that when the strings get old, they don’t develop that sticky feeling you’d get with nickel wound. They also still sound okay and definitely passable for most scenarios where the bass is a background instrument. I think I’ll treat myself to a new set after 4 years!

Good quality stainless steel bass strings. These strings are punchy and clear.

Hi to everyone here. It’s my first time to buy D addario strings, and I did it on Prosteels rounds. I think these stainless steel strings are among the best as for longevity and as for Sound result. I didn’t see them sound super bright for punchy Funk sounds, unlike with a little palm muting on the bass bridge and with a pick, I can say they sound pretty much the same as flats. Today now 20:57pm I just put them on, on my Jazz B, and I am F....n far too excited by their live sound. Comparing stainless steels and Nickels, I can say, Prosteels are far too better.... and of course I recommend them. I will for sure think of buying also, D addario chrome flats in the near future. I really didn’t expect that D addario would produce such awesome strings. Guys?? Well done, keep it up. You already won one more customer- me!!!! My review is entirely real and decent. Ilias 39, Athens Greece

D'addario. My favourite strings of all time, the strings i ALWAYS end up going back to. Consistent and not had one snap for years. Buy them.

Strings arrived on time, sealed, not even a scuff. If you've been considering giving these a try, go for it. They really are noticeably brighter in tone than the nickel-steels. Extremely clear sound and strong attack, especially if you're playing through the strings, slapping or using a pick. Put them on my ibanez SR 305 and they sound great through the humbuckers, good with the coil tap engaged but you might want to roll off the treble just a pinch. The one major issue I would warn about is that they are not very finger-friendly. If you've got the callouses you're good, but I can't imagine they'll be comfy on fresh fingers. They have a little more grip in the texture, so that might take some adjusting. Conversely the extra grip I can see being beneficial in a live environment where there's sweat, beer, blood or other fluids to contend with.

These strings are very much worth the price. I've used these twice for my bass ahead of recordings, and they've always sounded bright and clean for each one without having issues of the strings buzzing on frets (a problem I had with another, cheaper product). Will continue to purchase these strings for my bass since they do such a great job!

You would think I would have learned my lesson by now. I have tried various manufactures for string's and each time I always end up going back to D'Addario ones. I just recently tried Rotosound super steels for short scale bass and I thought they were probably the worst string's I have ever tried which surprised me as I love their flatwound monel hybrid gauge string's. So anyway I changed them over for these string's and just cut them to length. They sound brilliant! I'm not going to go into great detail about them as all I need say is that they feel, play and sound brilliant. I do recommend them and I would buy them again in a second. I think I will just stick to D'Addario string's as they are so consistent and I have yet to play with a bad set from them.

Very bright sound, good quality

utiliser avec Fender Steve Harris Précision Bass impeccable

Justo a tiempo y el producto de buena calidad y fiable

Wenn man einen super-clanky Sound braucht, um es z.B. durch ein Darkglass-Pedal zu jagen und der Gitarrist live nur noch doof guckt, sind das genau die richtigen Saiten. Schön thrashig, präsent, aber Fundament ist auch genug da.

Daddário PRo steels é corda que eu mais amo, sou contrabaixista há mais de 20anos, já testei e usei vários outros jogos e coisa só de alto nível , mas a melhor corda pra mim é a corda de aÇo Daddario Pro STEELS ...eu to fechado com Daddario sempre!!! meu sonho é ser endorse dessa corda!rsrs

Ich habe seitdem ich Bass spiele schon mehr Geld für Saiten als für Bässe ausgegeben und halte die ProSteels für die aller besten Saiten, die es gibt. Sie sind elastisch im Spielgefühl, brilliant in den Höhen und metallern in den Tiefen. Sie halten auch sehr lange diese Qualitäten. Es gibt zwar auch wesentlich teurere Saiten, ich habe sie ausprobiert und bin immer noch von den ProSteels begeistert.