Description
If you’re chasing that piano-bright top end without sacrificing low-end punch, EPS165-5 is D’Addario’s answer for 5-string players. It’s a hybrid set — the .045 and .065 highs come straight from the EPS170 lineup, while the .085 and .105 borrow from EPS160, and a .135 Low B rounds things out for extended range.
ProSteels use a specialized steel alloy that D’Addario calls its brightest, most magnetic formula. Translation: harmonically rich highs that cut through a mix, paired with tight, deep lows that don’t turn to mush when you dig in. Whether you’re fingerstyle or picking aggressively, these strings hold their edge and keep the attack articulate string to string.
Scale-wise, this set fits long-scale 5-string basses up to 36 1/4 inches, so check your bass before ordering. Every string is made in the U.S.A. on D’Addario’s proprietary machinery, which is why players keep coming back to this exact hybrid combo — consistent tension, consistent tone, set after set.
- Hybrid gauge set: .045, .065 from EPS170 + .085, .105 from EPS160 + .135 Low B
- ProSteels alloy for bright, magnetic, harmonically rich tone
- Deep, tight lows for that classic steel ‘piano tone’
- Fits scale lengths up to 36 1/4 inches
- Made in the U.S.A.
Swap out your dead strings for a fresh EPS165-5 set and hear the difference — that dull, lifeless low B suddenly has definition again.
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