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title: "D'Addario XL Half Rounds Bass Guitar Strings - ENR71-5 - 5 String - Long Scale - Regular Light, 45-130"
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# 5-string long scale set precision ground half-round wrap Made in USA, premium quality D'Addario XL Half Rounds Bass Guitar Strings - ENR71-5 - 5 String - Long Scale - Regular Light, 45-130

**Brand:** d'addario
**Price:** € 91.49
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate your bass game with the smoothest half-round strings on the market!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** D'Addario XL Half Rounds Bass Guitar Strings - ENR71-5 - 5 String - Long Scale - Regular Light, 45-130 by d'addario
- **How much does it cost?** € 91.49 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- d'addario enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted d'addario brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Trusted Pro Choice:** Crafted in D’Addario’s cutting-edge New York facility, guaranteeing consistent quality and durability.
- • **Reduced Finger Noise:** Precision grinding and nickel wrap minimize unwanted string noise for cleaner performance.
- • **Long Scale, Perfect Fit:** Optimized for 5-string long scale basses (up to 36 1/4 inches) ensuring perfect tension and intonation.
- • **Versatile for Every Genre:** From jazz to metal, these strings deliver rich, dynamic tones that adapt to your style.
- • **Smooth Playability Meets Bright Tone:** Half-round design blends flat wound smoothness with round wound brightness for ultimate feel and sound.

## Overview

D'Addario XL Half Rounds ENR71-5 are premium 5-string long scale bass guitar strings featuring a unique half-round nickel wrap for a smooth feel and bright tone. Engineered with a high carbon steel hex core and precision grinding, they reduce finger noise while delivering consistent intonation and durability. Made in the USA, these strings are favored by pros for their versatility across genres and superior playability.

## Description

Product Description Coined the “third type of string,” XL Half Rounds bass strings are an excellent medium between round wound and flat wound strings. Half Rounds have a smoother feel than round wound strings, but a fuller tone than strings that are flat wound. Made with a high carbon steel core and pure nickel wrap wire, they’re finished with a precision grinding process to provide a smooth feel and reduced finger noise, with tone that's comparable to round wound bass strings. Made for 5-string basses, 45-130 Regular Light gauge strings take our most popular bass gauge and add a low B-string. From the Manufacturer ENR71-5's combine the playability of common 45-130 gauged 5-string sets with the benefits of an exclusive "Half Round" manufacturing process. This set is fit for long scale basses with a string scale length of up to 36 1/4 inches.D'Addario Half Round bass strings are wound with pure nickel, then precision ground, leaving the outer surface smooth and semi-flat while retaining the flexibility of round wound strings. D'Addario's exclusive heat treating process ensures that Half Rounds retain their round wound brightness and sustain.D'Addario, the world's largest manufacturer of musical instrument strings, is known as The Players Choice with a reputation for unsurpassed quality and consistency. D'Addario's innovative packaging reduces waste and provides protection from corrosion. All D'Addario strings are manufactured in the U.S.A. using proprietary, digitally controlled, state-of-the-art machinery for unmatched performance, set after set.

Review: I LOVE the tone (and feel) of these (ENR71M) half round, medium scale strings on my Hofner Club bass. - Bottom Line: These strings truly do have most of the smooth playing feel of a set of flat wound strings, though not completely as smooth. (The outer winding surfaces were made as normal round wounds, then the outer surface was ground down until the surface was flat-ish.) Yet the tone of these strings retain a noticeable amount of the brightness and overtones of round wound strings. The best of both worlds on a bass if you ask me. Very Important!: These medium scale strings fit my Hofner Club bass perfectly. The heavily wound portions of the strings run from below the archtop's floating, rosewood bridge and then, just past the nut of the bass, these strings quickly taper down to where they DO fit into the holes of the guitar tuning pegs Hofner uses on its basses. The E string's taper at the top is just enough that it fits snugly into the E tuner's post hole. The other strings, of course, fit into their tuners with more ease. This bass is a joy to play, and the feel and tone of these strings have increased my enjoyment of playing it. I was given a Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass for Christmas, though I got it early. The Club bass is made in the same manner of hollow body construction as its more famous Hofner Violin or "Beatle" bass brother, only the Club bass uses the same Les Paul-ish shaped, single cutaway body as the Hofner Club guitar. The natural tone of these hollow body basses has a distinct thuddy, woody character resulting in a tone more akin to the tone of a large acoustic double bass than does any Precision or Jazz bass. These Hofner basses are 30 1/4 inch scale (15 1/8 inch from nut to center of twelfth fret) basses for which there are notoriously few choices of string sets because of the extra string length needed from the bridge to the trapeze tailpiece. I have wanted a Hofner Club bass for over twelve years (when I first laid eyes on one of these sunburst beauties being played by Kurt Smith of Tears for Fears) and I finally got one; even if it is the $350.00 Chinese version rather than the $2300.00 German original. (The bass's manufacture, finish, and workmanship are simply amazingly close to perfection! I'm truly impressed with the workmanship.) However, I really liked the sound of this Club bass with the included round wound strings. Sadly, the winding end of the factory strings were coming unwound somehow and the A string broke at the tuner, necessitating this string purchase. On my other bass I have long used a set of D'Addario ENR71 "Half Round" bass strings and love them. If the Hofner Violin and Club bass users on the bass forums are to be believed, the vast majority of new Hofner bass owners immediately on delivery remove the round wound strings installed in the factory and replace them with LaBella or other brands of flat wound strings. I guess the idea is to get as close to Paul McCartney's unique thumpy bass sound as possible. I'm different, and am loving the thumpy AND bright overtones, and feel of these D'Addario ENR71M medium scale strings on my new short scale Hofner Club Bass.
Review: Feel, Tone, and Versatility! - These half-round bass strings give me the full tonal Range I desire, plus a tonal Quality that is even more impressive. And what's Really going to sell you is the Feel! Smooth as silk compared with round-wound, can hardly feel the difference vs. flat wounds, but they give you the full traditional Motown punch with the highs rolled off, Plus the ability to go Entwistle or Squire on a scoop tone... deep lows and bright highs with proper EQ. My favorite feature of these strings is that I can mimic a fretless bass (acoustic or "Jaco"). You want to slur up or down to a note and apply finger vibrato on the sustain? DONE! No scratchiness on the slur (again, silky) and the string gauges are light enough to allow an easy vibrato... no chorus required. (I'll also fret Back from the fret to induce a little growl, and work off the bridge pickup if I want to really try to emulate the Jaco Jazz tone.) As long as these are for sale, I have no reason to try another set... I can't imagine a string feeling and sounding 3x better (and that's what I'd have to pay to move higher from here.)

## Features

- Response and Playability: An innovative combination of round and flat wound strings, Half Rounds provide perfect intonation, consistent feel, and reliable durability with a tone that's comparable to round wound bass strings
- Reduced Finger Noise: Made with our proprietary high carbon steel Hex-Core and pure nickel wrap wire, they’re finished with a precision grinding process to provide a smooth feel and reduced finger noise
- Strings for Every Style: From jazz to metal to rock, bluegrass, blues, folk and more, we make great sounding strings for every genre and level from beginner to pro, including strings for bass, acoustic, classical, and 12-string
- Sound Better, Play Better: Shop our whole collection of guitar accessories including string winders, picks, straps, capos, tuners, cables, gear bags and cases, plus strings for banjo, mandolin, ukelele and more
- Made in the USA: As the world’s largest and most respected maker of musical accessories, D’Addario strings are made to exacting specifications at our cutting edge New York production facility

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0009FC94Q |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,135 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #10 in Bass Guitar Strings |
| Color Name | Original Version |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,439) |
| Date First Available | December 5, 2006 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 6.2 ounces |
| Item model number | ENR71-5 |
| Material Type | Nickel Steel |
| Number of Strings | 5 |
| Product Dimensions | 5 x 1.2 x 1.2 inches |
| Scale Length | Long Scale |
| Size | Long Scale |
| String Gauge | Medium |
| String Material | Nickel Steel |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** D'Addario
- **Color:** Original Version
- **Instrument:** Bass Guitar
- **String Gauge:** Medium
- **String Material Type:** Nickel Steel

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I LOVE the tone (and feel) of these (ENR71M) half round, medium scale strings on my Hofner Club bass.
*by M***A on December 27, 2017*

Bottom Line: These strings truly do have most of the smooth playing feel of a set of flat wound strings, though not completely as smooth. (The outer winding surfaces were made as normal round wounds, then the outer surface was ground down until the surface was flat-ish.) Yet the tone of these strings retain a noticeable amount of the brightness and overtones of round wound strings. The best of both worlds on a bass if you ask me. Very Important!: These medium scale strings fit my Hofner Club bass perfectly. The heavily wound portions of the strings run from below the archtop's floating, rosewood bridge and then, just past the nut of the bass, these strings quickly taper down to where they DO fit into the holes of the guitar tuning pegs Hofner uses on its basses. The E string's taper at the top is just enough that it fits snugly into the E tuner's post hole. The other strings, of course, fit into their tuners with more ease. This bass is a joy to play, and the feel and tone of these strings have increased my enjoyment of playing it. I was given a Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass for Christmas, though I got it early. The Club bass is made in the same manner of hollow body construction as its more famous Hofner Violin or "Beatle" bass brother, only the Club bass uses the same Les Paul-ish shaped, single cutaway body as the Hofner Club guitar. The natural tone of these hollow body basses has a distinct thuddy, woody character resulting in a tone more akin to the tone of a large acoustic double bass than does any Precision or Jazz bass. These Hofner basses are 30 1/4 inch scale (15 1/8 inch from nut to center of twelfth fret) basses for which there are notoriously few choices of string sets because of the extra string length needed from the bridge to the trapeze tailpiece. I have wanted a Hofner Club bass for over twelve years (when I first laid eyes on one of these sunburst beauties being played by Kurt Smith of Tears for Fears) and I finally got one; even if it is the $350.00 Chinese version rather than the $2300.00 German original. (The bass's manufacture, finish, and workmanship are simply amazingly close to perfection! I'm truly impressed with the workmanship.) However, I really liked the sound of this Club bass with the included round wound strings. Sadly, the winding end of the factory strings were coming unwound somehow and the A string broke at the tuner, necessitating this string purchase. On my other bass I have long used a set of D'Addario ENR71 "Half Round" bass strings and love them. If the Hofner Violin and Club bass users on the bass forums are to be believed, the vast majority of new Hofner bass owners immediately on delivery remove the round wound strings installed in the factory and replace them with LaBella or other brands of flat wound strings. I guess the idea is to get as close to Paul McCartney's unique thumpy bass sound as possible. I'm different, and am loving the thumpy AND bright overtones, and feel of these D'Addario ENR71M medium scale strings on my new short scale Hofner Club Bass.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Feel, Tone, and Versatility!
*by H***T on June 17, 2025*

These half-round bass strings give me the full tonal Range I desire, plus a tonal Quality that is even more impressive. And what's Really going to sell you is the Feel! Smooth as silk compared with round-wound, can hardly feel the difference vs. flat wounds, but they give you the full traditional Motown punch with the highs rolled off, Plus the ability to go Entwistle or Squire on a scoop tone... deep lows and bright highs with proper EQ. My favorite feature of these strings is that I can mimic a fretless bass (acoustic or "Jaco"). You want to slur up or down to a note and apply finger vibrato on the sustain? DONE! No scratchiness on the slur (again, silky) and the string gauges are light enough to allow an easy vibrato... no chorus required. (I'll also fret Back from the fret to induce a little growl, and work off the bridge pickup if I want to really try to emulate the Jaco Jazz tone.) As long as these are for sale, I have no reason to try another set... I can't imagine a string feeling and sounding 3x better (and that's what I'd have to pay to move higher from here.)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great strings for fretless bass!
*by S***E on February 6, 2026*

These strings are amazing! They feel great, sound great, and there is almost no string noise. Really brought my fretless to life and I think I will put a set of halfrounds on my 5-string bass when the time comes.

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