DEFINED TONE: clear and focused articulation. INCREDIBLE BOW RESPONSE: fast, flexible, and responsive. UNPARALLELED VERSATILITY: pairs exceptionally well with a wide variety of instrument types and musical styles. WIDELY TRUSTED: the most popular string for traditional and alternative styles, and advancing student players. INSPIRED DESIGN: groundbreaking core technology pioneered by D'Addario.
 
Helicore Hybrid bass strings are multi-stranded steel core strings that produce a moderately warm tone. The groundbreaking core design makes for strings that are easy to play. Damping is optimized to create a balance between pizzicato sustain and bow response, allowing performance across many playing styles--from symphonic to jazz or bluegrass.
IDEAL FOR: 
PROFESSIONALS
STUDENTS
INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS
PRODUCT FEATURES
Construction: Ball-end
Core Material: Stranded Steel Core
Clear and focused articulation
Fast, flexible, and responsive
Pairs exceptionally well with a wide variety of instrument types and musical styles
All D'Addario strings are designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA using groundbreaking core technology developed in-house by D'Addario