D'Addario EXL115 Nickel Wound Electric Blues/Jazz Rock .011-.049 - electric guitar strings - 1 piece

The tradition of string manufacturing by the D'Addario family dates back to the 17th century in Italy, in the province of Pescara. After emigrating to Astoria, Queens in the early 20th century, it is now the fourth generation of D'Addarios producing strings in the USA. When during World War II the chemical company DuPont developed nylon, D'Addario began experimenting with its use and quickly gained significant popularity. The company, known as J. D'Addario & Company, was formed in 1974 and is one of the largest manufacturers of guitar strings in the world. They returned to making strings for bowed instruments in 1981 when they acquired Kaplan Musical String Company. In developing strings, they continually test new materials used, for example, by NASA. In addition to string manufacturing, they produce guitar accessories under the Planet Waves brand, drum instruments under the Evans Drumheads brand, practice accessories for drums under the HQ Practice Products brand, and Rico Reeds, reeds for wind instruments. Currently, 13 family members work at the company, which has over 900 employees.