Best Nickel Bass Guitar Strings in 2025

BESTSELLING SET – XL Nickel are our best-selling electric guitar strings, revered by players since 1974.

VERSATILE, BRIGHT TONE – Nickel-plated steel wrap wire provides a bright, versatile electric guitar tone, great for a variety of musical genres.

FOR THE ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE – Like all D’Addario electric guitar strings, XL Nickel are made with our proprietary Hex-Core, ensuring perfect intonation, consistent feel, and reliable durability.

Ultra thin coating

Feels like a traditional guitar string

Ernie Ball Slinkys are played by legends around the world including Slash, Jimmy Page, Metallica, Eric Clapton, and more

Preferred by players across many genres, Regular Slinky’s 10-to-46 gauge has become the industry standard

Element Shield Packaging prolongs string life and keeps strings as fresh as the day they were made

80/20 Bronze

Light

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Natural feel

Reduced finger squeak

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Our #1 selling bass guitar strings, Super 7250s are included on most Fender electric basses when leaving the factory

Nickel-plated steel combines the high output and dynamic sound of steel with the smooth feel of nickel

Bright roundwound tone for 34” scale instruments

TRUE VOICE: Martin Retro Acoustic Strings provide incredible note separation and balance, allowing your guitar's natural wood tones to shine. Discover your guitar's true voice with this professional-grade guitar string pack.

WRAP WIRE: Made from a solid nickel and copper alloy blend, these strings will last through long studio sessions and late-night jams. Our proprietary Monel wrap wire is naturally corrosion resistant and provides tuning stability, so nothing can get in the way of your music.

VERSATILE STRING SOUNDS: Designed to bring out a sweet, mellow tone from your guitar, these nickel-copper guitar strings can be used for finger-style blues, Americana, bluegrass, and other styles. They sound great plugged in or with a guitar slide.

Model: GBL-5

Includes Six GBL Electric Guitar Boomers Sets!

Offers a brilliant tone and powerful attack, THE POWER STRING.

A REVOLUTIONARY GUITAR STRING THAT'S BREAK RESISTANT AND BUILT TO LAST. Our strings are cryogenically activated making them 2-3x longer than any other string on the market today and maintain peak performance no matter how hard you dive or bend.

BELT OUT A SUPERIOR TONE AND SUSTAIN THAT'S PREFERRED BY SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST ARTISTS. Dean Markley Blue Steel guitar strings produce a bright versatile tone and is used by many artists across multiple genres like Country, Rock, Pop, and Metal.

GUITAR STRINGS THAT STAY IN TUNE LONGER. Blue Steel electric guitar strings have a 92% tined mandolin hex wire core with 8% Zinc and are treated cryogenically with -320° liquid nitrogen producing more durable strings that stay in perfect tune.

Flatwound stainless steel bass strings are great for reggae, jazz, country, and R&B

Perfect for a fretless bass or when you’re looking for a warm tone with little finger noise

Mellow flatwound tone for 34” scale instruments

Product 1: Gauge: Medium

Product 1: Hand-made with black polymer coat

Product 1: Signature crisp tone, clarity, and volume of dr's traditional handmade strings

NICKEL 45 65 85 105

Brand: Dunlop

Product Code: LKS50105

LKS50105 - Lemmy Kilmister Signature 4 String Bass Set, .050-.105

EXCELLENT QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE: La Bella Black Nylon Tape Wound bass strings have an incredibly smooth outer wrap of black nylon to create a warm, deep, vintage tone with long sustain. Ideal for frettless bass, these strings also work well on acoustic bass guitars, and are the string of choice for many fretted electric bass players, too.

DEEP TALKIN' BASS STRINGS: Black Nylon Tape wound strings with an extra smooth surface. Warm, deep, vintage tone; long sustain, Light Tension. All standard bass sets are LONG scale lengths. The 1st (G), 2nd (D), 3rd (A) strings are 38” from ball-end to silk/taper. The 4th (E) string is 36 ¾” from ball-end to silk/taper. Only the silk portion of the string should wrap around the tuning post. Only the silk should be cut or else the string will unravel.

STRING GAUGES: .050, .065, .085, .105

3 sets for the price of 2!!

Medium Gauge: 013 017 026 035 045 056

Elixir Strings retain their tone longer than any other string, uncoated or coated. *Elixir Strings player survey

✅ 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐘: The results of elaborate manufacturing processes have produced impeccably crafted classical guitar strings. We guarantee brilliant sound quality, durability, optimum tuning stability and protection against rust (often caused by hand sweat).

✅ 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍-𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆: Our LightForce nylon guitar strings are soft as butter and require much less effort than other manufacturers' strings. With our strings, you can play painlessly for hours. You will have a cleaner grip and so enjoy your playing sessions more!

✅ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑:. Belfort acoustic guitar strings are specially made for maximum flexibility. Whether you play soft melodies, fingerstyle or heavy and extended chords our strings will help bring out the best in your play. They are suitable for both beginners and seasoned professionals.

Fender 100’s are high quality nylon strings for classicalguitars.

We’ve added ball-ends to make our 130’s forfolk guitars.

We start with the best nylon material we can find and usestate-of-the-art manufacturing to make you the highestquality strings possible.

80/20 Bronze

Medium

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Brand: Dunlop

Product Code: DBSBN45125

DBSBN45125 - Super bright nickel Plated steel bass 5 string set, . 45-. 125

✅ 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐘: Following very elaborate manufacturing processes, the results are some impeccably crafted acoustic guitar strings. We guarantee a brilliant sound quality, durability, optimum tuning stability, and protection against rust often caused by hand sweat.

✅ 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍-𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆: Our LightForce acoustic guitar strings are as soft as butter and require much less force than other manufacturers' strings. With our Light Force strings, you can play for hours without pain. Also, you will have a cleaner grip and get to enjoy your playing sessions more!

✅ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑: It doesn't matter if you play soft melodies, fingerstyle, or heavy and extended chords. Belfort acoustic guitar strings are specially optimized for maximum flexibility in terms of style. Regardless of your playing style, Belfort acoustic guitar strings will help you bring out the best in your play. It is also suitable for both beginners and seasoned professionals.

Stainless Steel

Brilliant punchy tone

Smooth feel

Re-designed for improved tone, sustain and longevity, these stainless steel wound strings have an outer wrapping of black nylon tape.

Professional strings for classical guitar

Treble strings precision round

Bass strings high silver plated

Nanoweb Custom Light Acoustic Guitar Strings 2-Pack

Gauges: 11-15-22-32-42-52 Nanoweb coating permits acoustic guitar strings with the feel, bright tone, and punch of traditional strings

Elixirs are the first major innovation in guitar strings in over forty years, and they deliver what they promise: great tone and long life no matter what you put them on or how often you play

EXCELLENT QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE:La Bella’s Low Tension Flats are the best-selling light tension flat wound string on the market. Adopting the same techniques behind our world-famous Deep Talkin’ Bass strings, the Low Tension Flats deliver the same classic sound but without the floppy-string effect associated with other light tension flat wound strings.

LOW TENSION FLATS STRINGS: Stainless Steel Flat Wound, Round cores for greater flexibility and narrower ribbon for an unrivaled smooth feeling Light Tension. These hand-wound and hand-polished strings are equipped with round cores for flexibility, and narrower ribbon wire to achieve that unrivaled smooth feeling strings uniquely characteristic to La Bella Strings.

STRING GAUGES: .042, .056, .075, .100, .118

BRIGHT TONES: Made for players who love deep, rich bass tones and clear, bright trebles, this string set provides brilliance and clarity, making it perfect for daily use and all playing styles. Discover your guitar's true voice with this professional-grade guitar string pack.

MARTIN GUITAR STRINGS: These heavy-duty strings are engineered to stand up to rigorous practice and performance schedules. Made from high-quality bronze, these guitar accessories are a great addition to your touring gear or studio equipment.

VERSATILE STRING SOUNDS: Designed to bring out a consistent and true tone from your guitar, these bronze strings can be used for fingerpicking, flat-picking, and other methods. Use these strings in any music style—country, bluegrass, folk, blues, rock, and more.

Nickel plated steel over hex core

Round wound strings for bright sound and great tone

Custom sets also available

Accessory for Kala Ukuleles or Kala Ubass

Nickel plated steel over hex core

Round wound strings for bright sound and great tone

Incudes a FREE extra .011 Plain steel string at No Charge

Designed in close collaboration with Marcus Miller

Based on Super Bright Bass Strings formula

Lighter tension, smooth feel, exceptional string to string balance