Bass String Manufacturer Guide

Here you will find details about the various strings available from major manufacturers conveniently listed by chart. If you know of any missing or incorrect information, please contact us. Thanks!

The Bass String Guide (Overview) should give you all the info you need to understand what the different winding, material, core, tapered, etc. means.

Daddario Bass Strings

   
   

Name	Winding	Material	Core	Other Info	Model #
XL	Roundwound	Nickel	Hex		EXL
ProSteel	Roundwound	Steel	Hex		EPS
EXP	Roundwound	Coated Nickel	Hex		EXP
Chromes	Flatwound	Stainless Ribbon	Hex		ECB
Halfround	Halfround	Steel	Hex		ENR

 

DR Bass Strings

   
   

Name	Winding	Material	Core	Other Info	Model #
Hi-Beam	Roundwound	Steel	Round
Lo-Rider	Roundwound	Steel	Hex
Lo-Rider         Long Neck	Roundwound	Steel	Hex	Tapered
Fat Beam	Roundwound	Steel	Round	Marcus Miller Signature
Sunbeams	Roundwound	Nickel	Round
Nickel         Lo-Rider	Roundwound	Nickel	Hex
Black Beauties	Roundwound	Coated	Hex
Bootzillas	Roundwound	Coated	Hex	Bootsy Collins Signature

 

Elixir Bass Strings

Name	Winding	Material	Core	Other Info	Model #
Nanoweb	Roundwound	Coated Nickel	Hex

Ernie Ball Bass Strings

Name	Winding	Material	Core	Other Info	Model #
Slinky	Roundwound	Nickel	Tempered
Slinky Stainless Steel	Roundwound	Steel	Tempered
"Electric Bass Strings"	Flatwound	Steel	Hex

 

Fender Bass Strings

Name	Winding	Material	Core	Other Info	Model #
Original Bass	Roundwound	Nickel
Super Bass	Roundwound	Nickel	Hex
7150M	Roundwound	Pure Nickel			7150M
Super Bass Taperwound	Roundwound	Steel	Round	E / B strings         Tapered
Stainless Bass Roundwound	Roundwound	Steel	Hex
Stainless Bass         Flatwound	Flatwound	Steel	Hex
Nylon Filament Roundwound	Roundwound	Nylon	Hex	Brighter than Nylon Tapewound
Nylon Tapewound	Tapewound	Nylon	Hex

 

GHS Bass Strings

   

Name	Winding	Material	Core	Other Info
Bassics	Roundwound	Nickel
Boomers	Roundwound	Nickel	Hex
Boomers         Sub-Zero	Roundwound	Nickel	Hex	Cryogenic process for longer life
Taper Core	Roundwound	Nickel	Taper
Infinity Steels	Roundwound	Steel	Hex	Least bright of GHS steel Coated
Super Steel	Roundwound	Steel	Hex	2nd brightest of GHS steel
Contact Core Super Steels	Roundwound	Steel	Round	Brightest GHS string
Double Ball	Roundwound	Steel	Hex	For Steinberger basses
Black Nylon	Tapewound	Nylon
Brite Flats	Halfround	Steel
Pressurewound	Halfround	Nickel
Progressives		Alloy 52
Precision Flatwound	Flatwound	Steel Ribbon

 

LaBella Bass Strings

  

Name	Winding	Material	Core	Other Info	Model #
Hard Rockin Steel	Roundwound	Steel	Hex
Slappers	Roundwound	Nickel	Hex
Deep Talkin Bass Roundwound	Roundwound	Steel	Hex
Super Steps	Roundwound	Steel	Hex	Tapered
Deep Talkin Bass	Flatwound		Hex	The "M" gauge (760M) was used by James Jamerson.
Deep Talkin Bass Model L-760N	Black Nylon	Tapewound	Hex		L-760N

 

Rotosound Bass Strings

   

Name	Winding	Material	Core	Other Info	Model #
Solo Bass 55	Roundwound	Steel	Hex	"Pressure wound" to reduce finger noise/fret wear
Swing Bass 66 (Steel)	Roundwound	Steel	Hex	Used by Entwistle, Geddy Lee
Swing Bass 66 (Nickel)	Roundwound	Nickel	Hex
RS 66 Piano String Design	Roundwound	Steel	Hex	Tapered
Rotobass	Roundwound	Nickel	Hex
Jazz Bass 77	Flatwound		Hex	Used on "Dark Side of the Moon"
Tru Bass	Black Nylon	Flatwound	Hex	Used on "Abbey Road"