{"title":"Foundations Nickel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFoundations Nickel is brighter and more flexible than our Power Wound Nickel sets. The strings bend further with less effort and sit easier under the fretting hand, and the top end is crisper — a livelier version of the same nickel voice, with clear highs, strong mids and punchy lows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can spot a set in the pack: Foundations ball ends are red. If you have a bass strung with something you can't identify, that is the tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the set for players with a lighter touch, anyone whose hands tire over a three-hour gig, and bassists coming from guitar who find a standard set stiff under the fingers. Players who dig in hard and want the string to push back should stay on Power Wound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eChoosing a gauge\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.045–.105 is the standard four-string set and where most players land. .040–.100 is lighter and easier still. Five-string players choose between .040–.120 and .045–.125, and six-string players between .030–.120 and .030–.125. The five and six-string sets are also made in extra long scale for basses with a 35\" or longer scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGauges\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSet\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGauges\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVersions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.040–.100 Custom Light 4-string\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.040 .060 .080 .100\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLong scale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.045–.105 Medium Light 4-string\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.045 .065 .085 .105\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLong scale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.040–.120 Custom Light 5-string\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.040 .060 .080 .100 .120\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLong scale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.045–.125 Light 5-string\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.045 .065 .085 .105 .125\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLong scale, extra long\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.030–.120 Custom Light 6-string\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.030 .040 .060 .080 .100 .120\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLong scale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.030–.125 Light 6-string\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.030 .045 .065 .085 .105 .125\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLong scale, extra long\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow Foundations Nickel compares to our other bass sets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundations Nickel is the brighter, more flexible nickel set. Power Wound Nickel is our flagship nickel roundwound — a firmer feel and a far wider range of scale lengths and constructions. Foundations Stainless is this same string with a stainless wrap. Fusion Wound Nickel is the tightest and most focused, Silencer Nickel Semi-Flat the quietest, and Power Flat flatwounds go furthest toward a smooth, mellow response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"foundations-nickel-bass-strings-40-100-fn40100l-custom-light-4-string","title":"Foundations Nickel 4-String Bass Strings – 40–100 (FN40100L Custom Light)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFoundations Nickel in .040–.100 (FN40100L) is the lighter of our two four-string sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFoundations Nickel is brighter and more flexible than our Power Wound sets. The strings bend further with less effort and sit easier under the fretting hand, and the top end is crisper. 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