Guitar Strings

The 1650 Slinky Nickel Wound electric bass string with a gauge of 50 from the Ernie Ball brand, well-known among bass players around the world, uses a hexagonal tin-plated steel core surrounded by a round steel wire. Nickel-plated to produce a balanced, harmonic-rich sound.

ARTICLE N° 95431
  • Ernie Ball 1650 Slinky Nickel Wound 50
  • String for electric bass guitar
  • Sold individually
  • Pull: 050
  • Core: hexagonal in tin-plated steel
  • Threaded: round in nickel-plated steel
  • Made in the United States
The 1650 Slinky Nickel Wound with a gauge of 50 is part of the line of Slinky electric guitar strings. Since the 1960s, manufacturer Ernie Ball has developed several recipes that have made this series one of the great favorites of guitarists around the world.

With this model, the brand offers a string for electric bass whose advantages lie in the alloys used. The tin-plated steel for its hexagonal-shaped core and especially the nickel-plated steel for its round wiring make it possible to obtain a balanced sound rich in harmonics.

Made in America, the 1650 Slinky Nickel Wound 50 rope is sold individually.
Type of guitar
 Electric bass
Instrument type
 Electric bass
Gauge of the pack
 050
Number of strings
 1
Installation type
 ball-end strings
Core Wire
 Tinned Steel
Wiring type
 Round Wound
Wiring material
 Nickel-plated steel
Color
 Nickel