Guitar Strings

Ernie Ball's 1670 Slinky Nickel Wound 70 gauge electric bass string offers a good balance between bass and treble and a harmonic richness much appreciated by many bassists. This has a hexagonal core made of tin-plated steel and a round wire of nickel-plated steel.

ARTICLE N° 95538
  • Ernie Ball 1670 Slinky Nickel Wound 70
  • String for electric bass guitar
  • Sold individually
  • Pull: 070
  • Core: hexagonal in tin-plated steel
  • Threaded: round in nickel-plated steel
  • Made in the United States
In the ranking of the most famous guitar strings across the globe, the Slinky ranks very high! Fitted on the electric guitars of many big names in rock and roll since the 1960s, they are still highly sought after today.

The 1670 Slinky Nickel Wound model with 70 gauge, for example, delights bass players around the world with its sound quality. Made in Coachella, California, it offers a balanced sound enriched with harmonics thanks to the use of nickel-plated steel for its round wire and tin-plated steel for its hexagonal core.

This bass string is on sale here individually.
Type of guitar
 Electric bass
Instrument type
 Electric bass
Gauge of the pack
 070
Number of strings
 1
Installation type
 ball-end strings
Core Wire
 Tinned Steel
Wiring type
 Round Wound
Wiring material
 Nickel-plated steel
Color
 Nickel