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La Bella RX-N4A Rx Nickel Roundwound Bass Guitar Strings - .040-.100 Long Scale 4-string

.040-.100 Nickel-plated Roundwound 4-string Bass Strings, Standard Long Scale
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La Bella RX-N4A Rx Nickel Roundwound Bass Guitar Strings - .040-.100 Long Scale 4-string
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Warm Tone with Maximum Playing Comfort

Your fingers will absolutely love La Bella's Rx Nickel Bass Strings. These roundwound bass strings deliver the classic tonal warmth and nuanced mids you'd expect from nickel-plated steel, but it's the way they feel that sets these unique strings apart. The construction process behind Rx Nickel strings offers the same standard gauges as other La Bella sets, but with overall lower tension. Combined with their added flexibility, this lighter tension lets you play with a softer touch, allowing you to play faster and longer without wearing out your fingers.

Centuries of expertise in each set of La Bella strings

La Bella strings are the top choice for musicians ranging from world-famous artists such as Willie Nelson, Bryan Adams, and Ron Carter to everyday players like many of us here at Sweetwater. Their heritage reaches back to the Mari family of Salle, Italy, in the seventeenth century, and they became famous throughout Europe, even supplying violin strings to Amati and Stradivari. In the early twentieth century, brothers Emilio and Olinto Mari moved the string operation to New York, founding the modern La Bella company. Today, La Bella strings are considered among the finest in the world, and we think you'll agree when you hear what they can do for your favorite instrument.

La Bella Rx Nickel Bass Strings Features:
  • .040-.100 bass 4-string set that's designed for balanced tone and playing feel
  • Unique low-tension design offers a lighter and more flexible feel than standard strings
  • Nickel-plated steel roundwound construction delivers naturally warm tone with articulate mids
  • Standard long scale length measures 37" from ball end to silk ends
  • Ships in Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) to prevent tarnishing and aging
Enjoy the comfort and clear sound of La Bella Rx Nickel Bass Strings!
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Tech Specs

  • Guitar Type: Electric Bass
  • Number of Strings: 4
  • Coated: No
  • Gauges: .040, .060, .080, .100
  • Winding Type: Round Wound
  • Core Material: Steel
  • Winding Material: Nickel Plated Steel
  • Scale Length: Long, 37"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: RX-N4A

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Reviews

Very glad I tried these
Tried these for the first time because I wanted a set of nickel roundwounds in 40-60-80-100 gauges, and they seem to be hard to find. Also, I am a longtime fan of La Bella flatwounds. These strings are excellent. The sound and feel exceeded my expectations. I am very happy with the purchase.

I also want to say that Sweetwater has also been excellent throughout.
Music background: Bass player since 1979
My roundwound of Choice
After trying most strings out there, I came back to these. Great feel and balance. Classic Nickel string sound. Not high tension and not floppy. These strings check all the boxes for me and are relatively inexpensive. They work for any style of playing I can handle or think of. If anyone asks me to recommend a solid general purpose string, these are my #1 recommendation.

Also, Sweetwater always seems to have these on hand for a great price and get them to me with a quickness. Not to mention the bit o honey.
Quite Pleased for the Price
I bought a set of these for my shorty Mustang Bass. The tone really surprised me. Lots of spank and heft. I was also pleased with how long the contours were at the tips - made it easy to trim and wind the strings to fit my bass.

My only complaint is the strings are a bit sticky and squeaky out of the pack. I'm hoping time and the oils from my hands smooths them out. But all in all, for the price, these are hard to beat.
Very ok
I had high expectations for these after finding the La Bella low tension flats and feeling like they gave me a whole new voice I didn't know I needed. Read some reviews about these being lower tension which I was excited about because I'm at high elevation with a roasted maple neck and hoped lower tension would make it play a little looser. It kind of did that but these have such low output compared to any other string I've used I have to crank up the amp a lot to get it to a unison volume with my other instruments.

With that said, they sound fine and play fine. Certainly pleased with my purchase but I think going from the LTF to these I'm a smidge meh toward them thinking these would do something similar to me. Perhaps I'm becoming a flats guy as time goes by.