Description Ernie Ball Nickel Wound Short Scale Electric Bass Strings are made from nickel plated steel wrapped around a hex shaped steel core wire. Each bass guitar string produces a bright, balanced tone. Designed to fit 30.5″ scale basses, the string length is 44″ with a taper at 32.5″. SUPER: .040, .060 .080 .100 REGULAR: .045, .065, .085 .105