Musician's Gear Electric 5-String Nickel Plated Steel Bass Strings Electric 5-String Nickel Plated Steel Bass Strings Manufactured from the finest nickel-plated steel wire wrapped around a platinum hexagon steel core to produce higher magnetic response for greater brilliance, volume, sustain, and strength Manufactured from the finest nickel-plated steel wire wrapped around a platinum hexagon steel core to produce higher magnetic response for greater brilliance, volume, sustain, and strength