Curt Mangan Fusion Matched strings 11/48 Nickel Wound gauges: 11/14 – 18/28/38/48 length of string length 43 inches (109 cm) Nickel Plated Steel Wound Strings were introduced in the late 1960ERN and are the Gebräuchlichste Material for electric guitars or bass guitars. Nickel-plated steel provides balanced sound.