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- #39,624 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #233 in Bass Guitar Strings
Product Description
Stay In Tune Strings
Engineered for Precision. Designed for Players.
Whether you’re playing aggressive slap lines, intricate fingerstyle grooves, or punchy pick work, Foundations adapt to your playing style with exceptional consistency.
Stay In Tune Strings
Build Your Sound
Foundations are among the brightest bass strings on the market. Precision-wound with premium materials, they deliver crisp highs, clean fundamentals, and a vibrant tone that cuts through — all with American-made consistency.
Build Your Sound
Tone First
Choose your sound: nickel-plated steel for warmth and smooth feel, or stainless steel for bright, cutting tone with added bite. Both are crafted to deliver long-lasting performance, clear fundamentals, and a rich harmonic profile across the full range.
Made in the USA
Every set of Foundations bass strings is proudly made in Akron, Ohio, using premium materials and decades of expertise. From core to wrap, every detail is crafted in-house to ensure consistency, performance, and true American-made quality you can hear and feel.
Daymz
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2025
These break really easily. I happened to be filing down the nut slots at the same time, and the third time I retensioned the strings, the D broke. The cores seem to be very brittle compared to Ernie Ball/DAddario/Rotosound.
Matt Power
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2024
Great strings! They last, and stay punchy from beginning to end. Very clean, responsive strings.
chistell picot
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024
good 👍
Jairo Eduardo Suarez
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023
Intall them on a '77 Carlo Robelli 4 string bass... it sounds amazing!
Willie B Greggs
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2023
Got these cause of reviews from a youtube channel. My favorite strings now. Not ruff at all
ra
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2023
So my last few sets of Dunlop Super Bright Nickels has underwhelmed me. I used to love those strings but they seem to have changed the texture, sound and the E strings have been dying quick. The SIT Foundations are not as low tension but they aren’t high tension either. I like the Dunlop SBN for playing over the bridge pickup on a Jazz Bass but they feel a little to loose playing over the neck pickup. The slightly more tension of the SIT’s make them feel more comfortable playing over the neck pickup, in fact these would be my go to string for a round-wound P Bass tone. The only thing that is keeping them from 5 stars is that the E is dying quicker than the rest of the set. I kinda screwed up on the install and it may have been the way I cut the string. I’m going to try another set and will adjust my rating accordingly. The Foundations have their own unique feel and tone. I’m glad in gave them a chance because the more I play them the more I appreciate their unique character.
An Unhappy Mechanic
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2022
These strings really hold up well. Clear sound and they do stay in tune for longer than any other strings I have tried. I haven't had a flat-spotting issue with them either. I've been playing bass since the '80's, for reference.
C.H.
Reviewed in Canada on February 6, 2022
These were quite cheap to buy and sounded pretty good (Foundations 45-105), but I lost the E and A strings within days of putting the set on. Both strings developed a weird bump in them at/near frets, which caused the strings to land low behind the finger and clank hard on the trailing fret, resulting in a weird/loud harmonic. It also caused both strings to sound quite dead when played open. Also, both sealed bags were punctured and ripped open by string ends, and the A string was slightly kinked about three inches from the ball end. Hopefully this was just a one-off bad set from S.I.T. strings, or possibly even just damage from storage or shipping. On a good note; before they came apart, they were SUPER stable to tune (use of a Peterson Stroboclip), sounded very bright for nickel, and felt quite smooth for a roundwound. For the price, I might give them one more try.
TessToo
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2022
I like the way these sound and feel. But they break too easily. I bought two sets so I'd have a backup, just in case. This was a good thing as I broke both E strings. The first set broke on stage during a performance and the 2nd one broke during a rehearsal. Both had been on my bass for less than a month when they broke. I'm a finger style player with 20+ years on bass. I've never had any brand of strings that consistently break, until now.
MartzMimic
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2020
I’ve been a big fan of Dunlop MM SS Super Brights, but I wanted to try something else for a change. I really like these. They have a warm tone with nice lows and clear highs. The further you work up the neck, the harmonics add a wonderful musicality.
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