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Fender Original 150 Electric Guitar Strings, Pure Nickel Wound, Ball End, 150R .010-.046

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Size: 1-Pack

Style: Regular, 10-46

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Pattern Name: Guitar Strings

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Brand	Fender
String Gauge	.01
Color	Pure Nickel 150's
Instrument	Electric Guitar
String Material Type	Alloy Steel

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Fender original 150’s are an excellent choice for blues,jazz, and classic rock.
Fender original 150’s are based on our tried and truedesigns that produce classic, round, full tones.
We startwith the highest quality wire available and use state-ofthe-art manufacturing to bring you vintage tone withmodern-day quality and consistency.
Fender original 150's are an excellent choice for blues,jazz, and classic rock.
We startwith the highest quality wire available and use state-of the-art manufacturing
Vintage tone withmodern-day quality and consistency.
Fender original 150's are an excellent choice for blues.

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From the manufacturer

Fender 150's Pure Nickel Roundwound Strings

Color Coded for Easy String Identification

All Ball-End Fender Strings are color coded to take some of the stress out of restringing your guitar. Simply compare the color on the end of the string to the chart provided.

Fender Quality

A Name to Depend On

Fender has been the instrument of choice for many of the greatest musicians since 1946. Fender's popularity through the generations is a result of our design and innovations and commitment to quality. These strings reflect this legacy and are worthy of the Fender name.

Fender strings are proudly crafted in the United States of America. Attention to detail and the finest materials ensure that you will get the best feeling and greatest sounding string, set after set.

Factory Fresh

Manufacturing world-class instruments is an art form, and something Fender takes great pride in. However a guitar is only going to sound as good as the strings you put on it. That's why we equip every Fender instrument with Fender strings so it arrives straight from the shop floor to your door optimized for the best possible performance.

Choosing The Right Gauge

String Gauge can play an important role in how efficiently your instrument performs. Typically thicker gauges provide a hotter output, more low-end frequency response, and overall a richer tone.

The gauge also greatly effects the string tension on your guitar which can alter how difficult your guitar is to play. If the tension is too light it can cause tuning stability issues, if it’s too heavy it can make it too difficult to bend notes. A good general rule of thumb is to see what gauge strings your guitar manufacturer placed on the instrument out of the factory and try that first.

It’s also important to note that if you go super-heavy with strings you may have to file your nut for the strings to seat properly. Once this is performed, the guitar will no longer be in optimal condition to move down in gauges. So it is recommended to start on the lighter side and move upward until you find your sweet spot. Scale length of your guitar can also play a large part in string tension and the smaller the scale typically the heavier gauge string you want.

Product Description

Fender Original 150 Vintage Nickel strings sing with rich, mellow warmth and play with smooth comfort, ideal for you and your guitar. With full sound and little finger noise, vintage nickel delivers rich sonic warmth for your tone.

Product information

Item Weight

0.598 ounces

Product Dimensions

0.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches

ASIN

B003986L1W

Item model number

0730150406

Customer Reviews

2,632 ratings

4.7 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#3,063 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
#48 in Electric Guitar Strings

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Date First Available

February 20, 2010

Color Name

Pure Nickel 150's

String Gauge

.01

String Material

Alloy Steel

Number of Strings

Material Type

Synthetic

Instrument Key

Size

1-Pack

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john

Great strings

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 17, 2023

Size: 1-PackStyle: Regular, 10-46Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

Great strings

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S. Cromwell

The best strings I've ever tried!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 4, 2022

Size: 1-PackStyle: Regular, 10-46Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

I put these strings on my electric guitar and was absolutely blown away by how good they sound. They sound better than strings that cost three times as much money. I can't comment on the durability because they have only been on my guitar for a few weeks now, but even if they only lasted a month, I would buy a new set every month, they are that good! I guess if I had to come up with a negitive, they may be a little harsher on the fingers than some strings, like the elixirs I replaced with these strings. But I got used to this quickly and now I don't notice it at all. Bottom line is that I will use these strings exclusively from now on.

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David Gowans

Best Strings for a Fender Guitar

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 28, 2022

Size: 1-PackStyle: Regular, 10-46Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

Best Strings ever.

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KJS

Pure nickel is where the tone is at

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 10, 2014

Size: 1-PackStyle: Regular, 10-46Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

We geetarists are a funny bunch: we'll change out pots and caps and pups from our axes and amps all day long, and spend a fortune doing it. But sometimes we could make more tonal difference by just spending five bucks!

Case in point: pure nickel strings. Time was when that was all there was...and gee whiz, that was a time when good guitar tone ruled. Coincidence? Nope. These things just sound better, if by better you mean warmer and with a subtle feel that your fingers will convey to your brain in milliseconds. If you're used to wrapped strings, and you like to play blues or classic rock or pretty much anything but metal, these might be all you need to make your rig sound a whole lot sweeter and smoother and just more musical in general. Especially if you use tubes.

Tubes and pure nickel are like Gilmour and Strats or Angus and SGs. They just fit.

I'm not nuts about Fender acoustic strings, but I like their normal electric strings fine, though Ernie Ball Slinkies have been my go-tos for many years. But these Fender pure nickels are very very nice, and at 4.75, they're a real deal. Most pure nickels run nearer to ten, and these sound pretty much the same, and I don't seem to break many of 'em neither. If you're used to mixed alloy, pure nickels might seem a little "dull", but wait a bit and you'll find that the harmonics are still there when the alloys have faded. Plus the feel is just smoother and nicer under the fingertips. Try a set and see what I mean. It's subtle but it's beautiful.

But the main reason I love these is for playing at VOLUME! I turned my modded Hot Rod Deluxe up to call-the-cops levels (the neighbors are getting used to it by now), louder than the drummer by a good chunk, and I got: less squealing, warmer tone by far, and full chords, triads and double stops that felt and sounded smoother and grinded with more harmonic warmth than any alloy string I've ever used. I think there's an electrical cohesion between pure nickel and good pups and tubes that is simply sublime. Check out BB's tone on the legendary Live At The Regal to hear what I mean. That's the stuff.

So, if you haven't tried pure nickels, spend a buck or two more (or maybe less!) than you normally do and give these bargain-priced nickels a try. You might find that you're a convert within seconds. I know that my ears sure love them when things are really cranked up; those Zep and Jimi riffs just sound and feel so much more right with pure nickel. And digging into some Otis Rush or Billy Gibbons licks is like night and day. The bluesy stuff just begs for pure nickels.

Hell of a bargain at less than five bucks.

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Darren of LJ

Upgraded the cheap electric guitar

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 29, 2022

Size: 1-PackStyle: Regular, 10-46Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

My son enjoyed having an upgraded string over the factory strings. Now he can shred better on the guitar than he does the lettuce.

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joe1122

They were not rusted

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 14, 2022

Size: 1-PackStyle: Regular, 10-46Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

Usually always worked good

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Dominique T.

Original warm sound? Yes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 11, 2022

Size: 1-PackStyle: Regular, 10-46Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

Warm sound and good quality.

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Worked

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 7, 2022

Size: 1-PackStyle: Light, 9-42Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

I have an Squier Telecaster and they do the job. Had these for a few weeks and they are holding up.

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Nick

These are the best strings I’ve ever tried!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 28, 2022

Size: 1-PackStyle: Light, 9-42Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

Just put a medium set of these on a recently acquired G&L Legacy (strat) that I wasn't bonding with. Guitar had a brand new set of some sort of hybrids on it that included .009s on the high strings. Light strings on a strat-style guitar do nothing for me. Normally I put Ernie Ball nickels on my guitars but in this case I wanted something a bit heavier along the lines of a medium, which Ernie Ball doesn't seem to offer in a .011 size. Stumbled across these nickels by Fender in .011 size and they sound great! Totally transformed the guitar and now I feel like it responds to my playing style much better. Planning on ordering a bunch more sets of these for the rest of my collection. Can't beat the price, either. Pure nickels are the way to go.

pctechi

Great twang

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 6, 2022

Size: 1-PackStyle: Light, 9-42Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

OK so I'm use to Ernie ball slinky strings and bought these as a cheaper alternative to put on a guitar I was selling..
So at first I didn't like them as they were slightly heavier but after a couple of plays I'm actually warming to them as they have a lovely twang.
Would be excellent on a telecaster...

greg kelso

Excellent.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 7, 2022

Size: 1-PackStyle: Light, 9-42Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

Got these for a wee change from my usual brand. Great strings. Only slight niggle is that the colour coded ball ends differ from the other brand. You just have to watch the 9 or 11.

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Harold of Tewkesbury

nice feel- retro tone *****

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 14, 2015

Size: 1-PackStyle: Medium, 11-49Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

these are a great sounding string - more mellow than e-balls. seem to stay in tune well once stretched and I haven't broke any as yet. I've put the 11-49 on my telecaster (would normally use e-ball power slinky 11-48) this goes into a fender twin so quite a trad sound. Give these a try if you fancy a change - the tonal range isn't as consistent as the e-balls so you may need to adjust your EQ a little bit, however these are a retro string, very usable with a warm tone and friendly feel. Don't know what the lighter gauges are like? still got 10-46 e-ball on my Gibson 335; will repost when I restring as I think I'll give the 10's a go on the Gibson. Not an expensive experiment really, these were £4.30 inc post.

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VulcanDave

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 4, 2021

Size: 1-PackStyle: Light, 9-42Pattern Name: Guitar StringsVerified Purchase

These are fantastic. I'm no guitarist but I'm trying to learn and these strings take a beating from me like you wouldn't believe. But they stay strong. Only had to retune once so far!

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