A bright tone, long sustain, and resilient string tension to ensure ease of playing distinguish the 40PCL strings from La Bella. The custom light tension acoustic strings are wound with La Bella's proprietary 80/20 brass alloy.
The strings are made in the USA with American wire.
| Note | Gauge (in.) | Material |
| E/1st | .011 | Plain steel |
| B/2nd | .015 | Plain steel |
| G/3rd | .022w | 80/20 brass wound |
| D/4th | .032 | 80/20 brass wound |
| A/5th | .042 | 80/20 brass wound |
| E/6th | .052 | 80/20 brass wound |