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String Anatomy 101

Click to enlargeString Anatomy 101A String is a String --- NOT!

Click on the various links below for more information on the differences in materials, winding processes, gauges, and other things that make a particular string sound and play the way it does.



Acoustic Wound StringsAcoustic Wound Strings
Bass String ConstructionBass String Construction
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Electric Guitar and Bass Wound StringsElectric Guitar and Bass Wound Strings
Plain Strings (the unwound ones)
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Core Wire
Winding Shapes
Coated Strings and Other Items of InterestCoated Strings and Other Items of Interest
Restringing Your GuitarRestringing Your Guitar

String Anatomy 101