Wound B and E strings?

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Originally Posted by Strings By Mail

Great topic here and nice responses, I think everyone covered most of the options out there.

A big thing to note is the Thomastik-Infeld / John Pearse Folk Fingerpicking PJ116 Guitar Strings can be used on both classical and acoustic guitars. Offered in full, bass, treble and single strings.

For acoustic, there are not many options (at all) for wound high e. Even a wound BW020 from D'Addario yields 25.6 lbs when taking a 2nd string down tuned to 'a' for DADgad tuning. So getting a wound 1st e is tough.
Haven't heard of anyone trying the T-I AC014, and don't know what the tension would be.

For classical, the other option for all 6 wound as mentioned would be the Savarez 520P1. Offered in full, bass and single strings.

For tackling a "b" at pitch and proper tension, you could try a Pyramid silver wound .017

A Wound E that's the same gauge as it's plain steel counterpart would Yield a little less than a Plain steel E. We would need really advanced technology for it to work.

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Originally Posted by rmgjsps

Savarez 520P -- treble "e" is not wound, but "b" is Great strings.

Thomastik-Infeld makes an all wound set. Sold as John Pearse Folk Fingerpicking PJ116. I have a set but have not tried them yet because the set I bought had a defective high "e" (it was about 7" too short to use! I have purchased a single replacement, but haven't tried the set yet. They are north of $20./set. I've seen them between $22 and $27 per set. I believe they can be used on either classicals or acoustics. Try Strings by Mail, or Strings and More. Either one will answer your questions pretty quickly by email.

The Savarez are also available on Amazon.

Actually those are ball end strings so you don't tie them onto the bridge.

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Originally Posted by bkepler

I beta tested a set a while ago and really liked them on my Lowden. In fact, I liked them so much that I haven’t taken them off yet. They haven’t been seeing a ton of playing time, so they’re still hanging in there. I’ll certainly buy a new set if they ever make it to market.

I would love to beta Test a set on my Stratocaster because they do have a cool sound. The steel core means they should work w/ the magnetic pickups. The really thin wound strings (16w & thinner) have to use a special reinforced design to make them stronger.

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Originally Posted by s11141827

What kind of sound do those strings make?

If you really do wanna play a gig w/ these strings, I'd suggest getting a really thin pick so that they don't break. There's improvements that these strings could use.

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I do wanna hear what kind of sound this string set makes because it's rather interesting. You have to use a Felt Pick