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Question:what are guitar strings made of ?

acoustic strings ? nylon strings ? electric ? what are they made from ??


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acoustic strings ? nylon strings ? electric ? what are they made from ??

"Modern guitar strings are manufactured in either metal or organo-carbon material. Instruments utilising "steel" strings may have strings made of alloys incorporating steel, nickel or phosphor bronze. Classical and flamenco instruments have historically used gut strings but these have been superseded by nylon and carbon-fibre materials. Bass strings for both instruments are wound rather than monofilament."

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acoustic and electric are made from coiled steel.

spanish guitars generally have nylon strings for softer sound

classical guitar strings are made from nylon, with the lower strings also being wound in nickel, copper, bronze, gold, or platinum.

folk guitar and electric guitar strings are made from steel, and then wound with wire made from the metals I mentioned above.