Clearly a Rocky Horror related question... as in "Wound up like an 'E' or first string."
6-string guitar has a high E string wound up nice and tight.
Nylon strings are lower tension in comparison to steel strings and have a warmer tone than steel string, thus making steel strings higher tension than nylon with a brighter tone than nylon strings.
On a 6 string guitar: Generally a 10/46 gauge is considered Medium .010 - .017 - .024 - .030 - .036 - .046. .010 being the lightest 1st string .046 being the heaviest 6th string. There are variations of these individual gauges between mfgs. but this is the avg. Other 6 String sets: Lighter gauge; 8/40 , 9/42 Heavier gauge 11/50, 12/52, 13/54 String materials; Nickel, Nickel coated steel, wound, flatwound round wound a host of different coatings, all of which are suited to what you feel is most comfortable and sound production.
That would depend on the guitar hardware setup. For some guitars, the head of the string is locked in the body, the string brought over the bridge and wound through the aligning winder over the nut. Others require threading through a tremolo mechanism such as the Floyd Rose tremolo bridge. Most guitars have the string head thread from the bridge, along the neck, over the aligning nut and through the winder hub.
They can be made of different materials such as nylon or even steel. It depends on what kind of sound you want, what kind of guitar you have, etc. steel with nickel windings around them , other kinds are steel with bronze windings or just steel with steel windings. acoustic strings are the bronze ones steel and nickel plated ones are for electric guitars classical guitar strings are made of Nylon after the 1930s or 1940s, before that it was animal guts called catgut. steel for the wire inside and either bronze (acoustic) steel or nickel windings. Nylon is classical guitars and everything after 1942 Animal guts and hair made strings before 1942
Yes. If you wind the strings improperly it matters. Strings should be wound from the string hole down, (from high to low, or from the hole to the neck). If you do it the other way around, the tuning peg has more stress on it, and is more likely to not stay in tune. Never put more stress on the guitar neck or the headstock than you have to. You will stay better in tune for longer if you string properly.
Nylon strings are lower tension in comparison to steel strings and have a warmer tone than steel string, thus making steel strings higher tension than nylon with a brighter tone than nylon strings.
It can vary. For electric bass it is mostly commonly steel core wound with brass or steel.
Thickness, length and tension are the main contributing factors in harmonic tone of a string. Materiel density (hardness), composition (such as wound strings vs. simple strings) how and where the string is struck and the acoustics of the instrument are also factors.
On a 6 string guitar: Generally a 10/46 gauge is considered Medium .010 - .017 - .024 - .030 - .036 - .046. .010 being the lightest 1st string .046 being the heaviest 6th string. There are variations of these individual gauges between mfgs. but this is the avg. Other 6 String sets: Lighter gauge; 8/40 , 9/42 Heavier gauge 11/50, 12/52, 13/54 String materials; Nickel, Nickel coated steel, wound, flatwound round wound a host of different coatings, all of which are suited to what you feel is most comfortable and sound production.
That would depend on the guitar hardware setup. For some guitars, the head of the string is locked in the body, the string brought over the bridge and wound through the aligning winder over the nut. Others require threading through a tremolo mechanism such as the Floyd Rose tremolo bridge. Most guitars have the string head thread from the bridge, along the neck, over the aligning nut and through the winder hub.
They can be made of different materials such as nylon or even steel. It depends on what kind of sound you want, what kind of guitar you have, etc. steel with nickel windings around them , other kinds are steel with bronze windings or just steel with steel windings. acoustic strings are the bronze ones steel and nickel plated ones are for electric guitars classical guitar strings are made of Nylon after the 1930s or 1940s, before that it was animal guts called catgut. steel for the wire inside and either bronze (acoustic) steel or nickel windings. Nylon is classical guitars and everything after 1942 Animal guts and hair made strings before 1942
Yes. If you wind the strings improperly it matters. Strings should be wound from the string hole down, (from high to low, or from the hole to the neck). If you do it the other way around, the tuning peg has more stress on it, and is more likely to not stay in tune. Never put more stress on the guitar neck or the headstock than you have to. You will stay better in tune for longer if you string properly.
I'm not aware of Nylon strings for double bass. I would get some help from a teacher before making any purchases.
Actually, only the lower three strings of guitars contain copper or nickel. These strings are wound, meaning that a core string (usually steel) is taken, and wire (usually nickel or copper) of varying gauge, depending on the thickness of string wanted, is wound around it. The higher three are just steel wire. As for why nickel and copper are used, it's because they are cheap and sound good.
It would cost about £2 ($3). However, if you buy the string and string it yourself, you will never need to worry about breaking a string again. As a standard, you should change the strings on your guitar every two months or so, as the natural oils in your hands and fingers will decay the strings and deaden the sound.
If your guitar is going out of tune, there are a variety of reasons you could look into:Temperature. Changes in the temperature of the guitar can affect how a guitar remains in tune. Wait until the instrument is at the room temperature before tuning it.Improper string winding at the tuner. If the strings are not wound properly around the tuner, they can slip and drop in pitch. You should try to wind the string around the tuner post 2-3 times to ensure a solid hold.Poor tuners. If you have low-quality tuners, the internal gears will slip, causing the pitch to drop.New strings. If you just put new strings on your guitar, you have to stretch them out in order for them to remain in tune.
The guitar is based off of many stringed instruments but the modern electric guitar was pioneered by rickenbacker with the "frying pan" guitar. It was a lapsteel that used a hand-wound pickup. (it was made in 1931)