Wound strings vs unwound

1. What is a wound string?
2. What is the difference between wound and unwound guitar strings?
3. What are wound ukulele strings?

What is a wound string?

Wound strings are also known as "overspun" strings. ... The string consisted of a core string made of gut, with a thin wire wound around it with multiple turns. This construction is still predominate in today's wound strings with variations on core shapes and materials.

What is the difference between wound and unwound guitar strings?

The wound string will stay flexible to a higher gauge. Tonally, a plain G will sound closer to the plain B and E strings in a set, while a wound G will sound closer to the other wound strings in the set (E, A, and D). Which is best is purely a matter of personal preference.

What are wound ukulele strings?

The wound strings used for all Aquila ukulele sets such as soprano low G, concert low G, tenor low G, baritone in guitar tuning, and a few other varieties that use a wound string, use a very fine wire wrapping on the wound strings in order to produce their excellent tone.