Does anyone know where to find .016 wound individual guitar strings?

[Perfect Stranger]

Does anyone know where to find .016 wound individual guitar strings? It doesn't matter what brand.....just needs to be .016 wound electric.

 

[wingsdad]

Give this a shot.
http://www.juststrings.com/guitarsinglestrings.html
Looks like GHS Boomers (Dynamite Alloy), are available from .016 up.

Ernie Ball, D'addario, Fender... looks like they start at .018.

 

[Rockette]

You can find .016 steel singles anywhere, but I've not seen a wound one in that diameter. D'Addario does make a wound .017 though:
http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/DAddario-Nickel-Wound-Single-String?sku=120801

If you're just looking for .016 string singles, go here:
http://www.juststrings.com/jsb-016p-1.html

or here:
http://accessories.musiciansfriend....lain-Steel-Electric-Guitar-Strings?sku=120016

 

[Perfect Stranger]

Thanks! Just ordered 10 of them. I hope they are wound.

 

[wingsdad]

You can find .016 steel singles anywhere, but I've not seen a wound one in that diameter.

Yeah, me neither...I'm just guessing that since (on JustStrings) the GHS DY Boomers started at .016, and from the popular brands and JS house brand I took a peek at nothing lighter than .018 it could be wound, vs. the GHS Plain Steels.

 

[wingsdad]

Thanks! Just ordered 10 of them. I hope they are wound.

Maybe you should call them and check...

 

[Rockette]

Yeah, me neither...I'm just guessing that since (on JustStrings) the GHS DY Boomers started at .016, and from the popular brands and JS house brand I took a peek at nothing lighter than .018 it could be wound, vs. the GHS Plain Steels.

D'Addario includes a .017 wound in the XL110 Nickel Wound sets and also sells them as multipak singles. I wouldn't trust a .016 bronze wound anyway as it seems like it would be very fragile at 16.5 lbs nominal loading.
.016 is ok for stainless steel wire or .017 with SS core w/nickel wrap.

Try it. What'll you lose besides 99 cents?

 

[Perfect Stranger]

Thanks, wingsdad. It's only $20 so I went ahead and ordered 10 of them. If
they aren't wound I'll still end up using them eventually anyway.

 

[MichaelE]

Many times, that guage of string will have a 'W' in front of, or behind the dimension.

Hope you play jazz or blues that doesn't require a lot of bending because they really are a ***** to bend. I used one for a few months before I switched back. I had to bend twice as far to get the same pitch out of it as an un-wound G string.

They do sound nice and full though, and tune easier.