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High-carbon steel
The material supports the string's bright, crisp character and defined notes.

Independent shopping perspective
The 0.0165 XS Plain Steel single gives you a precise individual gauge for a replacement or a fully customized guitar-string mix. D'Addario uses high-carbon steel for a bright, crisp sound with strong note definition. Corrosion-resistant wrap wire is designed to help clarity hold up over time, and the XS construction is intended to keep tuning and intonation intact when you play aggressively.

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What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 01
The material supports the string's bright, crisp character and defined notes.
Detail 02
It is intended to stay in tune and maintain intonation during aggressive playing.
Final check
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
It is a 0.0165-gauge D'Addario XS Plain Steel single.
Singles let you augment a current set or create a guitar-string combination from individual gauges.