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06/25/2015 5:12 pm
Your assessment is pretty much spot on.

Unwound third strings are much more common, though they do tend to pop out of tune more easily.

I've only used wound thirds with seven-strings guitars and baritone strings. They have their place, but for beginners, I'd recommend the "conventional" unwound third.

Hope this helps!
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