STRINGS

[robust yacht]

I use 2 packs of 9's for my guitar. I take the B string out of the second pack and throw it on my high E,
42
32
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16
11
11
Its very wasteful and leaves me witha bunch of extra strings. Is there any way to fix this? like can I buy an extra pack of just 11s for cheap? I'm not sure about using straight 11's as a pack because I like the feel of the rest of the strings.

[median vortex]

not really, what your doing is super unconventional so unless you order custom pack from like string-joy or something there isn't much you can do.

[olive pumice]

This is the dumbest shit I read today ... But the day is not yes over

And 42 bottom ? Y so weak ?

[wicked tide]

either start playing on 11-48s or get custom sets from stringjoy

[feral pelican]

There r some companies that just sell packs of specific strings like a 5 pack of high e strings is most common but some do sell b string

[surreal parcel]

a lot of people do this mixing thing

but the combination really is dumb

ive seen 11-49 sometimes but the same guage twice is hilarious

[olive pumice]

I did some weird setups as well but never did it cross my mind to do 2 same Guage strings

And that comes from someone who put an 8 string set on a 6 string just for shits and giggles

[robust yacht]

i like how the b string feels and the amount im able bend it and i like a thicker high E

9's break real quick for me

[surreal parcel]

dont you have intonation problems by having the same gauge twice

[robust yacht]

nope

[surreal parcel]

i mean thats the whole reason to go thicker the lower the string in the first place

more tension put on it

i imagine the b string is way more prone to breakage

[robust yacht]

ive had the 9's break more than the 11s

[surreal parcel]

well yes... thats what im saying

cause its thinner

[robust yacht]

this is the opposite of what you said

this is saying the 11s break more

i dont mean to sound rude btw

[surreal parcel]

yea no worries but i said the b string is more prone to breakage if you have 9s instead of 11s

oh mb i forgot your initial post

i thought it was 9 9 for the thinnest strings

not 11 11

[robust yacht]

nonoo

[surreal parcel]

well yeah i guess the high e would be less prone then

[robust yacht]

https://www.instagram.com/presidentialpudding/reel/DQkkAcREhYR/
if the b string was a 9 it would break here

[robust yacht]

i have a les paul my low e is already heavy enough i dont play chugging metal anyway

[olive pumice]

On an LP. scale ? Sounds way too loose to me

What do you play then ?

[robust yacht]

blues

rock

[olive pumice]

Fair enough...is still get a 46 or 48 bottom on a Gibson scale length I think

[robust yacht]

https://youtu.be/84VysdtEPJU

theres a cl ip of how it sounds

my mic is prolly rlly loud so id turn it down

shiit it sounds like crap lemme plug my amp into my laptop instead

ignore my pajamas too lmao

https://youtu.be/z22qpF9YL3M

random weird noodling so u can hear

its not loose imo when im playing idk

im notbeing SRV or anything and throwing 14s on there

lmao

[robust yacht]

also Dcs my beloved 🥀