String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

[Driver Blues]

Currently I have 10s on my Strat, I'm looking for a good set of strings that has roughly the same thickness for the bass strings, but something closer to 11s for the g, b, and e strings. What sets should I take a look at?

[GuitarStv]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

Usually people go the other way, that's why the custom light set of strings is kicking around. I know that Elixir came out with HD Light acoustic strings which do what you're talking about, but don't think they make 'em for electric.

[nexion218]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

Googled it and found this for you, it might help:

https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/custom-gauge-string-sets-electric-guitar-i171

But I am sure that other companies are willing to do the same or your local music store might carry single strings and you can cherry pick the ones you need!

[Blille]

String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

You need to go custom. I tried Curt Mangan and a couple others. I went back to daddario now and buy a normal set and replace the top two with single strings since they are cheap.

FTR: the only production top heavy sets (or bottom light) I’ve found are Thomastik Infeld flats. Which are nice but expensive.

[Jacew]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

I order those Curt Mangan custom sets. Certainly advice for that if you want to go more special string sets.

Here the price difference to a is that minimal it's not a big deal. Cheaper than above average daddario sets for instance. I'm sure it's even cheaper there, but I guess so are standard sets.

[chadd]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

I love Curt Mangan strings and use a 10-50 set with a friend's name on the package.

[Driver Blues]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

This got me thinking, has anyone tried what is essentially reverse Nashville tuning? Where you buy a second set of strings and use the E, A, and D strings as a set of G, B, and E strings, just tuned an octave down? So all strings will be wound. Given that I'm doing it on a Strat, it might be pretty neat to try.

[Blille]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

This got me thinking, has anyone tried what is essentially reverse Nashville tuning? Where you buy a second set of strings and use the E, A, and D strings as a set of G, B, and E strings, just tuned an octave down? So all strings will be wound. Given that I'm doing it on a Strat, it might be pretty neat to try.

I considered it but thought it would be a waste of a nut and never tried. Do it and tell us how it goes

[Mincer]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

This got me thinking, has anyone tried what is essentially reverse Nashville tuning? Where you buy a second set of strings and use the E, A, and D strings as a set of G, B, and E strings, just tuned an octave down? So all strings will be wound. Given that I'm doing it on a Strat, it might be pretty neat to try.

Cool idea, I will have to try that!

[Chistopher]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

It might be worth it to add a bass cut knob to the guitar itself if you do that. The extra bassy voicing will definitely have its uses, but it would definitely be of use to be able to reign that bass back in when you need it.

[Chistopher]

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And for your original question, most guitar stores sell individual strings.

[Driver Blues]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

I considered it but thought it would be a waste of a nut and never tried. Do it and tell us how it goes

I will as soon as I get a guitar to try it on. I was thinking about using the bass strings for a set of 10s as the E, A, and D, and the bass strings off a set of 9s for the treble strings.

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

Wayne Krantz uses a set that goes something like 10,13,16,24,32,38. Similar to your idea. I think Jimi and Duane Allman used similar to that.

[Hsb]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

What about a set of the half size strings, EB makes a Mega Slinky, .0105-.048

String sizes are .0105, .0135, .0175, .028, .038, .048

[jeremy]

Re: String Set With Heavier Treble Strings?

thats an 11 set on the bottom and a touch lighter on top which is kinda the opposite of what the op was asking for. i swear there used to be a 10-38 set out there somewhere but i cant find anything currently