FourChordsIsGoodEnough
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So I recently bought a 50s Les Paul Standard which was set up with .10s. Everything played just fine, but I knew I wanted to change it to .11s as I like the added tension, and it's what I'm used to. Changed to .11s and immediately noticed a major loss in sustain on the G string only. No buzzing, just loss of sustain, and perhaps a loss of a high end... sounds dead.
1) Is the nut, or saddle choking it due to the higher gauge? .11s aren't exactly unusually heavy. Is there something I could change if that's true, but don't want to mess around with the nut if I don't know exactly.
2) Is it possibly just a "bad" string from a brand new pack of strings?
I can notice it whether playing a fretted note or playing it open. I can also notice it whether I'm playing it plugged in or acoustically.
1) Is the nut, or saddle choking it due to the higher gauge? .11s aren't exactly unusually heavy. Is there something I could change if that's true, but don't want to mess around with the nut if I don't know exactly.
2) Is it possibly just a "bad" string from a brand new pack of strings?
I can notice it whether playing a fretted note or playing it open. I can also notice it whether I'm playing it plugged in or acoustically.
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