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Originally Posted by D-Guitar

In my search for a comfortable string gauge set without the harsh brightness that my hearing aids pick up from the high e and b strings of the custom light sets, would it be reasonable to replace the high e 11 gauge string with a 12 gauge while retaining the custom light wound string gauges. I am considering also increasing the string gauge of the b 2nd string. My walnut back and side acoustic seems to ring out the b and e. Any comments about your experiences with customized string sets would be appreciated. Thanks everyone.

Hi D-G

I bump all 1st strings up one weight from what the rest of the set is. It's because my ring finger pulls harder than my middle (I'm a fingerstyle player), and the high string is a bit harsher than I like.

When I bump it up a weight, it fixes it for me.

"Why not learn to pluck less with your ring finger?" you ask. Because I'm 72 yrs old and don't want to invest the time when the plan works already.