Replacing the B and thin E strings with thick, wound strings

[Uncle Clownmeat]

I strum rock and roll chords on my resonator, something these instruments aren't built to do. Since it's the B and treble E strings that sound too banjo-like when I play this way, I thought of replacing them with thicker, wound strings. Maybe swap the B with a .024 and the treble E with a .023 (both G strings). Also, those two groves on the guitar nut would have to be widened.

Would this work or would it warp the guitar neck? And have other players done this, outside of asylums for the criminally insane?

[jwayne]

Originally Posted by Uncle Clownmeat

I strum rock and roll chords on my resonator, something these instruments aren't built to do. Since it's the B and treble E strings that sound too banjo-like when I play this way, I thought of replacing them with thicker, wound strings. Maybe swap the B with a .024 and the treble E with a .023 (both G strings). Also, those two groves on the guitar nut would have to be widened.

Would this work or would it warp the guitar neck? And have other players done this, outside of asylums for the criminally insane?

High E: a .012 on a 25.5 scale length guitar is about 23 lbs of tension. An .023 UNWOUND is 86 lbs of tension.

So yeah, even if you could tune a wound .23 to E (which I doubt) you're going to have major problems with the guitar.

[HHP]

You'd be committing guitarcide.

[Uncle Clownmeat]

HHP, your post made me chuckle.

I'm going to replace the light/extra-light b and e strings with heavy plain steel .014 and .018. ones. Maybe that will give me the tone I want.

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by Uncle Clownmeat

...I'm going to replace the light/extra-light b and e strings with heavy plain steel .014 and .018 ones. Maybe that will give me the tone I want.

Start with a D'Addario EJ18 set and work from there...

[Uncle Clownmeat]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Start with a D'Addario EJ18 set and work from there...

Interesting, that's exactly what I ordered online last night. Thanks for your input.

[s11141827]

Bass VI Strings have all Wound strings