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sevignyjoe

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hey guys new to the forum. i am using 11 slinky colbalts . all my strings sound great but but my low e string sound real heavy on my strat and my les paul.i have the bass almost all the way down i my amp too. dont know what to do debating going down 10s or switching to regular slinkys . the colbalts just last so long for me. just trying to get some other opinions.thanks
 

Rick C

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A really quick fix would be to lower your low end of the pickups a little to see if the sound is more balanced. EB claim "a stronger magnetic relationship between pickup and strings" so moving the pickup away a little does make sense if the bass strings are overwhelming. Alternatively reduce string mass by using an individual Cobalt 046 or 044 for the low E as a first step. Yours is a 048 now.
 
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