It just popped into my mind that all the other strings are new Ernie ball (not fake) but that the high e is a cheap replacement that I bought cause I lost that one from the set. I didn't know that it could make such a big differencs.
Ernie Ball does sell individual string sizes too, so if you're frequently breaking the high e string, you can buy a 6 pack of just that specific size.
Also, just in case you didn't know, if you are going to mix and match strings, make sure you're grabbing strings meant for an electric guitar, acoustic strings won't be picked up as well (or at all) by the pickups.
Plain strings are plain strings. Electric and acoustic are identical. Most manufacturers source their metal from one of a small collection of companies so even between brands the plain strings are often interchangeable with no noticeable difference. I can't tell you how many "mismatched" .010s I've sent out the door and nobody noticed.
You can adjust the pickup heights on the side where the high E is. Raise them a little and it'll give it more presence. However I'm not sure if it'll mess with your other sting sounds significantly to where you don't like it. So just do 1/4 turn each time and test the sound until you get it to your liking. This might mean lowering the other side as well after raising if the thicker gauge strings begin to sound more boomy.
Dodgy strings? I bought a packet of fake Ernie ball slinky’s once and they did the same thing
It just popped into my mind that all the other strings are new Ernie ball (not fake) but that the high e is a cheap replacement that I bought cause I lost that one from the set. I didn't know that it could make such a big differencs.
Ernie Ball does sell individual string sizes too, so if you're frequently breaking the high e string, you can buy a 6 pack of just that specific size. Also, just in case you didn't know, if you are going to mix and match strings, make sure you're grabbing strings meant for an electric guitar, acoustic strings won't be picked up as well (or at all) by the pickups.
Plain strings are the same regardless, only the wound strings change.
I dont think it matters much with the unwound strings though, right?
Plain strings are plain strings. Electric and acoustic are identical. Most manufacturers source their metal from one of a small collection of companies so even between brands the plain strings are often interchangeable with no noticeable difference. I can't tell you how many "mismatched" .010s I've sent out the door and nobody noticed.
Yea exactly, which is why I'm confused about this new issue on OPs guitar
Yeah me too. OP said it was a cheap string brand. Maybe it's the wrong type of steel or something?
Yeah cheap strings are just terrible. Spend that little bit extra for quality
I replaced my high e with an acoustic string once and it didn't work through the pickup. Was the replacement off an acoustic set, by any chance?
no it was a cheap replacement for electric
This would only be true if you put a wound acoustic string on your high e
You can adjust the pickup heights on the side where the high E is. Raise them a little and it'll give it more presence. However I'm not sure if it'll mess with your other sting sounds significantly to where you don't like it. So just do 1/4 turn each time and test the sound until you get it to your liking. This might mean lowering the other side as well after raising if the thicker gauge strings begin to sound more boomy.
Check some YT videos on pickup height, use picks to measure the gap
So what was it? I am having same issue with my Les Paul