It seems to me that when you buy different material string sets of the same gauge and make, you get the same plain string pairs in all sets. So, if you take D'Addario strings in 11-40, then PB or 80/20 or Monel sets come with the same unwound A and E sets but different material D and G sets. Is that correct? Last time I looked, D'Addario also sell single 'NYXL' extra high carbon plain guitar strings designed for long bends and longer acoustic life on electric guitars. I think they also recommend them for plain strings on acoustic guitars (?). I believe other makers also sell higher carbon plain strings. Has anyone here tried using these higher carbon strings as the A and E sets on a mandolin, and if so, do they work well?
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