What Strings Are Best For Emandos?
What I want to know is, should I be using mandolin strings or electric guitar strings on my MandoBird? And what gauges are best? I'll be playing rock, blues, and country on it, so I'm not really looking for a clean bluegrass sound.
I bought it used on ebay, and have no idea what's on there, nor a micrometer to measure. I do know that I am able to get a three fret bend on them, which is so cool, and I don't want to lose that by getting the wrong strings.
They sound fine, regardless of their age (unknown), and I don't feel a need to replace them, but I wonder if I wouldn't be getting an even better response from new strings (that is the conventional line of thinking on these things).
A secondary question concerns stringing a MandoBird for mandola tuning, as the neck length might be OK - string gauges, any modifications, etc.
Thanks!
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