[ye olde fretmonkey]

Originally Posted by Paul G.

I've been doing it more on my Tele lately, but with 10s it can be painful.

Any drawbacks (tone, tuning, etc.) to putting some heat shrink tubing, or insulation over the B & G strings behind the nut to act as padding?

Any other suggestions? I don't want to go to 9s or 8s, but really like the way those behind the nut bends sound when you mix open strings in there for a ringing quality.

Any help appreciated.

P.

you ought to try it with lls or l2s!

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