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Do any acoustic guitar string companies make 'lopsided' sets where the bass stings are disproportionally heavier than the treble strings?
For example the strings I presently use are: .012 .016 .024w .034 .044 .054
But what if they were thinner on the high side and thicker on the low side such as: .011 .015 .024w .034 .048 .058
Would the acoustic difference be significant ... more mellow? Or would the bigger difference be how it plays?
SE discourages us from recommending specific products, but I can give some general guidelines:
Some manufacturers offer single strings. They are typically a bit more expensive, but they provide a great opportunity to experiment with various string gauges.
Try electric guitar strings. They may sound a bit different, but if you are looking for a different sound, why not to try? You won't break anything. There is larger choice of various electric guitar sets. Sets advertised for drop tuning, or baritone guitars often have relatively thicker bass strings.
As a rule of thumb: thinner strings sound more bright and metallic, thicker strings darker and mellow. Plain strings sound darker than wound strings of similar gauge. So lower gauge treble strings will rather sound more bright than more mellow but if you move from wound to plain G string, that one might sound darker. But I would recommend you to try it by yourself.
Why bother with a particular set - which will exist - when you can specify exactly what you want for each string. It's what I did 50 odd years ago, needing as an example a much thinner 3rd string.
Answer, buy individual strings - only slightly more expensive but when I buy 6-10 'sets' at a time, the price becomes comparable - and I get exactly what I want for each string!
As far as sound is concerned, again, you need to experiment - 3rd string being the most variable, between wound and plain.
The neck shouldn't suffer (as in warp), due to an up to 20% change, but you'll probably have to re-set up the guitar - truss-rod, intonation, action, to suit yiur new strings. But give them all a week or so to settle in first.
As in the comment, I've been doing this for 50+ yrs, with no problems - and the guitars are all suited better (for me!) because of it. But be prepared for some experimentation and fettling!
