I played in 9 / 42 and went on shooting still at Ernie Ball, it sounds to me no problem, the squicks (dplacement sound of the strings) are not louder than elsewhere and Longva face of such DM is not challenging ...

For those who break them, often not knowing it is properly installed ropes and then if you change your tuning every day to play a particular song is also making use finally to the loss of the cot "brilliant" It does not change much but hey if you make so important aesthetics put gold leaf ...