The second string is tuned to B, it’s referred to as the B string. The first, thinnest string is tuned to E, it’s referred to this as the ‘high E string’.
One may also ask, how do you play high E on guitar?
Subsequently, what gauge is high E on acoustic guitar? The best string gauge for most electric guitar players is either 9 or 10 gauge, and for acoustic guitars it is 12 gauge. The sets use the high E string as a reference, which is the thinnest string in the set.
Correspondingly, which string is the low E?
6th string