Originally Posted by: gmixstudioswhat im finding is the e sounds great but the a string is hardly playing at all
any tips on that

Sometimes it's not just the angle of your hand but of the guitar too. There seems to be an optimum spot for most players. While each is a little different, in all, the angle of the guitar should by slight upwards going from the bottom bout of the guitar to the headstock. You want the butt of the guitar to rest on your inner (right) thigh and the curvy (waist) part resting somewhat on top of the other (left) thigh. For me, ideally, I wear a strap even when I'm sitting.

I mention all the above is that it seems lots of folks learning have the guitar positioned such that it appears parallel with a level floor and that makes for awkward positions to play in.

Based on your descrpition, that one string seems ok and the other not, if you have the wrong angle for your hand, you will be placing your wrist in unnatural positions and get inconsistent issue like described.

With the right angle of the guitar, those fights become easier.

My thoughts.