D'Addario string gauge mixup
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:58 pm
Hi, all:
While stringing up a new build with D'Addario EJ16 strings, I happened to notice that the color-coded ball ends on the two upper strings were switched ... the first string's was purple, and the second string's was silver. I caught the error right away, but got to wondering if anybody else had noticed the same problem in the string sets they've been getting.
The strings appear to be authentic, not counterfeit. I don't remember exactly where I bought them, but it was probably one of the local guitar stores here in Sacramento ... Guitar Workshop or New 5th String. I would have bought them sometime this spring.
Another mystery: all the strings were about 0.002" thinner than the gauges listed on the package. When I was getting these readings, I suspected a wonky micrometer, but it checked out against my trusty feeler gauge set. Is this normal for strings?
While stringing up a new build with D'Addario EJ16 strings, I happened to notice that the color-coded ball ends on the two upper strings were switched ... the first string's was purple, and the second string's was silver. I caught the error right away, but got to wondering if anybody else had noticed the same problem in the string sets they've been getting.
The strings appear to be authentic, not counterfeit. I don't remember exactly where I bought them, but it was probably one of the local guitar stores here in Sacramento ... Guitar Workshop or New 5th String. I would have bought them sometime this spring.
Another mystery: all the strings were about 0.002" thinner than the gauges listed on the package. When I was getting these readings, I suspected a wonky micrometer, but it checked out against my trusty feeler gauge set. Is this normal for strings?