D'Addario string gauge mixup

[John LaTorre]

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?

[Clay Schaeffer]

D'Addario posted a guide on line for telling counterfeit strings from authentic.

http://www.daddario.com/upload/DABR_...wRes_12587.pdf

[John LaTorre]

D'Addario posted a guide on line for telling counterfeit strings from authentic.

http://www.daddario.com/upload/DABR_...wRes_12587.pdf

That's the first place I went. Ball ends were the right shape, wrapping looked good, so I assumed that the strings were the genuine article.

[Mark Swanson]

That link is broken for me.

[Barry Daniels]

That is the first time I've heard of counterfeit strings. Instruments yes; but strings?

[Peter Wilcox]

That link is broken for me.

It should be http://www.daddario.com/upload/DABR_Cou ... _15727.pdf

The board must have truncated the link and/or changed the file number from 15727 to 12587.

[Mark Swanson]

Thank you, Peter!