GHS 1st and 2nd strings - similar?

[TheHiltz]

Hey all - I've always been a roundwound player, but I just got a '77 P and I'm trying out a set of GHS Precision flats (.45-.95). When I threw them on, I noticed the .45 didn't fit in the 1st string nut slot. I thought it was a bit odd, but chalked it up to not knowing the history of the bass and the gauges used, and maybe thought flats will fit differently (thicker?) than roundwounds. I filed out the nut slot and tuned up the strings, finding that the 1st string was extremely tight. Played a couple notes, and panicked thinking I had swapped the 1st and 2nd strings by accident. Unfortunately I don't have a set of calipers at home, so I couldn't double check the gauges to make sure that's what I had done. Swapped the 1st and 2nd, and affirmed that that is not what I did, but I am now looking at these strings and am wondering if GHS had thrown a .60 in a package labeled .45? The .45 and .60 look and feel so so similar.

This whole situation will be remedied when I go out and get a set of calipers, but in the meantime, has anyone had an experience of a mislabeled gauge? OR, am I just new to flats and do the .45 and .60 in a set of GHS Precision flats feel extremely similar?
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[Jon Moody]

It could definitely happen; our strings are packaged by hand.

DM me some more info, and I'll make sure we get you a correct string.

 

[michael_t]

has anyone had an experience of a mislabeled gauge? OR, am I just new to flats and do the .45 and .60 in a set of GHS Precision flats feel extremely similar?

The difference between 45 and 60 in flats should be just as obvious as the difference between 45 and 60 in rounds.

I personally haven't had any mismatched sets since I started using GHS products, but it's always possible.

 

[TheHiltz]

Thanks @Jon Moody for helping remedy this situation so quickly and sending me the right string! Big ups to GHS.