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Re-designed D'Addario Website Sucks for the Canucks!

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I blame the neighbors for our residual use of the imperial system. It's cumbersome and makes no sense at all, whereas if you can divide/multiply by 10 in your head, you're good to go with the metric system.
 
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michael_t said:
I checked into the D'Addario website recently and found out it's been completely re-designed.

One odd thing I noticed was the diameter and tension info on a lot of the bass string models was only showing in metric (mm/kg) instead of the usual inch/lbs. So, I contacted the D'A Customer Care, who promptly responded to tell me the new website is specifically designed to show the info in metric only for those who are located in Canada. What? Are you kidding me?

What was wrong with the way the old site was showing all the info in both metric and imperial?

There you go... My rant for the day!
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So is the standard 45-105 bass strings set listed as 1.13-2.66mm then? :p
 
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Here's an update...

After discovering the simple solution to my problem (see post #14), which the customer care rep at D'Addario couldn't tell me about, I kind of felt silly about having made such a fuss over this "imperial vs. metric" thing. So, I decided to spend some time going over the numbers in the GHS Tension Guide just before I went to bed.

After having sweet dreams about inches and pounds, I woke up this morning all refreshed and renewed. No more ranting today!

Meanwhile, I think it's best for me to stay off of the D'Addario site for a while now... ;)
 
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michael_t said:
I checked into the D'Addario website recently and found out it's been completely re-designed.

One odd thing I noticed was the diameter and tension info on a lot of the bass string models was only showing in metric (mm/kg) instead of the usual inch/lbs. So, I contacted the D'A Customer Care, who promptly responded to tell me the new website is specifically designed to show the info in metric only for those who are located in Canada. What? Are you kidding me?

What was wrong with the way the old site was showing all the info in both metric and imperial?

There you go... My rant for the day!
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Come on, it's the 21st century. Metric rules.

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eriky4003 said:
There should be a selector if you want in Imperial or metric on that website. Satisfies everyone in the world! You are welcome, D'Addario!
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As it turns out, there IS a built-in selector in the form of currency option (CAD vs. USD).

The main issue here is D'Addario wrongly assumed that since we use metric in Canada, the musicians here should refer to their gear in metric as well.
 
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oerk said:
Germany here, diameter/tension shows up in inches/pounds.

Which is okay - Europe uses the metric system for everything - except screen sizes and string diameters :banghead:
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Yup. Any strings I have purchased from European manufacturers have used Imperial measurements for strings. TI being the most commonly used by myself. I remember Elites also using Imperial. As most strings are made in the US I expect that drives the use of Imperial system.
 
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Root 5 said:
LOL. Canadians don't measure their instrument setups in metric. We also don't measure string tension in metric. I don't know anyone who does. Hopefully D'Addario sees the error in their ways!
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Actually I measure all my setups in metric. String diameter and tension in imperial... and only because it’s the accepted standard.
 
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La Faro said:
British Pint - 568ml
American Pint - 473ml
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A British pint is 1/8th of a gallon.
An American pint is 1/8th of a gallon.

The British gallon is bigger, which means when you order a beer in Britain, it's bigger than it is in America. And you get more miles to a gallon of gas.

We think we won the war in 1776. Perhaps some reconsideration is in order.
 
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La Faro said:
Me too, I know the my action in mm on my 864 mm Long scale Jazz, and my 628mm Electric.
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scale length I still do imperial but action and neck relief are in mms or decimal fractions thereof.

I don’t measure or change scale length or string tension. I tune to a pitch and I do intonation by pitch but I do not measure the distance but to bridge or how tight the string is at a given pitch.

tension could be in any measurement as long as it’s consistent - I only use it for comparison.
 
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