Lance, The .144 will work, but may not blend in with its neighbors. Better to have one with the overall diameter. Don't be concerned with the core. I have one if you need. Keith On Feb 4, 2011, at 6:16 AM, <88man at netscape.com> wrote: > I am replacing a broken bass string ( A# 1 ) with a universal string. The measurements of the original string : overall diameter = .170 core diameter= .047 The universal that I have on hand measures : overall diameter = .144 core diameter= .052 > > Would this work? Or should I order a string where the outside diameter more closely matches the original....even though this may make the core even larger than the string that I have on hand?
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