I can't help it I love my Rotosounds!

[BrentSimons]

Hi All,
I've read a few posts about Roto's getting a bad rap. But I still can't get over how great they sound. I've been using them since I was about 16 after seeing some ads for Geddy(My Hero) Lee using Superwound Funkamasters. Every once in a while I change my brand of strings just to check things out. My last "tasting" was GHS Boomers which I used a long time ago. But now I'm back to Roto's...proudly!
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[SuperSnake2012]

Eh, I had a bad experience with them. The first set I ever bought for my Jazz bass were the Rotosounds. I heard great things and some of my bass heros used them so I figured why not. They were bright (which I liked) but they died very quickly (I put them on around Christmastime and changed them in January).

[louelou]

Rotos rule. the only other strings comparable were R Cocco's.

[DavePlaysBass]

I had a set of Sadowsky Steels that seemed to be in the Rotosound ball park. But it has been a long time since I played Rotos.

[BellBottomBlues]

I like the flats

[GeoffByrne]

I think the initial 'clangieness' frightens a lot of people off Rotosounds, but once that wears off they are good for quite a while - years, in the case of the flats. I think the flats I have on my fretless are about 2 years old and sound great.

[One Drop]

As much as I like the sound of them when they lose that clank, it's just that edge and metallic top that makes them unique and so perfect for certain music- I wish they stayed that way longer myself. Great strings, I use them on my Tokai P for our pop/punk cover band, where that clank gives some extra definition in the live mix with two guitars, and nails the recorded bass tones on a lot of the UK stuff we do.

[RickenBoogie]

I'm a big fan myself. I use Ric strings on my 4003, but Roto jazz flats on my 4001, and my 5 string is set up with Roto swing rounds. They have a very snappy sound, and feel very responsive to my playing. Who cares if they get bashed now and again, different strokes, afterall.

[Gubna]

I used nothing but standard roundwound Rotosounds from 1993-2004.

[GeoffByrne]

Originally Posted by Gubna

I used nothing but standard roundwound Rotosounds from 1993-2004.

So what do you use now..........AND WHY?



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[jasper383]

The response to Rotos sometimes is almost Pavlovian; they wear out frets, I got a bad one in a pack, they lose their sound too quickly. Repeat this until you can say it in your sleep.

I'm skeptical about whether any steel string will wear frets faster than any other steel string. They lose their intense zing quickly, but to my ears stay sounding good after that for a long time.

Rotos +1

[m.oreilly]

Originally Posted by jasper383

The response to Rotos sometimes is almost Pavlovian; they wear out frets, I got a bad one in a pack, they lose their sound too quickly. Repeat this until you can say it in your sleep.

I'm skeptical about whether any steel string will wear frets faster than any other steel string. They lose their intense zing quickly, but to my ears stay sounding good after that for a long time.

Rotos +1

+ 1 i actually find rotos keep their "zing" a bit longer than other brands i've tried. big fan of the funkmasters

[John Wentzien]

I used Rotos from 1973 to 2006...I now use Webstrings stainless..

[Willem]

I really like 'm too and not uber expensive!