i use rotosound 66, want to try other strings.

Asa Samuel · #1 10-11-2007, 03:04 PM

as you can see i currently use rotosound swing bass 66 steels.

i use 45-105 guage.

but the problems i've found is i'm not able to play that fast on the strings and they are quite 'grippy' and i get alot of finger noises.

so i'm looking for quite a bright string.

i need them to last as long as possible as i cant afford to get strings that often.

any ideas for make/type/guages that you could give me?

or do you need more info? feel free to ask me more questions.

Thanks.
Bass_Junkie.

GeoffByrne · #2 10-11-2007, 03:20 PM

DR HiBeams.

Joeykun · #3 10-11-2007, 03:24 PM

I like the D'Addario Pro Steels. Rotosounds are inconsistant.
The Pro Steels have worked out great for me in both sound and life! IMHO

Asa Samuel · #4 10-11-2007, 03:27 PM

what about guages?

Johnny Crab · #5 10-11-2007, 03:55 PM

Gauges usually depend(IMO) on:
1) HOW you like the feel of the bass
2) How the pickups "react" to more or less metal in the gauges

Going from your gauges to 40-100's worked fine on most of the basses here(faster, easier to play, last as long between changes). A couple of basses got REAL upset(i.e. the E-string was super-loud compared to the rest of the set) but that may be Roto's "consistancy" inconsistancy. The avatar was one of those that demanded to keep heavier gauge strings.