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Originally Posted by Stephanheimer  Can anyone provide a comparison of Chromes and Rotosound 77's in terms of tension, tone feel etc.
Thanks for everybody's inpus so far. |
Chromes: Tension slightly higher than TI's (and you have those, so you know) - feel is almost uttely smooth, almost as though they're a drawn metal rod as opposed to a wound string - tone is gorgeous - thick and thumpy, with just enough zing to be heard, and plenty of generic Good Bass Tone ('cause I'm bad at describing tone.)
Rotos: Tension ridiculously high. It's like trying to play coathanger wire. Feel is poor as far as flats go - they feel almost like groundwounds to me, as in there is an unacceptable level of bumpiness, especially on the E and A strings. Tone is, for lack of a better description, dead. Like a dog that's been shot fifteen times at point-blank with explosive slugs. It's just really dead and not, to my ears, attractive at all.
FYI, I currently use TI's on my Precision and Chromes on my Jag, and play them both though Eden amps.
Obviously, any talk of tone is highly suggestive - this is IME, and YMMV.
Hope this helps!
P.S. - in terms of Chromes, your string gauge makes a HUGE difference in tone. I like using Super Lights (40-95) on my jag, and they sound almost guitar-y with the tone full up. My previous favourite was Medium, and they sounded much more bassy. Never used a heavy gauge, but I'd assume they'd be even thicker, fatter and fuller than Mediums.
