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09-19-2011, 02:29 PM
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WOW...is this what Rotosound Swing Bass 66 steels sound like????
(bass kicks in at 00:23) Anthrax - Caught In A Mosh - Enhanced Bass - YouTube
....or is this the basic tone of most stainless-steel bass strings?
thanks!
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09-19-2011, 05:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Seattle | | | Rotosounds with a P bass my friend.
And while you could get this basic sound with many different sets of Stainless steels, none are gonna sound quite like this except the Rotosounds.
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09-19-2011, 05:27 PM
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09-19-2011, 05:34 PM
| | | | I love Roto steels too.
Some folks say that they lose there "zing" too quick. IDK, maybe I don't play enough.
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09-19-2011, 07:05 PM
| | | | I used to use Rotos but the thing disliked about them was cheese grater feel.
Now I use DR Strings Stainless. |
09-20-2011, 09:01 AM
|  | It's time for Dodger baseball! | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mentone Beach | | | I used to use DR Lo-Riders until I tried a set of Rotos - to me, the 66 tone is superior.
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09-20-2011, 09:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dublin, Ireland | | | Roto 66s sound amazing IMO. And they're pretty inexpensive too - the 35-90 set is only 15 euro or so.
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09-20-2011, 09:03 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lafayette, La | | | Yes they are great strings.
Btw I have some for sale in the classifieds. I swiched to 5 string so i dont need 4 sets. |
09-20-2011, 09:07 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vergennes,VT USA | | | My usual favorite as well. Although I am curious about DR strings. I tried some Hi Beams awhile ago and honestly don't remember what they were like.
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09-20-2011, 09:10 AM
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09-20-2011, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by UnfortunateTony And while you could get this basic sound with many different sets of Stainless steels, none are gonna sound quite like this except the Rotosounds. | I've see this thrown around again and again but has anyone claimed anything to the contrary? Doesn't seem reasonable when you consider almost every string manufacturer offers at least a few stainless sets... |
09-20-2011, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by seinzumtode I used to use Rotos but the thing disliked about them was cheese grater feel.
Now I use DR Strings Stainless. | I've been using Hi Beam sets for years now. I just got a set of Rotosound 66 on Friday though to give them a shot. I'm excited to compare! 
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09-20-2011, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by neverrecover I've been using Hi Beam sets for years now. I just got a set of Rotosound 66 on Friday though to give them a shot. I'm excited to compare! | Waits with interest. Lol. Been thinking about ordering some more strings since I like to have couple pairs for each bass onhand and just 1 each backstock now. Lol. Prob rotosound swing66 if doesnt get more neons this time though.
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09-20-2011, 04:54 PM
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09-20-2011, 09:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Louisville Kentucky | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Coolhandjjl Is that tuned down a step? | Yeah... He does have a point. My .45-105 set seems to lose a lot of definition when dropped lower than Eb.
Or it might be the big overdriven Ampeg rig coupled with the Rotos plus the super-aggressive, yet warm P/J bass Frank Bello uses.
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09-20-2011, 10:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Salinas Ca. | | | Nothing sounds like a Rotosounds. I've tried I don't how many different sets of string on all kinds of different basses. The DR's were good but the Roto's to my ear just have that grind that I can never seem to get out of any other string. The downside is that they are abit hard on frets, alittle buzzy and I can kill a set of these pretty quick, but I don't care. They just sound that good.
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09-21-2011, 07:44 PM
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09-21-2011, 11:58 PM
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09-22-2011, 12:08 PM
| | | thanks for the replies!
I love his sound on that whole album (Among the Living). sounds like a bigass scary, grindy piano  |
09-23-2011, 09:42 AM
| | Dry and Heavy | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Swiss Alps | | Quote:
Originally Posted by markanini I've see this thrown around again and again but has anyone claimed anything to the contrary? Doesn't seem reasonable when you consider almost every string manufacturer offers at least a few stainless sets... | AFAIK no other SS string uses a monel alloy like they do. You can hear the metallic clang in the overtones, unlike the brightness in other stainless rounds.
I use other rounds but when I put these on a bass I always get a thrill when I hear that old Roto clank and grind. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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