Rotosound 66 blue box

[hans9]

Hi guys,

I bought these dunlop strings last week and they suck... there wasn't a lot of brightness and then it lost all its brightness in a week...

anyway i used to have rotosound steel strings on my ibanez and they sound great!

Im thinking of buying the rotosound 66 nickels (the one in the blue box)... has anybody here tried it??

any feedback on it?

[mmbongo]

I find Rotos to sound deader than Dunlops for sure.

[hans9]

reallY?

i find the rotosound66 STEELS having great sound. just not sure with the nickels

[WarrenD]

Hi there,

I'm currently using these on my Yamaha 5-string.

This particular set has a slightly dull E string, the rest sound quite clear and crisp. I've also used these on my Warwick in the past, and they were probably the best set of strings that have been on it.

I'd recommend trying them. I'd say with any set you buy there's a dull string here and there, but not often.

[carlos840]

All my basses that wear rounds have Rotosound 66 nickel!

I think they are great strings, warmer than the steel ones but still really grindy and raw sounding!
What i really like is that they sound good even when pretty old and dead! I found that many strings sound great when new but are horrible once they pass that sweet spot, rotos still sound good!
They are a bit rougher on the touch than most strings but once your used to it its not a problem!

If you dont want the blue silk they have a silk less version! they are called RB45 and come in a black box!
The winding technique looks a bit different, the end of the string is not finished the same way but i called rotosound and they assured me it was the same string!
I honestly cant tell the difference between the two!

I use those on my Tbird as i think the blue silk looks out of place on that bass! Also use them on my basses with a color that clashes with blue, like my Candy Apple Red jazz bass!

[hans9]

thanks for the replies guys.. so i guess im buying the rotosound 66 nickels...

[BassLife77]

Dunlop sent me 2 free packs straight from the factory and the strings were dead as s***. On top of that the low mids were way too pronounced. I went back to Rotosound 66's. Blue Steels also have a great balanced zing and mellow out with nice mids after a few weeks.

[bring the noise]

Are they nickel plated steel or plain nickel? Are they easy on the frets?

[Duke21]

I've installed the nickel plated rotos 66 on my Geddy, usually in use Ernie Ball slinkys. I fined the rotos to be warmer then the EB strings and they have a bit more grind. I like them, they are nicer to play than the steel rotos66 and kinder on the frets.

[hans9]

i already installed these strings and they sound great!

I'm so happy with the sound.. it has zing and enough brightnes.. it's a bit warmer than the roto steels but it really sounds good.. for me it has a good balance between the warm and bright sounds..
grindy and has a punch.. i like it..
i hope it will last...
if the good sound lasts.. i might be getting these strings for a long time... it's so cheap but sounds great!!!


next thing i will try are DR strings for my sx jazz.. thinking of getting the neon ones. heheheh!!

[john grey]

The brightest strings with the longest lasting sound as new, were Yamaha brand/factory strings IMO. It's difficult to find them; occasionally GC has some but wherever I see them I buy them. Of all the strings I have tried in terms of "bright round-wound" sound from the box new - & length of time with the same sound - Yamaha strings are seriously surprising. I was fairly sure that they were mfg by someone else but could never find that out for sure. They MAY actually be mfg by Yamaha.

Modern commercial fret wire has generally from 13-18% nickel; it your frets are not denting from several months of hard playing, they are not likely to dent until many years have past.