I have been fortunate to have used Rickenbacker 4001-s since 1973. Since day-one, all I ever used on my first rick was Rotosound Swing Bass. I was a prog rocker. I loved that "Brittish" tone. Here's a hint for those with less expensive basses...PUT ON A SET OF ROTO 66 SWING BASS STRINGS...You will have instantly upgraded your tone. Frankly, Rotosound round wound strings give any bass that Entwistle tone. It's a little harder to clone Chris Squire with strings alone, but with a set of roto 66 and a pick and the bass of your choice...You'll sound amazingly distinct, as they are rich in harmonic overtones, like a wound piano string. Don't like that much ting and zing?? Back off the tone and you'll still sound great and cut through better in a live mix. They lose that ultra bright tone fairly quickly, for those who don't change strings often, but they continue to sound distinct from other round wounds IMO regardless. Eventually they will dig grooves into your frets too, but it's no big deal IMO. I'm installing a set of "rs66 5 Lon" Rotos on my 2009 Indonesian Fender Squier De Luxe 5 string tonight, which I purchased at Atlanta Bass Gallery for a lot less than the same identical strings at the big-box store.
