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D'addario ProSteels or Rotosound Swing 66 strings?

#21
mwalle1 said:
If they do make an extra long set of ProSteels, I want to try them! I never check them out online, whenever I need a set I always just get them at the ol' local Guitar Center or Sam Ash here in town and they never stock any extra long sets, now I am curious and gotta do a bit of google-ing :smug:
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Actually they have ProSteels in what D'addario calls super long scale. That could be what you're looking for. Here's a link.
http://store.daddario.com/category/145895/EPS160SL_Super_Long_Scale_50-105
They have them in other gauges than just that too.
 
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paf77 said:
I'm having a tough time figuring out which set of strings I should go with next, but I've narrowed it down to the D'addario ProSteels and Rotosound Swing 66. I hear good things about both, but I was hoping to hear which set you guys like better. Which one keeps that bright sound for longer? That's really the main thing I'm concerned about, but also which set has higher tension? Thanks guys!
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I have used Rotosound Swingbass for 20 years, then switched to Ernie Ball super slinky, and just got my first set of D Addario Super Steels this week. They are the best that I have used. They have that pianoesk type of sound that swingbass has but much more of it. They come across more stereo to me if that makes any sense. Rotosounds just die too quickly and they were hit and miss on the brightness from pack to pack. 30 years playing bass I would recommend super steels from D Addario.
 
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Odd that you cant find the extra long sets at your Guitar Center, mine only seems to carry that option when its available. Accessories counter guy said since they still fit most basses its all they need.

But, if you've been in a GC lately, the walls seem quite sparse. I'm not surprised they'd try to cut inventory wherever they can.
 
#27
Pro Steels. Very affordable and most places stock them. Online or Mom and Pop. Just my opinion.
 
#28
I have never fount the Rotos to be excessively rough, and they seem to last a decent amount of time. Other than one bass which has flats, Roto swings have been the string I keep coming back to (for over 30 years).

But everyone's ears (and fingers) are different. You need to try them and decide for yourself.
 
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I started using Rotosound Swing Bass 66 strings when I started playing bass guitar in 1982. I've tried a lot of other strings along the way - including D'Addario for a couple of years - and I always ended up going back to the Rotos. To me, there are none better. String preferences are a very personal thing, though. You really need to try as many as you can, because you never know how they'll sound to your ear until it's your fingers playing them on your bass.

I use RS66LC on my 4-stringers, and the same set with individuals added for my 6-stringer. I get them from JustStrings.com.
 
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I don't recall ever trying pro steels but I know I did and vaguely remember how they sounded like. Rotos on the other hand I agree with what majority of the people on this thread have to say about them.

Two months was the time lengthy my Rotos took for them to completely lose their sound. It's depressing to think of it although after having them for a year now on my Steinberger bass they don't sound all that bad. Maybe a little dead to where all you hear is the meat of your finger tips but some people actually like that tone. Playing with your meat is like a tone fetish to a select few of people but I'm not pointing fingers :cigar:
 
#31
Bought a used Peavey Grind 5 for the wife this week and it needs a new set of strings badly. She's not really up on the tech side of things so I get to play roadie/guitar tech. She mostly plays jazz. Folks have said the stock pickups in the Grind 5 are a bit flat sounding. Do you guys think the DA ProSteels would be a good fit for her and have a decent sound for jazz music?

Is a 35" scale considered a long scale? Measured from nut to pickup side of bridge.
 
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ttyR2 said:
Bought a used Peavey Grind 5 for the wife this week and it needs a new set of strings badly. She's not really up on the tech side of things so I get to play roadie/guitar tech. She mostly plays jazz. Folks have said the stock pickups in the Grind 5 are a bit flat sounding. Do you guys think the DA ProSteels would be a good fit for her and have a decent sound for jazz music?

Is a 35" scale considered a long scale? Measured from nut to pickup side of bridge.
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If you want strings for jazz i would say go to DR Hi beams but i think Prosteels can feet in if you roll off some treble
 

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