pyramids or tru bass

[grumblebunny]

Can anybody divine if these tapewound strings are Rotosound Tru Bass 88 or Pyramid?

 

[michael_t]

Gold/Yellow silk = Rotosound.

 

[HaphAsSard]

Can anybody divine if these tapewound strings are Rotosound Tru Bass 88 or Pyramid?

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Gold/Yellow silk = Rotosound.

Last year, Pyramid put out a commemorative black nylon tapewound set, the 648/RT ("Rooftop '69"), with long yellow silks so that they look like the Rotosounds Tru Bass tapes that Paul McCartney actually used:
Pyramid Strings Unveil New Short Scale String Sets
Pyramid 648 Rooftop
(I've seen conflicting reports on the silks of regular Pyramid tapes: some say red, some say orange, some green like the flats.)
So it's a mild gimmick on their part.

Of course, in Bunny's case it's statistically improbable these are Pyramids (they'd have to be recent, and about 33.25" from ball-end to silk - if they aren't, that rules them out automatically): they're likely to be Roto 88 all right.

 

[grumblebunny]

Last year, Pyramid put out a commemorative black nylon tapewound set, the 648/RT ("Rooftop '69"), with long yellow silks so that they look like the Rotosounds Tru Bass tapes that Paul McCartney actually used:
Pyramid Strings Unveil New Short Scale String Sets
Pyramid 648 Rooftop
(I've seen conflicting reports on the silks of regular Pyramid tapes: some say red, some say orange, some green like the flats.)
So it's a mild gimmick on their part.

Of course, in Bunny's case it's statistically improbable these are Pyramids (they'd have to be recent, and about 33.25" from ball-end to silk - if they aren't, that rules them out automatically): they're likely to be Roto 88 all right.

Many thanks, Haph. Sadly, this is not my bass anymore but current owner was kind enough to take those pics. Strings were purchased many years so I'll assume they're Rotosounds. I'm looking to put whatever these are on my newly acquired Fender Kingman. And if they're good enough for Macca...

 

[HaphAsSard]

Many thanks, Haph. Sadly, this is not my bass anymore but current owner was kind enough to take those pics. Strings were purchased many years so I'll assume they're Rotosounds. I'm looking to put whatever these are on my newly acquired Fender Kingman. And if they're good enough for Macca...

I have experience with neither, but whenever I listened to Roto 88s I liked what I heard. This said, there are users here who swear by the Pyramid 648, too. My feeling is you can't go wrong with either.