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Rotosound are not very good!
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BurningSkies
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- Feb 20, 2005
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I've never had a Rotosound bass string break on me. However, I have to say that about 20-something years ago, I bought a pack of Rotosounds and my E string was totally dead. The store replaced the string for me and I went on my merry way.
If your string broke, it was probably due to a manufacturing error, as it does happen. However, you could end up with a slight chronic problem where the same string breaks at the same position. It won't happen all the time, but it will rear it's ugly face from time to time. Then you'll know you may have something that needs to be fixed.
I've been using Rotosounds for decades now. They're a good old reliable for me. Yes, I do like to change it up once in while. For instance, I do like to play GHS from time to time as they have a different little bite to them. But, Rotosounds have this unmistakeable growl that I love so much.
I've never been satisfied with Ernie Ball strings for bass. Guitar is different story. But for bass, nah. It was years ago when I saw how cheap they were to purchase, I figured "why not" and tried them. They just felt like guitar strings and sounded too thin to me. Perhaps I need to experiment, but they've never really appealed to me.
EDIT: I no longer like GHS, at all. I discovered that I do like D'Addario and even liked Ernie Balls. RotoSounds are still my all time favorite. One other poster made some interesting remarks as how different basses were better with certain strings. So, I've been experimenting. Times change, so have my tastes, evidently.
If your string broke, it was probably due to a manufacturing error, as it does happen. However, you could end up with a slight chronic problem where the same string breaks at the same position. It won't happen all the time, but it will rear it's ugly face from time to time. Then you'll know you may have something that needs to be fixed.
I've been using Rotosounds for decades now. They're a good old reliable for me. Yes, I do like to change it up once in while. For instance, I do like to play GHS from time to time as they have a different little bite to them. But, Rotosounds have this unmistakeable growl that I love so much.
I've never been satisfied with Ernie Ball strings for bass. Guitar is different story. But for bass, nah. It was years ago when I saw how cheap they were to purchase, I figured "why not" and tried them. They just felt like guitar strings and sounded too thin to me. Perhaps I need to experiment, but they've never really appealed to me.
EDIT: I no longer like GHS, at all. I discovered that I do like D'Addario and even liked Ernie Balls. RotoSounds are still my all time favorite. One other poster made some interesting remarks as how different basses were better with certain strings. So, I've been experimenting. Times change, so have my tastes, evidently.
Ric5
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I have been using swing bass strings for over 30 yesrs.
before that i used the jazz bass flatwounds. I had a rick at the time and strings would break at the bridge until I fixed it.
maybe the problem is in your bass.
before that i used the jazz bass flatwounds. I had a rick at the time and strings would break at the bridge until I fixed it.
maybe the problem is in your bass.
You know, Diaddros...
...he brought some.
Are they as good as Bernie Hall strings?
Except for brief periods of time useing other strings for a change. Ive used rotosund swing 66 since the mid 70's. Have broken a rotosound string since the late 70's
