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Silk colors
- Thread starter G.Bisson
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Green, which used to be darker than the latest ones. The silk on the latest ones is more like "surf green".
Fender 9050s also come with color-coded ball ends, gold-red-silver-green (E-G).
That is a good one. My contribution:
All bright silks
E .95 MC 14- Emerald Green
A .75- MC10- Red
D Unkn. ref - (kind of dull greenish gold color)
G .40- MC3- Kingfisher blue
Ball end silk : same as othe bout; endballs are all black painted
These are : Rotosound's "SPACER - deluxe Nodamonic TM Bass Strings"
ref : RS 6006
The description says it is an homage to Jaco, who was the first to think about that colour system to ID strings.
Also comes with (quote) "The Nodamonic TM Formula OF [7x6.006xLS / 100xRWPn]= Spacer." Does anyone know what the fuzz it means ?
Those strings are very bright sounding.
Come in a posh all black package.
All bright silks
E .95 MC 14- Emerald Green
A .75- MC10- Red
D Unkn. ref - (kind of dull greenish gold color)
G .40- MC3- Kingfisher blue
Ball end silk : same as othe bout; endballs are all black painted
These are : Rotosound's "SPACER - deluxe Nodamonic TM Bass Strings"
ref : RS 6006
The description says it is an homage to Jaco, who was the first to think about that colour system to ID strings.
Also comes with (quote) "The Nodamonic TM Formula OF [7x6.006xLS / 100xRWPn]= Spacer." Does anyone know what the fuzz it means ?
Those strings are very bright sounding.
Come in a posh all black package.
Sounds like the same color scheme as the Rotosound Nexus strings, except for the ball-end colors:
Hi guys, what a great and helpfull thread this is.
I would like your opinion on this set I got on a second hand bass:
Flats; red silks on both sides; 45-65-85-105 (if I measured corectly); a tiny bit rough feel and not very evenly wound (but maybe it's age?); tension seems tiny a bit less than D'addario Chromes.
They sound and play great and I want to get a spare set... I've been going through the entire thread and I think these could be Rotosound 77 Flats, but not sure. I have them on my fretless P, which if I'm right is the early Police days Sting setup.
Thanks for all help!
I would like your opinion on this set I got on a second hand bass:
Flats; red silks on both sides; 45-65-85-105 (if I measured corectly); a tiny bit rough feel and not very evenly wound (but maybe it's age?); tension seems tiny a bit less than D'addario Chromes.
They sound and play great and I want to get a spare set... I've been going through the entire thread and I think these could be Rotosound 77 Flats, but not sure. I have them on my fretless P, which if I'm right is the early Police days Sting setup.
Thanks for all help!
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I'm not a super expert like some, but to me they look like TI flats, more than Rotosound 77s.
The bridge end looks different.....
Rotosound 77:
I think you have the right idea about them being Roto 77's, although they look like an older version before Rotosound started color-coding the ball ends.
First, TI Flats don't come in 45-65-85-105. Secondly, the description by @Martelino about their tension being "tiny bit less the D'Addario Chromes" points more to the Roto than the TI.
Like I said, not a super expert
, and that I was just going by how the windings/wrap looks on the ball-end ---- all the Rotosounds I've ever seen (flats or otherwise) look like the one I posted a pic of.......and I thought Chromes were less tension than Rotos?
...and I thought Chromes were less tension than Rotos?
Tension as in "stiffness" is a matter of perception. Between the Roto 77 and the Chromes, they're both at the stiff end of the spectrum, whereas the TI would be at the opposite end.
Thanks for the info
, never personally used TIs or Chromes, just trying to do my best to add what I've learned/am learning from TB to what I already know 
...just trying to do my best to add what I've learned/am learning from TB to what I already know
90% of what I know about bass strings I've learned here on TB. You're on the right track, so keep at it!
Yes, the Roto 77's before they started color-coding the ball ends did have silk at both ends.
The newer sets of Roto 77s I have (not sure how new? at least a couple of years old....) have black silk at the ball-end with the color-coded balls.....has Rotosound removed the silks entirely now?
I completely forgot about the black silk at the ball end on some Roto 77's. No idea when that became part of their design.
Which specific set do you have in terms of gauges?
Thanks KaraQ, first I also thought it could be TI's, but the gauge is really different, and I had TI's some time ago and I recall them to be more smootha nd shiny.I'm not a super expert like some, but to me they look like TI flats, more than Rotosound 77s.
The bridge end looks different.....
Rotosound 77:
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You're right about the tension, but it's very close. It could also be the Chromes feel a bit more stiff to me because they're new and on a fatter neck.Like I said, not a super expert
...and I thought Chromes were less tension than Rotos?
