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Strings dead out of the package ?

#21
Why would a stainless steel string go bad in the package?
IMO the only thing that would change the tone would be:
* Defective materials or winding right from the factory
* Work hardening from use
* Improper installation that causes the winding to become loose
* Contamination from dirt, skin oils, etc.

I can tell you that MIL spec stainless does not change characteristics while on the shelf.
 
#22
Another reason the switch to cheapo strings has been made a couple of years ago. The "zing" is a requirement here and Roto let me down a couple of times and then some sets or strings didn't hold their "zing". So now we get cheapo strings that are close enough sound-wise.
 
#23
Jim C said:
Why would a stainless steel string go bad in the package?
IMO the only thing that would change the tone would be:
* Defective materials or winding right from the factory
* Work hardening from use
* Improper installation that causes the winding to become loose
* Contamination from dirt, skin oils, etc.

I can tell you that MIL spec stainless does not change characteristics while on the shelf.
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+1 I keep Ernie Balls in stock for my basses, as I don't like to order each set of strings separately. Of course does a well made string stay in shape. Strings get broken in by a combination of tension and vibration. Cold deformation and vibration may harden the material a bit. Eventually the windings become a little looser, that's when we experience the string to be dead.

I think the windings of those Rotos are loose from the start. The E-string I mentioned earlier, felt like a string with beads, instead of a tight steel string.
 

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