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Those are Rotosound ball end colors. So, red silk means Swing Bass 66 Stainless.
Cool, thanks. I had them stored in a box and I was trying to identify as many if the like 50 sets as possible. Found some d'a nyxls too and they sound nice. Gonna try the rotos next.
Oddly enough. Our if all these strings, they have the roundest bottom end. Crazy.
Those are strings. Usually a center wire with other wires around them. You put them on a bass guitar and when they vibrate they make sounds. This is day one stuff, you should really know this.
Those are some imported cheese graters straight from the United Kingdom. Fantastic for shredding Wensleydale, Caerphilly, and your hands should you put them on your bass.
WARNING: Do not use while drinking a pint or quart of Guinness at the local pub.
WARNING: Do not use while drinking a pint or quart of Guinness at the local pub.
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I put them on and found them to be smoother to the touch thsn my usual fsr beams which I thought was weird. I always heard rotos were rough rough
At least if they did, they'd get a proper 20oz pint not the thimble volume locally.. lol
I played Rotos for 12 years and I had multiple sets make my fingers bleed. That plus getting the wrong gauge (in packaging for the correct gauge) made me switch to D’Addario.
I thought they felt smooth for steel BUT, they have been sitting in a box for 5 years lol. They only had maybe 10 minutes of play time on them though. Maybe the age took off some grit. Idk how that works.
Just don't store them under a pyramid. They'll get sharper.
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And that's exactly what I love about Roto 66 steels: Once they are broken in (I guess some will say "dead"...) they are one of the fattest, warmest sounding roundwounds you will ever find. The unique, fat sounding low mids is what Roto 66 steels are all about for me.
Lots of bass players use Roto 66s steels for their bright, crisp tone and complain that they go dead too fast. For me that's a good thing. I love the tone of "dead" Roto 66 steels. With the exception Pyramid Pure Nickels they're possibly the warmest, fattest sounding roundwounds out there. And unlike the Pyramids, Roto 66 steels only need 2-3 weeks of regular playing to mellow out.
Lots of people seem to think Roto 66 steels are all about the brightness, because they are stainless steel and have a reputation for being bright. But famous Roto 66 users like Chris Squire were known to install a new set before EVERY show to get that super-bright tone. Pretty much ANY roundwounds would sound bright if you replace them every day!
Sure, Roto 66 steels ARE very bright out of the box. Lots of strings are bright out of the box though, there's nothing special about that. The unique thing about Roto 66 steels is the wonderful fat sounding low mids. And they retain a kinda "dirty" quality to the tone, even after they've mellowed out.
I actually find Roto 66 nickels to be LESS warm sounding than the steels, once they're broken in. And the nickels need a longer break-in period than the steels to in my experience.
These must be dead cause the e sounds like flats lol. They have a really fat round sound. Wasn't expecting that even from dead steels.
