Members Geddy'sFavHeadache Posted May 12, 2005 Members Share Posted May 12, 2005 are great! Anyone else use Roto's? And if so, which kind? And what tone do you get with them? Your opinions will be appreciated:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted May 12, 2005 Members Share Posted May 12, 2005 I like them for that mean, gritty rock sound with round low mids.I stopped buying them because way too often you get dead strings right out of the pack.I switched to Ernie Ball and never had the problem again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WildPotato Posted May 12, 2005 Members Share Posted May 12, 2005 I used to use nothing but the Rotos. I had the steels on my P and the nickels on my jazz. The steels were bright but a bit rough for me. The nickels I liked but they'd lose their brightness pretty quickly. I used D'Addario XL nickels for a while after that. I've since switched to GHS Progressives. They're very bright, durable, and not as expensive as the Rotos. And yes they work great for that bright Geddy tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted May 12, 2005 Members Share Posted May 12, 2005 RS77M's on my bastage-of-a-Rivoli. Monel flats. Good tone for that bass! Have 88's, the black nylon wraps, slated for the Warmoth. But, as we've all seen, progress on that's going as fast as a snail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted May 12, 2005 Members Share Posted May 12, 2005 I used them a couple times and I've had the most horrible experience. Some strings would be dead, others would sound completely different, they ate up the frets and didn't have enough tone to make up for it... ETC. I think I just had a bad batch... or two or three. I switched over and starting using DR High Beams which not only sound like pure sex, but they lasted longer and were waaay more versatile than the Roto's. I think because I have my Ric, I'm going to buy one more pack just to see if: A- Thier not dead B- Pretend i'm Chris Squire/Geddy. Dave Merros (I think that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THB_bassman Posted May 12, 2005 Members Share Posted May 12, 2005 I used them for years, then I heard about dead strings (hadn't affected me personally) so I got some of the Fender strings that come on the Geddy bass ( I liked the sound and how long they lasted)they are Super 7350M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tbirdbassist Posted May 12, 2005 Members Share Posted May 12, 2005 I used rotos for a few months, then switched to D'Addario's (Big mistake) Now im have Elixir and DR's on my basses, 40-50 bucks a pot is the only way to go for me with strings. Sadly my wallat doesnt alway agree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted May 13, 2005 Members Share Posted May 13, 2005 I used Rotos for about 8 years, then swtiched to Superwounds (which had just the core wire over the bridge) because they seemed to last a little longer and break less and had pretty much the same sound. After about 10 more years I switched over to Ken Smith Tapercores, which last longer still and are more consistent in quality. I like fresh strings on a fretted bass...I move them over to the fretless once they start getting too mellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted May 13, 2005 Members Share Posted May 13, 2005 Webstrings here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Benjamin Posted May 13, 2005 Members Share Posted May 13, 2005 I use Roto RS66LE Heavy Gauge. I concur with Jazz on the dead strings once in a while, however it has been a long time since that happened. They snap and growl like a piano and everything in between. I love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THB_bassman Posted May 13, 2005 Members Share Posted May 13, 2005 Originally posted by sunburstbasser Webstrings here. Glad to hear this; I have been wanting to try those.Any comments on the quality or service?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted May 13, 2005 Members Share Posted May 13, 2005 Originally posted by THB_bassman Glad to hear this; I have been wanting to try those.Any comments on the quality or service?Thanks Service-shipped quickly, cheap, the one set I've used had all new-sounding strings in it when I put them on. Quality-I bought the stainless ones. Died pretty quick. Then I soaked them in rubbing alcohol before a gig, and wiped them down good, and they lasted for another two months (about 40 practices and 10 gigs). Still have some life left in them, if I cleaned them again they'd probably sound new. And I have two more packs of them! I like 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THB_bassman Posted May 13, 2005 Members Share Posted May 13, 2005 Originally posted by sunburstbasser Service-shipped quickly, cheap, the one set I've used had all new-sounding strings in it when I put them on. Quality-I bought the stainless ones. Died pretty quick. Then I soaked them in rubbing alcohol before a gig, and wiped them down good, and they lasted for another two months (about 40 practices and 10 gigs). Still have some life left in them, if I cleaned them again they'd probably sound new. And I have two more packs of them! I like 'em! Thanks- 40 practices and 10 gigs sounds like a very reasonable life span to me, as long as rotosounds, anyhow. I think I'll give them a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted May 13, 2005 Members Share Posted May 13, 2005 Originally posted by THB_bassman Thanks- 40 practices and 10 gigs sounds like a very reasonable life span to me, as long as rotosounds, anyhow. I think I'll give them a try. For $9 or so a pack, I don't care if they last for half that long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THB_bassman Posted May 13, 2005 Members Share Posted May 13, 2005 Originally posted by sunburstbasser For $9 or so a pack, I don't care if they last for half that long! I hear ya...and free shipping included????That's a deal.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geddy'sFavHeadache Posted May 16, 2005 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2005 i've had rotos on my bass the last month, (66LD's) and haven't had one problem. They're well broken in and still have that brightness. i pay $20 for them at Guitar Center here in Denver. i guess if i ever get a defective string, i might switch to D Darrios's somethin a rather:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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