Rotosound RS66LDN Nickel Bass Guitar Strings (45 65 85 105)
The most popular Roundwound bass string ever. Rotosound was the first string company to produce this kind of string. Introduced in 1962 it changed the sound of the instrument instantly. The favourite string of many players including Billy Sheehan, John Paul Jones and Geddy Lee. Available in all popular gauges and scale lengths. The steel used to produce these strings is unique, combined with a highly secretive manufacturing process.
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- NICKEL 45 65 85 105
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For 40 years I’ve been using these strings, specifically the nickel round wound. My personal preference is nickel over stainless. Rotosound strings are one of the best strings in the world. Thru the years I’ve tried many many different kinds of sets and the only two that I rely on consistently are the rotosound RS 66 series and Thomastik Infeld but the Thomastiks are three times the price at approximately $95 a set(and well worth the money if you’re inclined to try a set). You will not however…
Have never tried these before- just put them on two of my basses. I usually play a set of strings ’til a string breaks- so a very long time. After about a month of playing they still sound fairly new, I think they sound good, feel good, and have even response up and down and across the fretboard.In the pictures I included, the Epiphone Accu-Bass is a string-through body (to explain why the silks line up differently).I will have to update this review later after I get…