{"title":"Bass Strings","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rotosound-nickel-medium-gauge-roundwound-bass-strings-40-60-80-100-rb40","title":"Rotosound Nickel Medium Gauge Roundwound Bass Strings (40 60 80 100), RB40","description":"\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical a-spacing-mini\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"a-spacing-mini\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eRotosound Electric Bass Strings Roto Bass, Made in UK \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"a-spacing-mini\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eNickel-plated version of the Swing Bass strings WITHOUT silk winding at the ends of the strings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"a-spacing-mini\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003echeap quality strings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"a-spacing-mini\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eLong scale (34\"\/860mm) - also suitable up to medium (32\"\/810mm) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"a-spacing-mini\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eRotosound strings for electric bass ROTO NICKEL 4-str. 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The bright punchy high energy sound this string offered and so much a big part of early rock music as we know it, quickly grew in popularity to all four corners of the globe and remains the leading contender to this present day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe John Entwistle connection 1966\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It was in 1966 and I was looking for that Danelectro sound again. I tried everybody’s strings but the E and the A’s just didn’t work. It was the same with Rotosound but there was something about them that was almost there but not quite. To solve the problem I got in touch with James How and told him his D and G strings were great but the E and A didn’t vibrate properly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe told me to take my bass along to Rotosound and have some strings made until they got it right. After a couple of hours, we realised that the problem wasn’t in the wire winding, but in the core of the string. You could see that the strings vibrated in a big circle and that was wrong; the core needed to be thicker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe also made the overall gauges a bit heavier and they sent me away with 12 sets to use. A couple of days later they called and asked if I objected to them putting my name to the strings and selling them commercially. I told them I didn’t mind as long as they kept me supplied with free strings!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut then we had to do the same with medium and short scale strings because I had loads of different basses by then. Those strings, the RS 66 sets, were the first that vibrated properly other than the Danelectros.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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. The steel used to produce these strings is unique, combined with a highly secretive manufacturing process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chordplay Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52649318875478,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/4144\/2390\/files\/D55B5934-756F-49A2-97BF-8C262D5CA39A.jpg?v=1771543665"},{"product_id":"rotosound-swing-bass-66-string-set-electric-bass-stainless-steel-45-105","title":"Rotosound Swing Bass 66 string set electric bass stainless steel 45-105","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003estring set electric bass stainless steel 45-105, standard gauge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"tel:045-065-080-105\"\u003e045-065-080-105\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e long scale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe string that started a revolution and brought the bass player from the back line to the front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the string that James How and John Entwistle perfected into what was to become the industry standard. 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After a couple of hours, we realised that the problem wasn’t in the wire winding, but in the core of the string. You could see that the strings vibrated in a big circle and that was wrong; the core needed to be thicker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe also made the overall gauges a bit heavier and they sent me away with 12 sets to use. A couple of days later they called and asked if I objected to them putting my name to the strings and selling them commercially. I told them I didn’t mind as long as they kept me supplied with free strings!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut then we had to do the same with medium and short scale strings because I had loads of different basses by then. Those strings, the RS 66 sets, were the first that vibrated properly other than the Danelectros.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most popular Roundwound bass string ever. 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