Coda
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I suppose I’m pretty loyal to brands. When I first started playing guitar, I used pink Slinkys. Then I moved to D’Addario, because I read that Gilmour used them. From then on I’ve always stuck with one or the other. A few years ago, however, I wanted to deviate. I had recently gotten an Hofner Beatle Bass, and had just bought proper flatwounds for it: Labella Beatle Flats. Since I liked the strings, I ended up ordering some Labella Bender’s, and have stuck with them for a while…
Last weekend I decided to deviate once more. I ended up with this…
I am somewhat familiar with the famed Swing Bass 66 strings. Other than that, Rotosound is brand new to me.
I decided to restring my Tele (well, for formerly a Tele…recently an Esquire). Everything looked fairly straightforward.
They even threw in some free candy…
Like everyone nowadays, Rotosounds use coloured ball ends. However, though patriotic, the Rotosounds are a bit…confusing…
Three colors for 6 strings. Ok. So I start stringing. Low E goes in easy. Next: A string, installed and cut to size. Except…the next BLUE string is G, not A. Already cut to size…luckily I had a second pack. Maybe that G will fit in my Les Paul. Other than that, things went smoothly.
Now, what do I think of the strings? They are decent. They required very little stretching. They also feel a bit worn in…like Slinky’s after a week. They are very bright, and a bit aggressive on the fingers (and the frets, most likely). It’s also interesting that, though the strings feel a bit more stiff than I am used to, or at least that there is more ‘fight’ in the strings, I have no difficulty bending notes. I imagine they will last as long as Slinky’s for me, which is about 3-4 weeks (2 weeks with a lot of playing). Also, they were $4.99 from Sweetwater, and they come with an extra high-E…
In conclusion: sometimes you should shake it up…get some new strings, some picks…a new Magnatone (I’m talking to YOU)…
Last weekend I decided to deviate once more. I ended up with this…
I am somewhat familiar with the famed Swing Bass 66 strings. Other than that, Rotosound is brand new to me.
I decided to restring my Tele (well, for formerly a Tele…recently an Esquire). Everything looked fairly straightforward.
They even threw in some free candy…
Like everyone nowadays, Rotosounds use coloured ball ends. However, though patriotic, the Rotosounds are a bit…confusing…
Three colors for 6 strings. Ok. So I start stringing. Low E goes in easy. Next: A string, installed and cut to size. Except…the next BLUE string is G, not A. Already cut to size…luckily I had a second pack. Maybe that G will fit in my Les Paul. Other than that, things went smoothly.
Now, what do I think of the strings? They are decent. They required very little stretching. They also feel a bit worn in…like Slinky’s after a week. They are very bright, and a bit aggressive on the fingers (and the frets, most likely). It’s also interesting that, though the strings feel a bit more stiff than I am used to, or at least that there is more ‘fight’ in the strings, I have no difficulty bending notes. I imagine they will last as long as Slinky’s for me, which is about 3-4 weeks (2 weeks with a lot of playing). Also, they were $4.99 from Sweetwater, and they come with an extra high-E…
In conclusion: sometimes you should shake it up…get some new strings, some picks…a new Magnatone (I’m talking to YOU)…
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