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Rotosound SM77 Jazz Bass

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Set of Strings for 4-String Bass

  • Gauges: .040, .060, .080, .100
  • Flatwound
  • Long Scale
Available since July 2009
Item number 233960
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Strength of the strings 040 - 100
Material Nickel
Scale Long Scale
Number of strings 4
164 AED 41,18 €
Plus 277 AED shipping
The price in AED is a guideline price only
Since we ship from Germany, additional costs through taxes and customs may be incurred
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TrEr 07.12.2019
The Rotosound 77 flatwounds are one of my favourite strings. They deliver possibly the most wonderful sounding midrange from ANY strings I've tried and the lows are perfectly balanced, not excessively boomy like some other strings. They are far less thumpy than "old school" flatwounds like LaBellas. The Rotos are the sound of British 70s rock, the LaBellas are the sound of American 60s soul. The Rotos have a lot more sustain and are considerably brighter/clearer than the LaBellas. The only brighter flatwounds I can think of are the Thomastik Jazz Flats but they have a more orchestral vibe and are much lower tension (some would say floppy).

The Rotos are far better allrounders than most flatwounds in my opinion. Which of course also means that if you're looking for the old school 50s/60s thump they're not the right choice.

The regular 45-105 is a bit too stiff and high tension for me. So I decided to try this 40-100 set instead. They are perfect! The tension on this 40-100 set feels more like a typical roundwound 45-105 set, which is my personal preference.

They do however have some of the same quirks as the regular gauge set. Mainly that the D+G strings settle in and lose most of the "zing" pretty quickly while the E+A stay brighter for a much longer time. In other words they go through a phase where they sound quite unbalanced from string to string. I like my strings mellow and broken in so for me this means a couple of weeks of use before they sound the way I want them to sound.

Apart from that they're great and I recommend them to anyone looking for a less thumpy flatwound and like the sound of British 70s rock. Together with the Pyramid Golds these Rotos are my favourite flatwounds and once they've settled in they don't suffer from the Pyramid's extreme unbalance in sound between strings.

Highly recommended!
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Higher tension than normal roundwounds.
HalfManHalfGear 08.02.2020
These strings appear well made and sound decent enough but I still prefer the sound and feel of D'Addario Chromes in the same gauges. These strings feel stiffer and have more tension in them which therefore requires a slight truss rod adjustment. I have gone back to D'Addario Chromes.
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Le son flatwound, l'attaque en plus
Clement M. 16.07.2011
D'habitude assez fan des cordes roundwound, j'avais décidé de faire le test et d'équipé ma Peavey Forum US avec c'est cordes: je referais ce choix sans hésité !
Trouvant en général que les cordes flatwound manquent de "pèche", j'étais tombé sur un review sympa concernant ces Rotosound en "monel". On y trouve deux principaux avantages:
- un son un peu plus métallique (mais sans cliquant !) que les autres flatwounds
- des graves profonds sans pour autant totalement faire disparaitre les aigus.

Déçu des Fender et des d'Addario, j'ai trouvé avec c'est Rotosound enfin le son qu'il fallait à ma PB like: du gros son bien chaud sans pour autant perdre en attaque !

Je recommande chaudement ces cordes. =)
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Rotosound kann es besser.
Rene 07.12.2009
Ich hatte mir diese Saiten gekauft weil ich für meinen Fretlessbass einen Sound etwas mehr in Richtung K. Bass haben wollte. Von verschiedenen Seiten wurde mir zu den oben genannten Saiten geraten. Also habe ich sie bestellt und als sie kamen dann auf meinen Fretless aufgezogen. Das erste was ich feststellen musste ist das sie den Bass insgesamt sehr leise machten, ich musste den Gainregler meines Laney Tops auf 8 und den Volumenregler auf 12 stellen damit ich überhaupt auf Zimmerlautstärke kam. Bei Proben fahre ich das Top mit der 15" Marshall Box auf Gain 4 und Volumen max 8 und bin trotz eines lauten Drummers sehr gut hörbar.

Also nahm ich die Saiten wieder runter und zog sie auf 2 anderen Bässen auf, einen passiven und einen aktiven das Resultat war das selbe. Leider lässt sich auch über den Sound nichts gutes vermelden. Trotz Einsatz eines pre und post 10 Band Equalizers war den Saiten nicht wirklich ein warmer erdiger Sound zu entlocken, es kam eher was gemuffeltes und dumpfes aus der Membran.

Mein Fazit.
Die Saiten sind ihr Geld nicht Wert es ist schlichtweg enttäuschend, Rotosound kann es besser ich habe auf meinen 6 Saiter Rotosound RS666LC drauf und sie klingen exzellent und holen das Optimum an Sound aus diesem Instrument.

Schade aber es ist ein Fehlkauf der bei dem Preis schon weh tut.
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