string set electric bass stainless steel 50-110, heavy gauge
050-070-085-110 long scale
The string that started a revolution and brought the bass player from the back line to the front.
This is the string that James How and John Entwistle perfected into what was to become the industry standard. 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.
The John Entwistle connection 1966
“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.
He 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.
We 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!
But 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.”
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. The steel used to produce these strings is unique, combined with a highly secretive manufacturing process.
Jazz Bass 77 Long Scale - Standard Gauge - 45-105
The flatwound bass string that’s been awarded many accolades since its inception in 1966.
Wound with the premium alloy Monel, Jazz Bass strings sound deeper and offer more
resistance than the more commonly used stainless steel wrap.
Flat out success
Across the globe, players choose Jazz Bass flatwound strings for a full tone that
retains its clarity.
The distinctive sound and red silk ends of these strings have been revered by iconic
bassists such as Roger Waters, Phil Lynott, Sting, John Deacon, Dee Murrey, and Glen Matlock.
Mighty Monel
Monel is an alloy of nickel and copper and brings to our strings the benefit of a strong tone
and resistance to corrosion.
The build spec remains a close kept secret but the Monel 400 tape used in Jazz Bass 77 strings
brings out their true character over the much less costly flattened stainless steel.
Great British quality
Manufactured in the UK to precise tolerances and using only the finest materials, you can
rely on Rotosound strings for consistent tone and performance in every packet.
Every Jazz Bass string is still manufactured the ‘old fashioned way’ by hand on machines
that James How built at the end of the 1960’s.
Gauge: 45 65 85 105
Construction: Flatwound
Wrap material: Monel
Tone: Warm
Output: Medium
Jazz Bass 77 Long Scale - Hybrid Gauge - 40-100
The flatwound bass string that’s been awarded many accolades since its inception in 1966.
Wound with the premium alloy Monel, Jazz Bass strings sound deeper and offer more
resistance than the more commonly used stainless steel wrap.
Flat out success
Across the globe, players choose Jazz Bass flatwound strings for a full tone that
retains its clarity.
The distinctive sound and red silk ends of these strings have been revered by iconic
bassists such as Roger Waters, Phil Lynott, Sting, John Deacon, Dee Murrey, and Glen Matlock.
Mighty Monel
Monel is an alloy of nickel and copper and brings to our strings the benefit of a strong tone
and resistance to corrosion.
The build spec remains a close kept secret but the Monel 400 tape used in Jazz Bass 77 strings
brings out their true character over the much less costly flattened stainless steel.
Great British quality
Manufactured in the UK to precise tolerances and using only the finest materials, you can
rely on Rotosound strings for consistent tone and performance in every packet.
Every Jazz Bass string is still manufactured the ‘old fashioned way’ by hand on machines
that James How built at the end of the 1960’s.
Gauge: 40 60 80 100
Construction: Flatwound
Wrap material: Monel
Tone: Warm
Output: Medium
