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Inspired by the penetrating tone of legends such as John Entwistle and Chris Squire, players worldwide have strung up their bass guitars with Swing Bass 66 strings. The distinctive sound of our roundwound Swing Bass 66 strings have been used by the bass-world’s biggest hitters such as Jaco Pastorius, Geddy Lee, Billy Sheehan, Noel Redding, Duff McKagan, and John Paul Jones. The bright red silk ends are hard to miss!
From the Manufacturer
This is the roundwound string that James How and John Entwistle perfected into what was to become the industry standard. The bright, punchy, high-energy sound of Swing Bass 66 strings is a major part of early rock music history and brought the bass player from the back line to the front of the stage.
Alain Ballard
Reviewed in Canada on September 10, 2024
Super ! pour un joueur de base satisfait
Del Murray
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2023
I love these strings on my bass. The 40s may appear to be lightweight but they have great tone and you don’t lose much bottom end with these. Great for fiddly widdly stuff.
bjonez
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2022
For me, nothing sounds better and lasts longer than a good set of Rotosounds. That being said, about 80% of the sets I've purchased (long scale 40-90s) have been good sets. A few sets have sounded two weeks-old out of the package. My last set sounded perfect, except for the E, which was dead, like months-old dead. I still will buy them, but the quality control is disappointing.
ivane toar
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022
It sounds good on my bass!
Bass Player
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2022
I am a long time Ernie Ball player. Regular Slinkys and Hybrids were my go to til recently when I tried the Extra slinkys (.040 to .095), and I am in love with them. Found this same gage in Rotosound and SIT, tried them both, and I love all 3.Rotosound has even lighter gage, and I tried a set where the G string broke before it was in tune, guess cuz its .030. I had a set on a stingray, and the G tuner is on the treble side, and didnt have any issue. If you play in line tuners, you might not like the super light G string, but if you play 2+2 or 3+1 it may work out for you.I have learned that brand does not mean as much to me as string gage. I love Slinkys (blue package) and SIT lights, several gages of Rotosounds, and now I been playing D'Addario XL (EXL220BT) super light gage, and love them just as well.These days I buy what is cheapest and available for next day, My heart belongs to many now, not just one.
MegaDave
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2020
Hey sports fans. I wanted to try something different, so I went with this lighter string set up (40-95). Often, I'd go with heaver strings (50-105), but this set was to be placed on my Cort A4 Bass. One of the more lighter Bass guitar I own, and I feel its a perfect match. Overall all, I'm happy with this purchase, money well spent. Have a nice day.
InigoC
Reviewed in Spain on June 14, 2020
Siempre he utilizado este modelo de cuerdas de esta marca. Brillo sonoro equilibrado y duradero en el tiempo. Hay una gran diferencia con las cuerdas de níquel -estás son de acero inoxidable. Bajo mi punto de vista la medida 40-60-80-100 (en este caso mínimamente diferente en tercera y cuarta cuerda) es un equilibrio perfecto para hacer que el bajo suene contundente sin hacer que se quede duro y/o tener que ajustar el alma del mástil. Elprecio es muy adecuado a la calidad de las cuerdas.
Micha
Reviewed in Germany on September 28, 2018
zumindest speziell bei Rickenbacker Bässen, ist es mir aufgefallen,daß wenn ich die Rotos dort aufziehe,habe ich immer das Gefühl,als ob das Instrument ' lebt ' ,oder ' frei atmen ' kann.Wie soll man das beschreiben ?Wenn ich also die Saiten aufgezogen habe,kommt es mir einfach so vor,als ob die Saiten frei schwingen können,ohne das da irgendwie Widerstand wäre.Der Klang geht schön,von Kopf,bis Korpus durch und klingt einfach schön brilliant und ungedämpft.Ich kann es irgendwie nicht besser beschreiben,aber ich hoffe,Ihr könnt Euch ungefähr vorstellen ,was ich meine :-).
lombax
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018
Rotosound is my go-to for light gauge strings. These and the Funkmaster 90s. The sound is fantastic, allows great expression and tone to come straight off your fingers, and they last at least 4 times longer than Ernie Balls.
nierga8
Reviewed in Spain on March 9, 2017
Antes de todo decir que aun no he acabado de ajustarlas bien. Porque al pasar de unas de tamaño mas standard(mas grueasa) a estas, tendria que cambiar la accion del puente y aun no lo he hecho.Pero la verdad me encantan como suenan, el sonido nada mas tocarlas me recordó a roundabout de Yes. No vas a tener unos increibles bajos pero si unos medios y agudos muy peculiares. Muy recomendadas para slap, bastante mas blandas y flexibles que otras mas gruesas. El sondio de slap y pop increible para mi y acompañado de un buen amplificador aun mejora mas.
Mike McAllester
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2015
I use Rotosound strings on all of my guitars- everything from the Standard American P-bass to an old Japanese Univox, and regardless of age or quality, they make all of them sound incredible. I use the Swing Bass 66s on my basses and British Steels on my guitars because I love a bright, punchy tone, and these strings deliver in spades. They tune quickly and stay put from the get-go, and they last forever.
Anthony J Prizzi
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2014
The quality of these strings are second to none in the bass market. These strings make you sound like a professional bass player, no matter how good you are. I have been using Rotosound strings for 2 years now after deciding to change the ones that were stock on my P-bass. These particular strings are a medium gauge so they are a bit more trebly and it makes my P-bass sound like a jazz bass (and that might be because I switched out my stock pickups for some nice beefy ones). Another aspect of these strings is that they look damn sexy. Buy now! You're welcome amazon.
Craig
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2014
Been using Swing Bass (roundwounds) for over three decades on every bass I've ever owned. They've never let me down, they age gracefully and evenly across strings, their output and tone are consistent across strings not just when new but also as they age, I've never gotten a defective one, I've never lost a wrap on one, and I've never broken one. Sometimes I'll go off and try something different, but I always come back to these because nothing else compares. Whatever secret Rotosound has to making bass strings, I don't think the other manufacturers have figured it out yet.
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