Anything special about NOS rotosounds?

[Mr. Foxen]

Got a box of them from a clearout of shop stock, appear to have blue wraps. Are they jsut strings or does the blue wrap signify something?

[LukeFRC]

oooh the magic blue ones?

[dudewheresmybass]

Aren't they the solo bass ones?
I had a set on a bass I bought a couple of years ago
They did sound and feel different to the swing bass set

[KiOgon]

Oh no not the blue ones I'd send Jason a PM or email - he's a good lad

[Muzz]

The nickels have light blue wraps. RS66LN, I think.

[LukeFRC]

they are impregnated with acid. lick them, you'll see

[Mr. Foxen]

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they are impregnated with acid. lick them, you'll see
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Standard red ones already turn my fingers red an flakey, think it must be some sort of oil because I'm fine with other steels and nickels. Aware you mean the other acid.

They aren't the squashed wining ones.

[BigRedX]

When did Rotosound stop using blue wraps?

IME Rotosound strings only sound good when brand new off the production line, and just sitting in their packets they will eventually go off. When I was still using them I made a point of only buying them at Trade shows from the Rotosound stand as they would be more likely to be good. Buying from a shop you never knew how long they'd been sat there.

[Dad3353]

Much like Fender P's, then, eh..? Freshly logged or nothing, none of that mouldy stuff that's been lying around in uncle's attics. Mullard valves are the same; they just don't keep.