Hobbayne Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Is there much difference between the RB45 and the RS66LDN? They are are both nickel and same gauge, but one is a bit cheaper than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 When I was searching around for the answer to this, I found some people saying they are night and day, and others saying they are exactly the same string, just with/without the silk 🤷 (iirc I found the former slightly more persuasive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Rotobass are Roto nickels without the silk. Exact same string. The owner of the company told me this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Supernaut said: Rotobass are Roto nickels without the silk. Exact same string. The owner of the company told me this. And elsewhere: You're right, Rotobass and Roto 66 nickels are NOT the same (and I got this info directly from Rotosound). They told me the Roto 66 nickels use differently spec'ed wire for the wrapping (but other than that they didn't give any details). I suspect several of the comments in this thread about Roto nickels being dull, muffled and indistinguishable from other cheap NPS strings must be about the cheaper Rotobass sets..... After a couple of weeks the Rotobass set will be muffled/dead and the Roto 66 nickels will still sound reasonably fresh. The Roto 66 nickels are VERY different to Rotobass and MUCH better quality IMO. They have more uniquely voiced mids, somewhat more aggressive. edgy and metallic sounding than the Rotobass sets (or D'Addario, etc). The Roto 66 nickels also last considerably longer. Whether you like them or not will depend on personal taste of course but to sum it up: -Rotosound Rotobass: Very middle of the road "cheap" NPS sound, don't last very long, comparable to D'Addario XLs. -Rotosound 66 nickels: Very much on the aggressive/edgy/metallic sounding side of the spectrum for NPS and last considerably longer. Kinda rough sound/feel for NPS. Very unique sounding, nothing else out there like them. And so on 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Amazing what a piece of silk will do to a TB member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsampson Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 I wonder if they could do the 77 flatwounds without silks? I always seem to end up finding bits of red fluff everywhere when I fit a set of them... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 I wish all manufacturers would stop using silks. Many bridges don’t suit silks and they seem pretty pointless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: I wish all manufacturers would stop using silks. Many bridges don’t suit silks and they seem pretty pointless. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Grahambythesea said: I wish all manufacturers would stop using silks. Many bridges don’t suit silks and they seem pretty pointless. What are silks actually for???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 27/10/2021 at 19:05, Mudpup said: What are silks actually for???? Creating a dull sound! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Coordinating with your body colour ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Coordinating with your body colour ? That being the case, one wonders which part of the anatomy the blue silks on Hofner flats are supposed to coordinate with? Varicose veins? Haemorrhoids? The wee fellers helmet? Or could you possibly mean the bass body? Edited October 29, 2021 by Bassfinger Amusi g speeling wrorrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 27/10/2021 at 19:05, Mudpup said: What are silks actually for???? I thought it was to give some sort of protection to stop the strings grinding against the machineheads and bridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, bartelby said: I thought it was to give some sort of protection to stop the strings grinding against the machineheads and bridge. Good call, that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Bassfinger said: That being the case, one wonders which part of the anatomy the blue silks on Hofner flats are supposed to coordinate with? Varicose veins? Haemorrhoids? The wee fellers helmet? Or could you possibly mean the bass body? Yes - exactamundo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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