Rotosound RB45 Roto Bass Reviews

Extraordinary

Sharp and precize tone, easy to play

Original and best

I think someone once told me Rotosound pretty much invented the modern way of making wound bass strings. I have no idea if thats true, but was i am sure of is that these strings feel great and the spectrum of sound they produce is massive. Roto's all the way for bass

Good strings at a fair price.

No issues with tuning, breakage or decay.

All strings will degrade over time and lose brightness, but these lasted an acceptable amount of time and sounded fine.

Bass strings shouldn’t cost the earth and these don’t.

Great Srings

These are my go-to strings, the only downside I have to give is that it does have the tip in whole, and that is purely aesthetic.

Great sound very durable, I use it on my fender p bass.

no complaints

night and day difference from the old set

Learning Funk

Good attack for funk. Bright. And at the same time this strings are good for another styles, for me - playing Bach and shuffle. For slap may be thick, little a bit, but sound is good

Nowatime no cons. Very good strings in this class price/options

Great Allrounder Strings

I use these strings on my Squier P-Bass, and I'm very happy with them. They deliver a bright punchy sound, without tying you to any particular music style or genre.

Good for the price

These strings are advertised as having a "BRIGHT" tone but that's really just for a couple of hours. Depending on how you look at it they either go dead very fast or they are extremely dark sounding for a roundwound. They have a really nice "dead" sound though. They're not muddy at all and even though they're dark they still have a nice focused attack. The best word I can think of to describe the tone is "dry".

There's a rumour on a certain online bass forum that these are actually the same strings as the more expensive Rotosound Nickel 66 (the ones in the blue packaging) just without the silk. That's simply not true. The Nickel 66s sound different and last much longer before they do dead/dark. I actually got this confirmed by Rotosound, they are NOT the same strings.

These Rotobass strings are only suitable for people looking for a dead/dark roundwound tone. If you're looking for a bright tone you would have to change these strings at least once a week.

Still, I like these strings better than most of the other cheapo nickle plated sets like D'Daddario and Fender but then I like a somewhat dark roundwound tone. I like to have at least one bass strung with worn, mellow roundwounds and the Rotobass sets are great for this.

Recommended as a decent allround nickle plated roundwound on a budget but only if you are looking for a dark/dead sound. If you want brightness you're better of spending a bit more on higher quality strings. It will be cheaper than replacing these every week.

It's difficult for me to rate these strings because personally I actually like their "dead" tone. But they're advertised as "BRIGHT" and in that regard they're a total failure and I guess they should be rated as such.

Great sound

I have been using this on my Jazz bass and I am completely satisfied with the quality and sound. Nice vintage/modern sound, trademark Rotosound sound but not as warm as their swing model. All-around strings.

I recomand them for P-Basses. They are thick and crisp. For jazz basses, maybe a little bit to glassy. But that's just me.

Not so fine as expected

Well, to be honest... it was many years i didn't use rotosounds on my bass... so i put those strings on my trustee fender jazz standard. Well, they have an hard tension (which could be fine for some styles, but not for me). The tone is warm, but a little dark (again, could be fine for some styles...).

Anyway, the tuning is stable and they're lifetime is very long, after one month of hard use they still do the job.

Good strings

Good strings in very good price

Cheap strings with great sound

I was really happy with this set of strings: for 16 euros you get a bright sounding booming set, good for almost all genres. They are not less than any other roundwound strings you would normally use. Maybe they wear a little more quickly, but for that price it is really fine. Unless you are looking for something particular with a characteristic sound, these strings will just do the job.