Rotosound RS77S Jazz Bass Short Scale Monel Flatwound Electric Bass 4 String Set (40-90)

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$ USD 49.99

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Description

Flat-wound Rotosound Jazz Bass 77 have been highly praised by Bass Player Magazine as their favorite flat-wound. They are made of stainless steel undercovers and a Monel 400 top tape. Monel is around 65% pure nickel — five times that of stainless! Oasis, Steve Harris, Roger Waters, and many others have all favored this particular string over the years. The steel used to produce these strings is unique, combined with a highly secretive manufacturing process. If you’re looking for bass stings with a smooth feel and excellent tone you can depend on, you need Rotosound Jazz Bass 77 flat-wound Monel strings.

Features

  • ‘Monel ‘flatwound bass string has been awarded many accolades since its inception.
  • Used by many of the worlds top leading artists including the likes of Oasis, Steve Harris, Roger Waters and Herbie Flowers.
  • These strings are still manufactured the ‘old fashioned way’ by hand on machines that James How built at the end of the 1960’s.
  • Monel 400 tape used in the strings making brings out the true character of these strings over the competition who are happy to use the much less costly flattened stainless steel.
  • Gauges: 040, 050, 070, 090

: Rotosound RS77S Jazz Bass Short Scale Monel Flatwound Electric Bass 4 String Set (40-90)
: RS77S
: 686194000325

2 reviews for Rotosound RS77S Jazz Bass Short Scale Monel Flatwound Electric Bass 4 String Set (40-90)

  1. rshandro (verified owner)

    This is a difficult review to write because while I really like these strings, the E string has quite a “bloom” in its initial attack which goes quite sharp and then settles to its tuning. I found I have to detune the E string a few cents for the best compromise, but it never really sounds in tune with the other strings. Part of it is the characteristic dull “thud” of a flatwound string, but I’ve had thuddier flats that did not sound as off.

    Also, I’ve had to back the saddle for the E pretty much all the way back for proper intonation. The other strings don’t exhibit the same amount of bloom and give me much more leeway for intonation.

    I installed the strings carefully, bending before cutting, not twisting between bridge and tuning peg, etc. It looks fine, no perceptible damage. It is installed on a Gibson DC Tribute Les Paul bass.

    This much of a compromise is not really something I would be happy with in the long term, but I will keep them on the bass and play it a bit daily to see if anything changes and I will update this review either way.

    I was concerned that the gauges of this short-scale set might be too light considering that a shorter string requires less tension to produce a given frequency, but the characteristic higher tension of a flatwound string seems to make up for that. I did not find the strings floppy and liked the overall feel and playability. These have to be one of the smoothest flats I’ve ever tried! They don’t seem to have the “bridge cable stiffness” to the degree that some flats have.

    In summary, top marks for feel and playability, but the E in my set is not behaving the way it should. If it doesn’t settle in about a month or so, I’ll end up taking them off.

  2. rshandro (verified owner)

    Update to my Mar. 15, 2021 review:

    It wasn’t just the E string that had the “bloom” in the initial attack that went sharp before settling, it was also the A and the D to a lesser, but still off-putting degree. No wonder it was difficult to play and sound in tune.

    I ended up taking these strings off and putting on the original strings that the bass shipped with (round wounds). Perhaps these strings in a longer scale length would be better, but I won’t be doing experimentation in that direction.

    I have to take my rating down one notch, as to me this was not money well spent.

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