by Iain Purdon » 09 May 2018, 21:23
Hi Ian
Must admit I have aped John Rostill himself and never changed the strings on mine, so they are whatever Barry Gibson put on them. The Rostill sound relies on picking on the neck side of the toast rack, the pickup selection you choose (Neck & Middle or Neck & Bridge) and the strings being fairly dead.
I use Thomastiks on my P-bass and I'm sure I would do the same if restringing the Burns bass.
Hope this helps - Iain
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