Geoff Alderton LH wrote:Yesterday I found ten sets of Roto Blues, 10 to 52s in the back of the string drawer.... Do we have any Roto Blues users on the site?
I have Roto Purples (12-52 with a 0.026" third string) on one guitar, but that is a short-scale Squier Jagmaster which needs heavier strings in order to maintain tuning stability. I don't think I'd use a set with the "Roto Blues" gauges (10-52), mainly because the top three strings are out of a lighter set than the lower three. I prefer to keep the tension balanced across the neck. Having said that, I do have a couple of sets of "light top heavy bottom" strings lying around - I'm not sure where they all came from (I certainly didn't buy them), but I'll probably cannibalise them for use as single spares.
One set I have grown to like is the Ernie Ball nickel set 11-52 with a 0.024" wound third. A good compromise between lightness and balance. At one time, I wouldn't have touched EB strings - and I probably still wouldn't except for that particular set, which sounds good on a Strat.
JN