Rotosound strings

[Stray Feathers]

Has anyone tried Rotosound strings (made in the UK)? I have been using D'Addario as "starter" strings for my newly finished guitars, but the price has gone up quite a bit. (I was also taking advantage of a friend's bulk D'Addario order, but he is no longer buying strings.) They are now almost a dollar more a set in a music store locally than Rotosound equivalent. One player, in answer to a question on a European forum, listed perhaps 20 strings he had tried (many I had never heard of), from cheap to expensive, and poor to excellent quality, and of Rotosound he said, "Good standard strings, not expensive. Didn't get to be #1 in the UK by accident". I'll give them a try but would appreciate anyone else's experience. Bruce W.

[jread]

I haven't tried them, but they have a cool website. I see they are about $10 for acoustic lights in a quick search which less than the Martin Lifespan 2.0's that I like. I have bought cheap strings in bulk too for initial setups but ran out a few builds ago and just use the Martins now. They aren't cheap but are very nice.

I see that stringsbymail.com has rotosound at $9.95. You can get pretty good bulk strings there for about $4 a set in packs of 25.