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{{Short description|Guitar and bass string manufacturer based in England}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
|name = Rotosound Manufacturing Limited
|name = Rotosound Manufacturing Limited
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|foundation = 1958
|foundation = 1958
|founder =
|founder =
|location_city = [[Sevenoaks]], [[Kent]]
|location_city = [[Sevenoaks, Kent]]
|location_country = England, United Kingdom
|location_country = England
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|key_people = James How (Founder)<br>Jason How (Chairman)
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|industry = [[Music]]
|industry = [[Music]]
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|homepage = https://www.rotosound.com/
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'''Rotosound''' is a British guitar and bass string manufacturing company based in [[England]].
'''Rotosound''' is a British guitar and bass string manufacturing company based in England.


==History of Rotosound==
== History ==
Started in the late 1950s by James How, a musician and engineer by trade. How started manufacturing music strings for many famous artists across the world. It is still a family-run business. All Rotosound strings are made in England.<ref name=BSM>{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=British String Manufacturers (IM Nov 75) |url=http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/british-string-manufacturers/6703 |website=Mu:Zines archive |publisher=International Musician & Recording World, Cover Publications Ltd, Northern & Shell Ltd |accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref>
Rotosound was started in the late 1950s by James How, a musician and engineer by trade. How started manufacturing music strings for many famous artists across the world. As of 2022 It was still a family-run business, making all Rotosound strings in England.<ref name=BSM>
{{cite journal

| last= Staff
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Rotosound's trademark Swing Bass string set was first produced in 1966. [[John Entwistle]] of [[The Who]] came to the Rotosound string factory looking for an even-sounding, heavy roundwound bass string. Entwistle spent the afternoon there, trying string after string before settling on a set that would become known as Swing Bass 66.<ref name=BSM/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=History-Rotosound |url=http://www.rotosound.com/history-2/ |website=Rotosound |publisher=Orotund Manufacturing LTD |accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref> A fake jingle for Rotosound can be heard on The Who's 1967 album ''[[The Who Sell Out]]'', immediately preceding "[[I Can See For Miles]]". This jingle would later be covered by the American band [[Shellac (band)|Shellac]] on their album ''[[Excellent Italian Greyhound]]'' and [[Petra Haden]] on [[Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out]].
| title= British String Manufacturers (IM Nov 75)
| journal= International Musician & Recording World
| issue= Nov 1975
| pages= 67–75
| publisher= International Musician & Recording World, Cover Publications Ltd, Northern & Shell Ltd
| url= http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/british-string-manufacturers/6703
| accessdate= 31 May 2020
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| title= The fascinating story of Great Britain's Rotosound Music Strings
| website= rotosound.com
| url= https://rotosound.com/our-story/
| accessdate= 2022-07-12
}}
</ref>


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Rotosound's most famous string set, the ''RS66 Swing Bass'', was first produced in 1966. [[John Entwistle]] of [[The Who]] came to the Rotosound factory looking for an even-sounding, heavy, roundwound bass string. Entwistle spent the afternoon there, trying string after string before settling on a set that would become known as Swing Bass 66.<ref name=BSM/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=History-Rotosound |url=http://www.rotosound.com/history-2/ |website=Rotosound |publisher=Orotund Manufacturing LTD |accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref>
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[[Jaco Pastorius]] was also a dedicated user of Swing 66 bass strings.
A fake jingle for Rotosound can be heard on The Who's 1967 album ''[[The Who Sell Out]]'', immediately preceding "[[I Can See for Miles]]". This jingle would later be covered by the American band [[Shellac (band)|Shellac]] on their album ''[[Excellent Italian Greyhound]]'' and [[Petra Haden]] on ''[[Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out]]''.


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{{cns|text=[[Jaco Pastorius]] was also a dedicated user of Swing 66 bass strings.|date=September 2022}}
== Notable Rotosound users ==
*[[John Entwistle]] ([[The Who]])
*[[Michael Amott]] ([[Arch Enemy]])
*[[Zeta Bosio]] ([[Soda Stereo]])
*[[Jean-Jacques Burnel]] ([[The Stranglers]])
*[[Cliff Burton]] ([[Metallica]])
*[[Stanley Clarke]]
*[[John Deacon]] ([[Queen (band)|Queen]])
*[[John Wetton]] ([[King Crimson]], [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]], [[U.K. (band)|U.K.]], [[Asia (band)|Asia]])
*[[Herbie Flowers]]
*[[Guthrie Govan]]
*[[Julian Neville]] ([[Turrentine Jones]])
*[[Paul Gray]] ([[Damned, Eddie and the Hotrods]])
*[[Colin Greenwood]] ([[Radiohead]])
*[[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]]
*[[Jimi Hendrix]]
*[[Alex Hutchings (guitarist)|Alex Hutchings]]
*[[Ryan Jarman|Ryan]] and [[Gary Jarman]] ([[The Cribs]])
*James Cashman ([[Altamonte Mall|Altamonte]], Brooklyn Electric Co.)
*[[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] ([[Led Zeppelin]])
*[[Greg Lake]] ([[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]])
*[[Geddy Lee]] ([[Rush (band)|Rush]])
*[[Phil Lynott]]
*[[Steve Voice]]  [[London (punk band)|London]]
*[[Paul McCartney]] ([[The Beatles]])
*[[Duff McKagan]] ([[Guns N' Roses]])
*[[Michael Paget]] ([[Bullet For My Valentine]])
*[[Jaco Pastorius]]
*[[Louis Johnson (bassist)|Louis Johnson]] ([[The Brothers Johnson]])
*[[Mick Ronson]]
*[[Dave Sharman]]
*[[Billy Sheehan]] ([[Mr. Big (American band)|Mr. Big]], [[David Lee Roth]], [[The Winery Dogs]])
*[[Chris Squire]] ([[Yes (band)|Yes]])
*[[Roger Waters]]
*[[Snowy White]]
*[[Doug Wimbish]]
*[[Eva Gardner]]<ref>http://www.rotosound.com/eva-gardner/</ref>
*[[Jason Decay]] ([[Cauldron (band)|Cauldron]])
*[[Billy Sherwood]]
*[[Starlite Campbell Band]]
*[[Dennis Dunaway]] ([[Alice Cooper|Alice Cooper Band]])
*[[Brian May]] ([[Queen (band)|Queen]]) originally used in the 1970s-1980s
*[[Peter Steele]] ([[Type O Negative]], [[Carnivore (band)|Carnivore]])
*[[Krist Novoselic]] ([[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]])


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.rotosound.com/ Official Homepage]
*[https://www.rotosound.com/ Official Homepage]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/jason-how Jason How Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2008)]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/jason-how Jason How Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Library]] (2008)
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/martyn-how Martyn How Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2008)]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/martyn-how Martyn How Interview] at NAMM Oral History Library (2008)


[[Category:Companies based in Kent]]
[[Category:Companies based in Kent]]

Latest revision as of 00:22, 27 May 2024

Rotosound Manufacturing Limited
IndustrieMusic
Gegründet1958
Hauptsitz
Sevenoaks, Kent
,
England
Key people
  • James How (founder)
  • Jason How (chairman)
ProdukteGuitar strings
Websitewww.rotosound.com

Rotosound is a British guitar and bass string manufacturing company based in England.

History

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Rotosound was started in the late 1950s by James How, a musician and engineer by trade. How started manufacturing music strings for many famous artists across the world. As of 2022 It was still a family-run business, making all Rotosound strings in England.[1][2]

Rotosound's most famous string set, the RS66 Swing Bass, was first produced in 1966. John Entwistle of The Who came to the Rotosound factory looking for an even-sounding, heavy, roundwound bass string. Entwistle spent the afternoon there, trying string after string before settling on a set that would become known as Swing Bass 66.[1][3] A fake jingle for Rotosound can be heard on The Who's 1967 album The Who Sell Out, immediately preceding "I Can See for Miles". This jingle would later be covered by the American band Shellac on their album Excellent Italian Greyhound and Petra Haden on Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out.

Jaco Pastorius was also a dedicated user of Swing 66 bass strings.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Staff. "British String Manufacturers (IM Nov 75)". International Musician & Recording World (Nov 1975). International Musician & Recording World, Cover Publications Ltd, Northern & Shell Ltd: 67–75. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "The fascinating story of Great Britain's Rotosound Music Strings". rotosound.com. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. ^ Staff. "History-Rotosound". Rotosound. Orotund Manufacturing LTD. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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