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form orchestral & jazz strings in blackfen kent england 1959 the first strings were called top strings then that changed to rotop 1960 orchestral & jazz strings supply strings to burns vox eko hagstrom & baldwin 1963 rotosound brand registered . john entwistle begins a long association with rotosound 1966 john entwistle seen here with james how visits rotosound factory 1966 james how pioneers the tru bass black nylon bass string 1967 jimi hendrix noel redding and rotosound s alan marcuson london 1967 1967 the who sell out released featuring the rotosound jingle . john entwistle using swing bass strings 1967 pink floyd and rotosound strings at abbey road studios 1969 new design packaging . 1971 slade using rotosound bass and guitar strings 1972 transformer by lou reed features herbie flowers using rs88 tru bass strings 1973 pink floyd s dark side of the moon features roger waters using rs77 jazz bass strings 1974 rotosound pioneer the superwound bass string 1975 multi core bass string set developed 1975 queen s brian may and john deacon using rotosound strings 1975 country gold contact core acoustic strings introduced 1977 jj burnel of the stranglers using rs66ld swing bass strings 1977 out of the blue by elo features kelly groucutt using rs77 jazz bass strings 1977 the jam using swing bass 66 and gauge selection guitar strings 1977 rattus norvegicus by the stranglers features jj burnel using rs66 swing bass strings 1979 sting from the police using rs77 jazz bass strings 1979 jaco pastorius using rs66 swing bass strings 1980 1976 rs55 solo bass pressure wound string developed 1980 u2 s the edge using starfire guitar strings 1981 martin kemp of spandau ballet using superwound bass strings 1981 john taylor of duran duran using superwound bass strings 1982 rio by duran duran features john taylor using superwound piano string design roundwounds 1982 level 42 s mark king endorsing superwound bass strings 1987 duff mckagan using rotosound bass strings 1988 spacer black anodised bass string developed 1989 billy sheehan signature set unveiled at namm 1991 nevermind by nirvana features krist novoselic using rs66 swing bass strings 1994 founder james how dies 1995 what s the story morning glory by oasis features paul mcguigan using rs66 swing bass strings 1996 oasis using rotosound strings 2001 new machines being developed within the companies r & d department 2002 new accessories added to the product line including capos slides instrument leads and straps . 2004 franz ferdinand hit the top 10 with the single dark of the matinee using rotosound ... 2005 frederick export become rotosound s export agent worldwide 2006 new computer controlled faster machines going in production 2008 guthrie govan using r10 roto yellow electric guitar strings 2009 new design string artwork 2010 rotosound fuzz re issue being developed 2012 mikeydemus signature string set released 2012 paul allender signature string set released 2012 john renbourn one of rotosound s original 1960 s endorsees . at the acoustic guitar show . 2012 michael amott signature string set released 2013 you me at six florence & the machine vaccines temples paloma faith grizzly bear using rotosound . 2013 6 new psychedelic guitar pedals being developed website and contents 2016 rotosound manufacturing limited unit 3b morewood close sevenoaks kent tn13 2hu . telephone 01732 450838 james how music strings ltd is a registered rotosound company