Billy Sheehan's Strings
"Basic Rotosound strings, but the G string is a 43 instead of a 45, a little bit lighter, a little bit easier bend. And the E string is a 1.10 instead of a 1.05," Billy Sheehan explains, at 2:15 in this rig rundown, about his his signature Rotosound strings.
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In this May 2002 issue of Vintage Guitar, Sheehan speaks of his Siganture Snarling Dogs Bass Strings:
VG: How are your basses set up?
BS: I use Snarling Dogs strings. I’d worked with Charlie Stringer to develop a line of strings that would duplicate the feel of the Rotosound strings I used for years, but would be more consistent in quality and tone. I use .043, .055, .085, .115, which is the Hell-Billys set. There are also Really-Billys, which are lighter, and Barely-Billys, which are the lightest.
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In this video at 7:44, Sheehan pulls out a white Telecaster Bass and states:
"So moving up a little bit, take note this is a '68 Telecaster Bass, and I bring this out just to show that the necks on these are just massive, like a Baseball Bat, they're kinda famous for being this big giant thing."
"Now if some of you follow me on some social media, a couple weeks ago I put a set of Steve Harris from Iron Maiden's Flatwound strings on here."
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So there's not a lot of bright shrill to them... But I thought they'd be a good thing on this old school Bass to put some Flatwound strings on it and just to have an original version of this tele bass."
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Billy Sheehan uses Rotosound RS88LD Tru Bass Black Nylon Flatwound Bass Strings (65-115) on his Epiphone Rivoli, as confirmed in the YouTube video "The most unique P bass in history? Probably. (Bass Tales Ep.2)" by Scott's Bass Lessons. The use of these strings is evidenced by the distinctive silk color at the string ends, and Sheehan's long-standing association with Rotosound further supports this.
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Used on the album "Lean into it" by Mr. Big according to the Rotosound website
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Billy Sheehan is confirmed to use Rotosound RS66LDN Pure Nickel Bass Strings (45-105) on the album "Lean into It" by Mr. Big, as stated on the Rotosound website.
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Used in the 80s with David Lee Roth, as stated in the Rotosound website, Billy Sheehan has been a long time Rotosound player and endorser
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