John Deacon
John Deacon's Strings
John Deacon used flatwounds for all of his bass guitars, and Rotosound was his number one choice! Rotosound being one of the top string companies at the time in England, many artist used these strings. In the early years, he used Rotosound RS66 Swing Bass roundwound strings, as heard on the self-titled album, Queen. Because his playing style was either hard finger picking or normal plectrum picking, he decided to use heavy guage strings to accomidate.
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Superwound bass strings arn't made anymore but Rotosound do offer piano string range which are the same thing. Superwound bass strings are when the core of the strings are exposed over the bridge, they then have the wound part of the string just after the bridge. These strings offer a "big bass guitar sound" ( John Deacon ) with a bit of twang.
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According to the Rotosound website, John Deacon used Rotosound RS66LDN Pure Nickel Bass Strings (45-105) on the albums "A Night At The Opera," "A Day at the Races," "News of the World," and "Jazz."
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