The Rotosound Blog

British guitar virtuoso Guthrie Govan becomes an official Rotosound endorsee. “I do some fairly barbaric things to my strings on a daily basis, so I’ve experimented..Read More

Guitar bands are back in the charts with indie acts such as Franz Ferdinand, The Cribs, Kasabian, Zutons, The Ordinary Boys, and Kaiser Chiefs continuing Britain’s..Read More

Kylie Minogue poses with a Rotosound t-shirt. Kylie’s bassist Kevin Miller is a notable Rotosound player

Rotosound develops its own coated strings in the Nexus range. The wrap wire in coated before being applied to the wound strings, which offers a far..Read More

The introduction of new string making machines means that the company’s in a position to step up its exports, so takes on Zach Frederick to run..Read More

One of the final Superwound adverts Superwound closed in 1995. The necessarily large range – due to each gauge needing a variety of off-shoots to fit..Read More

A very famous photo of three bass legends. Billy Sheehan, Steve Harris and John Entwistle convene at the Rotosound factory in March.

Jason’s new machines hit the factory floor increasing output substantially and making Rotosound more competitive worldwide.

An advert featuring Oasis’s Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan. By this time Oasis are one of the biggest bands on the planet and Noel, Bonehead and Guigsy are..Read More

Britpop bursts into the world and once again Rotosound is at the heart of an era-defining music scene. Bands are drawing inspiration from the sixties and..Read More

Along with the new Roto electric guitar strings, the Roto Bass line is introduced offering the most popular bass gauges in a nickel wound construction.

Robert Smith and The Cure use Rotosound strings