RotoSound Strings: Making Music History Since 1958

RotoSound Strings: Making Music History Since 1958

The RotoSound legacy goes back to the birth of Rock n’ Roll itself.

Since 1958 Rotosound strings have been ever-present on some of the most famous recordings ever heard from The British Invasion to Punk, Metal to Grunge, RotoSound has helped artists make the music that defined their eras.

Among the first clients were the Shadows, Beatles, Rolling Stones, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, all strings for the Vox Organ Company, and for the Burns Guitar Company.

Rotosound’s reputation for quality strings that deliver a knock-out tone has brought many famous names to use the brand over the years including some rock royalty, including:

Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Who, Slade, Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Stranglers, The Jam, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Culture Club, Tear for Fears, Queen, Guns N’ Roses, Van Halen, Nirvana, Oasis, Suede, Pulp, Supergrass, The Lightning Seeds, The Cure, Megadeth, Franz Ferdinand, The Cribs, Kasabian, Zutons, The Ordinary Boys, Kaiser Chiefs, Florence & The Machine and more…

The list of endorsees continues to grow to this day.

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