RotoSound
As early as 1958, James How was making guitar strings. The company was originally called 'Top Strings', but changed to 'RoTop', and finally to 'RotoSound in 1965, as How was unable to copyright the name Top Strings.
While being interviewed in 1992, founder and chairman of RotoSound, James How stated, "When musicians were looking for a specific sound or concept, they would come visit me at the factory. Jimi Hendrix was not pleased with the sounds he would get when he bit his strings, so I developed a gauge which he thought 'tasted' right. The .006 and .007 were the first strings he used to bite that sounded 'right'."
While being interviewed in 1992, founder and chairman of RotoSound, James How stated, "When musicians were looking for a specific sound or concept, they would come visit me at the factory. Jimi Hendrix was not pleased with the sounds he would get when he bit his strings, so I developed a gauge which he thought 'tasted' right. The .006 and .007 were the first strings he used to bite that sounded 'right'."
Rotosound magenta-foiled 0.73mm gauge guitar pick
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(reverse of pick at left)
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Beautiful Rotosound Spiderweb 1.00mm gauge guitar pick
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(reverse of pick at left)
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Vintage white eliptical RotoSound(pictured on left-logo stamped into pick)
