Flat wound vs round wound strings

[howard]

Not looking so good for flats so far

What strings are you playing? POLL

Let’s keep this simple, shall we? What is the type of string you are playing either on most of your (electric!) basses or on your main bass (and thus, most likely, constitutes your preferred type of string)? Let us not worry about core types, tensions, brands and other minutiae here - please select from the list of main types below: poll Your participation might help settle some ongoing arguments and/or confirm or reject persistent myths

Flats currently at 30%. Of course only 10 votes so far, so too soon to conclude anything.