They are nice! I have a set that @John_E gear it forward’ed to me. I put them on the Peavey Fury (p-bass). They are amazingly easy to play, with a beautiful, trebly high and a surprisingly low bass tone, given their thin gauge. Also, combined with the Fury skinny neck and the traditional Peavey stoopid low action, I’m blown away how easy that bass is to play. I’d prefer that it had the slightly wider Peavey Patriot neck, but it’s still a joy to play.
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That’s exactly what I’m feeling. It could have been even lighter gauge and still thumping. It would be an awesome candidate for pickers.
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That’s the way to do it! Try them! Maybe you’ll like them, maybe you won’t. But now you know how easy it is to change strings and do a setup. For me, the argument isn’t even flats vs. rounds. The same strings on a different bass can sound totally different. There are a few overarching paradigms, which are often correct about flats and rounds, but they’re not always correct. The only way to find strings that fit you and your style is to try them on the bass you are playing. Unfortunately I found strings I adore just shortly before the maker died and it’s unclear if anyone will be able to continue his legacy (MJC Ironworks). I had GHS flats on my Schecter for a while, but they didn’t really fit how and what I play very well. They sounded fine, and I’m sure some folks would prefer them. I also find, contrary to most comments, that flats end up making my fingers sore whereas rounds don’t. Go figure.
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I would take this a step further that some strings suit a particular bass better than others. My Dark Queen, the Charvel San Dimas, is well suited with Roto Monel Flats on it, whereas my Schecter Corsair sounds better with LaBella Deep low tension flats (which as far as I can tell are deep talkings in a lighter gauge).
So even with rounds and flats, there’s still wiggle room. I need to try some GHS boomers though. And Rotosound rounds. Probably on Blu, my stock San Dimas. Need rounds to funk out.
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Just do it. Swapping strings is a 15 minute job. If you can, record yourself before and after with different tone settings so that you can go back and hear the differences. Until you put the strings on and play them for a while, you just won’t know if you like the tone and, just as importantly, the feel and playability. Do give them some time and at least 10 hours of actual playing before judging them. On my Ibanez, I have GHS flats now which are ok (they needed breakin time), but preferred Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalts that I had before on my Schecter. But that might also have been the instrument. Be prepared to slightly tweak your setup after a day as the neck slowly adjusts. I’m finding that overall, I want to like flats but keep going back to rounds. It’s all degrees though - the only strings that I didn’t like the sound of were the DR neons - but they looked amazing on my purple-stained Schecter!
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There does seem to be an affinity where the body resonances and strings really complement each other. I’m experimenting with some software and looking at the frequency spectrum over time for my different basses with different strings. Not sure I have any conclusions yet, but it’s interesting.
Unless you play just one style all the time, whatever you put on your bass is a compromise. Of course there is a simple solution to that problem. Add a new bass to the collection! Really, your spouse wants you to!
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Just keep saying that. Miracles can come true.
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I have Roto SS rounds on my Peavey JJ with split coil J’s. It’s zing-zing with a surprisingly deep low end. I like them a lot. They are a great string, especially at the price.
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I picked up one of my basses with D’Addario NYXLs on it for the first time in a couple weeks last night, and it was still in tune despite a recording session last time. I love NYXL’s.
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Rounds are the sounds for my basses.
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Flat wounds for me is some what better on my P bass, and extra nice on a fretless Jazz bass so for me Flats on the P-bass.
and Round wounds on fretted Jazz bass,
That being said if I had to choose one, Flat, Or Round Wounds,
It would be Round Wound Strings.
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Okay let me ask a question.
I have this Squier CV 50s precision bass. In the style of a pre 58 bass, it has narrow tall fret wires instead of medium tall you would find on a Fender bass.
The conventional wisdom is to play flats on the bass because rounds will eat up the narrow frets.
The actual wisdom I think is steel strings are steel strings and both will have similar wear.
Which is right?
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Personally, I’d put on any strings that sound best on it and go from there.
Fret wear is something that will happen, regardless. Yes, flats will be kinder and gentler than rounds, but unless you put stainless steel rounds on it, the wear from non-stainless rounds will be tolerably long in coming.
Frets are consumables, after all.
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With the amount of basses you have, I dont think fretwear should be a consideration. We will all be long underground before that bass needs a fret replacement. FYI, I have 2 Fenders with narrow tall.
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I agree.
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It turns out the rounds vs flats thing for wear is a myth. Both wear at about the same rate.
Lets put it this way. If you play the thing enough to where you need a fret job, you got your moneys worth 
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Amen to that. Needing a fret job would be a good problem to have.
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Unless the rounds are stainless steel. If so, you better have stainless steel frets, ‘cause they’ll eat nickel frets for breakfast.
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