really nice 
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Short envy sets in
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@Wombat-metal & @TheMaartian - you being the short scale experts here: what are your favourite strings?
Roundwound?
Flatwound?
Any opinions on the GHS 3070 Brite Flats Short Scale strings?
They are kind of flat but seem to be brighter than normal flats - so best of both worlds? Zzzze Zeerman forum loves them, but I remember reading negative opinions here…
In fact I am slowly discovering my love for lighter strings (.95 /.100 for E) … so maybe @Al1885 was right after all?
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For the music I prefer to play, I like flatwounds. I have many of my shorties strung with La Bella DTF 760FS-S .045-.105 flatwound strings. I have La Bella DTF 760F-MUS .043-.104 thru body flatwounds (designed for the MIA Fender Mustang with a thru-body only bridge) on my Schecter Banshee (slightly lighter tension; love them!). I have Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt Flatwound strings .045-.105 on one bass. I have custom length Pyramid Gold flats on my 27" Valiant Mini Bass. My Höfner 500/1 came with Höfner flats (made by Pyramid). My Sire U5 fretless came with flats (don’t know the brand because I haven’t checked). My new Marco Marcústico came with D’Addario ETB92 tapewound flats (a first for me). It’s a short scale fretless, but needs long scale strings. I’m having my Lignum Spring 5 string fretless shorty (under construction) strung with Galli G77-5 black nylon tapewounds .055-.130.
So, my favorite flatwounds are the ones on the bass I’m playing at the moment. 
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I have them on the very bass I’m playing now too!
Love the sound of it, but I wish they were less stiff!
For this bass (Pink’s Hot) I would like something that “responds” better but has a similar tone.
For my punky-funky-dirty bass (Ronin) I wish I had smoother strings (like flats) but still a brighter/agressive roundwound sound…
Currently it has the Daddario EXL160S. It’s ok, but not great.
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Reread my reply above. I added a lot to it. I had to reboot my laptop before I could finish the comment (long story; f’ing Lenovo). Tapewounds are a thicker gauge due to the tape.
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Try the Ernie Ball Cobalts on it. Warning. They’re expensive here. I paid about 60 € for a set.
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Interesting! I was going for something steel, but cobalt sounds cool!
You have these, right?
I might go for:
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I have the 2818 set on my Stingray.
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Cool!
So, the 2818 are on pole position now, challenges only by the GHS 3070 …
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Oops. Just checked. I have the 2818s on my Wattplower Mk2. I have a set of the thru-body La Bella MUS flats on the 'Ray.
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Maybe it’s time to drill some holes in my basses and make them string-through too???! It means: more choice for strings!?
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You’ll have to replace the bridge, too.
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All my bridges are string-through ready, so that’s no issue!
Looking at these strings now: Warwick Bass Set 4-String Medium – Musikhaus Thomann
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Warwick strings is a hit or miss really. It’s not for everyone. It takes skills to make them sound good, or better put it doesn’t feel as good as it sounds.
I love the Ernie Ball 2805 flats. It sounds so unique. It definitely stands out in the mix. Very, very Joe Dart.
The complete opposite of the thick forgiving flats a super light round set they are not very forgiving with misses and string noise but so expressive.
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Those are long scale.
So I would go for these (short scale)?
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I think you want the 2818 - the cobalt flats
Also the LaBella Low tension flats come in short scale, are round core flats which are brighter, and as they are round core are lower in tension.
But the cobalt flats by EB are pretty nice. And bright. For flats. I have no personal experience with the GHS flats
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I will give them a try, too. 49 € in France from the French site. I assume the same for the German site.
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2818 is steel
2801 is cobalt
Which are brighter, in the sense of: more higher harmonies?
And which ones are more “responsive”, in the sense of: easier to pluck/finger/control?
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