About to string up some D'addario half wounds

[brattbugg@sbcgl]

Ive never used them before. Ive heard people say they love em and others hate em. In an effort to give them a fair chance, should I put em on my Stingray or my Jazz?

[plankspanker13]

Put 'em on the active bass, since you still have a greater degree of tonal control available. They can be somewhat limiting on a jazz, if you play multiple styles.

[T. Alan Smith]

let me know what you think of their tension when you get a chance...thanks.

[jasper383]

Originally Posted by T. Alan Smith

let me know what you think of their tension when you get a chance...thanks.

The D'Addario halfwounds I have in a bass (the 45-100 set), are quite a bit stiffer than the 45-100 D'Addario rounds I previously had on there.

The construction of halfwounds must make them stiffer in feel.

[jasonmasters]

I just bought a pair of them for the first time yesterday at guitar center. Luckily it's presidents day weekend and they were on sale, otherwise I might be pretty upset that I payed 40 dollars for the 4 string set... Guitar center only had the set that was 50-105, and they feel preetty darn high tension... my first impression is that they feel "stickier" than any set of D'addarios I've ever bought... something about the ridges and spacing of the winds does not get along with my fingers...

I don't think I'll keep them... I need something for my fretless but them D'addario chromes i bought just aren't bright enough for my playing... I'm going to try a set of compression wounds instead

[T. Alan Smith]

Thanks for the heads up on the tension.

[Emibass]

I strung my Fender ABG with D`addario half rounds, I think they are 40 - 90, and I didn´t notice such a big tension in comparison with the stock strings. In terms of tone, for me, was like night and day. Fuller, accurate, no more finger noise, and louder. Love them on my ABG, though I can´t tell you how they sound on an electric bass

[Darkstrike]

Put them on the Jazz, because if you don't like them on it, you can shorten the G, and put them on the 'Ray, if you try them on the 'Ray first and don't like them, they'll not fit on the Jazz, because the G will be cut too short.

[stuonbass]

depending on the style of music you play and your rig, the results could be good or bad.
I like them for that chunky sound for classic rock but you will lose most of the piano-like chiming overtones.

[T. Alan Smith]

Originally Posted by Emibass

I strung my Fender ABG with D`addario half rounds, I think they are 40 - 90, and I didn´t notice such a big tension in comparison with the stock strings. In terms of tone, for me, was like night and day. Fuller, accurate, no more finger noise, and louder. Love them on my ABG, though I can´t tell you how they sound on an electric bass

You can tell me. I'm a bass player. I'll understand.

[brothernewt]

Put 'em on the J. I tried 'em on my SR5 once and for me, didn't work. The Ray's signature sound is pretty zingy. When that was gone, it just seemed blah. I liked 'em on a J pretty well. Good "almost flats" sounding with the tone rolled off. Good "dead rounds" tone with it up and a little diggin in.

[Emibass]

Originally Posted by T. Alan Smith

You can tell me. I'm a bass player. I'll understand.

hehe...right...I forgot to wright that I couldn´t tell you on an electric bass because I didn´t put them on my electric, the only experience I have with them is on my ABG

[pickles]

Those are my least favorite strings on earth, so I'd put them elsewhere Worst of both worlds of flats and rounds, and really stiff for their gauge. IMHO.

[zippydog]

Originally Posted by pickles

Those are my least favorite strings on earth, so I'd put them elsewhere Worst of both worlds of flats and rounds, and really stiff for their gauge. IMHO.

What Pickles said.

I found half-rounds to be nothing special for tone, rough and grabby on my fingers (some will say they soften up after use...I disagree - they never did), extremely stiff and really not very much fun to play.

If you don't already have these on a bass, return them, sell them or offer them to someone who's not a friend.

Of course, strings are a personal, subjective thing for anybody...so YMMV.