choosing strings to fit the song...

[screaminglucy]

i've got some recording coming up and i'm trying to decide if i should string my p-bass with flats or rounds. i have flats on there now. the kind of music would be something like this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFcJI6mIHu4

except i usually don't play with a pick. it seems like in practice the flats (chromes) sound great but on the recording of practice on my tascam digital recorder of the practice the bass gets lost in the mix. i don't want to put too much weight on a crappy recording but i'm wondering if rounds would be better.

[Marton]

Half-rounds ?

[darkstorm]

Rounds would be more noticeable in the mix.

[P-oddz]

If you normally play with Flats, I'd stay in that direction.

Don't put so much credit on that band recording. In a real recording situation, you'll be better isolated, and able to better achieve a tone that's going to sit well in the mix. EQ'ing/level adjustments/compression can all then be applied to help compensate for most discrepancies.