Sadowsky J5 Strings - Flats? Foderas?

[number six]

The Sadowsky nickels I have on my J5 are great - clear 'B' and very, very even across all strings. No real reason to change.
Except I put Fender flats on my old Fender J4 and liked the feel (never happened before . .).

So now I'm wondering about trying Sadowsky flats but I'm wondering if I'll get similar 'even across strings' and balance?

If I lived and worked in NYC it would be easy to try a few sets out but I have to pay double to get them to Oz.

Also, I played a Fodera4 with nickel lights and loved those strings - totally different to Sadowsky tho'.
Anyone tried Fodera strings on a Sadowsky J5? NYC cocktail!

I've checked out a lot of other threads but couldn't find all I wanted (so no need to moan about look in other threads please).

Any experiences or advise gratefully received chaps.

[Gyoon]

One thing i've noticed about Sadowsky basses is that tapered strings seem to fit the bridge better. I tried installing a 125 non-tapered B-string and it barely got in there. I think repeated installs will scratch the finish right behind the bridge.

Glenn

[number six]

good point thanks . . non-Sad tapered might cause problems.