| I can, because you've named two of my favorite strings of all time. Let's start with feel: They both have moderately loose tension. While neither is sloppy, I would say they both have a slinky feel to them. The SA's seem to be just a bit tighter. Both strings emphasize the mids, with the SA's even more so in the upper mid freq's. Neither have that high end sizzle when new, but both retain their original highs for quite some time. The SB's have a fuller bottom end. I did notice the SA's did last longer. I use the denatured alcohol treatment every couple of weeks, and the SA's responded much better. So much in fact, that my first set lasted a YEAR!! That is considering I usually change strings at least once a month. I just couldn't get rid of the SA's!! They just kept on sounding and feeling great. On my Peavey Cirrus, there was no better match. (alder body, rosewood top) On the other hand the SB's sounded better on my walnut Cirrus. Now the interesting part- I tried a new set of SA's (my #1 favorite) on my ash body Roscoe, and I hated them. I thought they lacked just about everything but the upper mids. (go figure) So take my review with a grain of salt. Others may have a totally different opinion of both depending on their own experiences.
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