Yer favorite roundwound?

[RayO5421]

What is your favorite roundwound? I'm going to setup my Deluxe P up with rounds and use it for rock. I need a punchy, long lasting string with a nice feel. Probally going to be in a medium to medium-high guage.

The luthier I take my basses to offers complete setups for 42 bucks with either Rotosounds or D'Addarios or setups for 28 if you can supply the strings. I've got a few MF gift certificates I can use up.

I've been thinking about Rotosounds because I really like the Rotosound flats he put on my J but I'm not quite sure what I'll do; help me make up my mind.

Thanks for your help,
ryan

[Bassplayer_479]

The Roto's eat frets for breakfast, arent good on fingers ether come to think of it. Really though, its all personal preference. I like SR2000's, Blue Steels, and DR Sunbeams. Personally, Sunbeams are often overlooked, but IMHO are DR's best strings....
Basically you have a couple of questions to ask yourself
Oct. Core vs. Round core and,
Stainless vs. Nickel,
For what you want, sounds like a round-core stainless would work, such as Blue Steels or DR Highbeams.
Hope this gives some insight,

[christle]

Mine: DR Low Beam Steels

[vtwo]

D'Addario regular lights (100-80-65-45) are bright and last long. The feel is okay - a bit rough if you move along the string, but perpendicular to it feels fine.

[Nighttrain1127]

GHS Pressure wounds Brite like rounds but smoother feel and last as long as any rounds I have used

[SGT. Pepper]

Go with the D'Addario's.

[RayO5421]

Originally Posted by Bassplayer_479

The Roto's eat frets for breakfast, arent good on fingers ether come to think of it. Really though, its all personal preference. I like SR2000's, Blue Steels, and DR Sunbeams. Personally, Sunbeams are often overlooked, but IMHO are DR's best strings....
Basically you have a couple of questions to ask yourself
Oct. Core vs. Round core and,
Stainless vs. Nickel,
For what you want, sounds like a round-core stainless would work, such as Blue Steels or DR Highbeams.
Hope this gives some insight,

It does, thank you very much I think I might try the sunbeams.