Best Roundwounds For Blues ?

[mmbongo]

DR Sunbeams. Accept nothing less

 

[Zitch]

Actually Dr Black Beauties sound great broken in.

 

[iflemm]

IMO go with D'Addario XL nickel roundwound

+1

 

[markanini]

I'd highly recommend GHS Pressurewound medium with light G. Warm yet clear tone and perfect balance string-to-string.

 

[SLaPiNFuNK]

My P-Bass which is mainly used for blues is strung with Ken Smith Compressors.

Not exactly a round, but not a flat or half round either... They are a Nickel-Iron Alloy. The outer wrap is compressed into an oval shape before being wound onto the string.

Similar strings are Rotosound Solo-Bass 55's, and other strings label Pressure Wound etc...

You get virtually none of the finger sliding screech that you get with round wounds on compressors / pressure wounds...

 

[JimmyM]

Wow, 20 replies and 20 different answers. Who would have thought?

It so doesn't matter what type of strings you use. Get the ones you normally like to use, and they will be fine.