Need opinions

[GIBrat51]

Hello, and thank you!

I looked online and I saw that Schecter supposedly uses Ernie Ball roundwounds. I really felt the strings were too stiff and uncomfortable on my fingers. I had a spare set of NYXL’s and threw them on. They are okay for now, but not quite what I’m looking for. I’m probably leaning the most toward Ernie Ball Cobalt Flatwounds because they are smooth and sound like a roundwound (I currently have these on my Stingray and they sound incredible). The only other bass I have is a Fender Jazz and DR Sunbeams are my favorite for that. So I’m just looking for ideas.

If you want to try some flats other than the EB Cobalts (they're called "Slinky Flats, now), you might want to start with a set of Fender 9050Ls. Only 2 of my 26 basses don't wear flats; 3 of the ones that do, wear the 9050Ls. I've described them in other threads as "Goldilocks flats". They're not too anything; they're "just right", IMO, and since they're just about the midpoint of flatwound tone, stiffness, and tension, they're a good place to start experimenting. I can make them thump, if I want - depending on the bass. My Danelectro DC59 Pro has never been really thumpy with any flatwounds it's ever worn, but the 9050L's can sit nicely in any mix I want to splash around in. On my Eastwood Magnum? Thumpier than the Dano, but they still have a solid midrange and good high end. On my Tom Hamilton Sig. G&L ASAT Bass - with it's custom wound "Hamiltone" pickups? They're still breaking in, but... I can pretty much make them sound like anything I want. They replaced an old, well broken in set of D'Addario Chromes last week, and... honestly? I don't miss those Chromes at all...