Rounds for a JMJ mustang

[sigmafloyd]

Anyone have rounds on their JMJ mustang? Looking for something with a clearer not definition, especially low down on the E string.

 

[Bass Boy]

I used the d'addario medium scale nickel exl set. Sounded great. Currently have dunlop flats on it.

 

[DeepSouth]

Just got a JmJ in last week and I'm pondering the same thing.

In this YouTube clip I liked the rounds better than the Fender flats.
I've got a set of Chromes and a set of EXL rounds on the way to test out.

 

[sleddogn]

i too use exl160m's on all my short scale basses, i'm not a flats guy, love me some rounds, 105's all day long...

 

[ale29]

I do use rounds on my JMJ Mustang; it's funny, because the bass that converted me back to rounds is one of the few that is shipped with factory-installed flatwounds.
However, I, as some others reported, had this strange chorusy sound on the last frets of the E string when using flats (tried the stock Fender flats, but also D'addario Chromes and a set of old long scale TI flats).



Then I bought Thomastik jazz rounds (JR324), and the problem disappeared. This is the tone after 3 months of usage:







And here it is now, after 8 months, still going strong, with minor EQ adjustments. These strings are expensive, but I plan to use this very set for a long, long time

 

[DeepSouth]

How was the string tension on those TI rounds? I see they run 93-42.

They sound good. I might try a set.

 

[ale29]

They're low tension strings. Kind of like their flats; more balanced string-to-string, though.
And yeah, they're worth their money

 

[zontar]

After I put rounds on my old EB3 copy it sounded so much clearer (It came with flats--and I removed the foam mute)