Roundwound String advice

[faivy]

I am a huge fan of TI Jazz flats but I'd like to try a set of rounds with similar qualities but more grind so......
Low tension medium guage not zingy (bright) at all but having a grind /growl that the flats don't have...I'm very open to suggestions please.

 

[RoadRanger]

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[faivy]

The review sounds good. What is the tension like?
I have Labella flats on my P-Bass for the Jameson thing but I prefer lower tension like the TI's
Thanks
Phil

 

[RoadRanger]

I haven't used those in 30 years but I do remember them being fairly soft and quite a bit less "zingy" that D'Addario XL's (which is what I settled on back then). I've never tried any pure nickel roundrounds but any of the nickel plated steel roundwounds I've tried sound pretty much the same as the XL's - "zingy" when new but settle down a bit after a couple weeks. I'm really diggin' tapewounds these days - most are roundwounds under the nylon tape overwrap and suprisingly "growly" IMO. The Fender 9120M tapewounds (58 72 92 110) work well on a fretted bass and last forever - pretty soft too:
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In the end you'll have to try any of those to truly know what they sound like . We've all been there - done that .

 

[Metania]

INterestingly no one says what basses are in question? It is not the same to play for ex a Stingray and a Squire Affinity with 9120M strings! One thing is for sure, you will have to raise the action a LOT, if you're used to a low action steel stringed bass for ex. Some love the rubbery elastic jumpy flapping feel, others hate it. But it very much depends on your bass too.

 

[darkstorm]

Dr sunbeams. Has good articulate low bass and warm sound, less bright then other roundwound nickel strings Ive tried.