Sadowsky Blue Label flats v. Dunlop flats

I just purchased a 5 string (Fender Am Prof jazz, rosewood board) and can't wait to take off whatever Fender round wound strings came with the bass.

My favorite flats have been Sadowsky black label flats (45-105). In fact, I'm on my last 4 string set (7-8 years old and still kicking).

I've ordered both the Sadowsky blue labels and the Dunlops (45-130). Which of these two comes closest to the black labels?

I'm hoping to get some feedback from my talkbass brethren before I take the bass to my tech for a setup.

Thanks
-Dave

 

Anybody out there who loved the black labels and tried the blue labels?
Anybody out there who loved the black labels and found a replacement that satisfied them?

 

Thanks that was helpful

 

I’ll answer my own question and say, for this bass and player, it’s Dunlops.

The Sadowskys turned out to an expensive experiment— they were a wacky set of strings at least on this bass. I’ve played flats throughout most of my 35+ playing career, so I know enough to know that flats in particular need time to settle in and work out their kinks, some more than others. But after 4 days with the Sadowskys, I decided to try the Dunlops — what the heck, I can always put the Sadowskys back on.

Short story shorter, the Dunlops instantly solved all those weird problems the Sadowskys were causing. The B was sounding right, balanced and in tune. So the Dunlops are a winner for me — if they sound, feel and respond this good fresh out of the pack, I can only imagine 2 months when they really start to get groovy.

 

The Dunlops also fulfill what I was originally looking for and posting about: a replacement for the discontinued Sadowsky black labels. They are way closer to the black labels than the new blue labels. They have that same nice balance of old school and modern articulation/clarity. And as a bonus, they’re lower tension and easier to play than both the new blues and the old black labels.

I apologize in advance for being redundant if all this has been brought out already in other threads