D'Addario ENR72 Half Rounds Medium Bass Strings

Comments about D'Addario ENR72 Half Rounds Medium Bass Strings:

I have been using these on multiple basses for more than 5 years. I, myself have been a bassist for more than 45 years. I always disliked true flat wound bass strings because they are basically dead when you take them out of the pack.

About 5 years ago, I got a violin bass - copy of McCartney's - with the desire to get that "round" sound I've loved for decades. There are a couple of companies that make a flattened round wound string, and I've tried both, but I like these best. They're lively and full sounding out of the package and they hold their tone forever. I play a lot at church and other venues and I usually get at least 6 months without changing strings ( I used to change round wounds once a month to maintain that POP).

About three years ago, I got a fretless Jazz Bass and these are PERFECT!!!! All of the beautiful fretless sound with plenty of sustain and string life.

If you are looking for the flatwound feel and extended fret life with the lively sound and harmonics of a round wound, these may just be for you. If you're going to play fretless, these are far and away the best of both worlds.

Comments about D'Addario ENR72 Half Rounds Medium Bass Strings:

I have used these strings on my fretless Fender Jazz Bass for several years. Changing out for these strings was the first thing I did when I got it. The sound is a lot brighter than true flatwounds but not overly so. They also are a lot easier than roundwounds on my fretless fingerboard. They give that nice fretless "buzz" and they last forever. I also use them on my Hofner copy bass and they are champs on that one too. I would highly recommend them.