Flat wounds, half rounds, why?

[Nola]

One is through the bridge, the other through the body. No difference in tone that I've noticed.

Yeah my luthier said through the bridge is brighter, but i don't hear it. Maybe it varies by model.
i strung it through the body then changed it to the bridge, and it sounds exactly the same. He was pretty adamant about it, but at least on this bass I notice nothing. I did notice more sustain through the body, though. I personally like the shorter sustain b/c it sounds more like an upright, and i don't have any situation where i'd want a bass note to sustain for very long.

 

[Cheesehead1]

Well I bought a set of flats for my bass and both a set of flats and half rounds for one of my electrics. I'll find out what it's all about this week.

 

[Robus]

You're going to have to give those flats a good long time to break in, depending on how much you play.

 

[Cheesehead1]

You're going to have to give those flats a good long time to break in, depending on how much you play.

That's good to know. When I first changed strings on my uke they stretched forever and I thought I did something wrong, but then they broke in and they were fine.When I put strings on my guitars,I play two songs and they're good.

 

[Robus]

Rounds break in faster and get old faster. Flats break in slower and last much, much longer.