If you desire light feel, string your bass .030 - -080. Seriously. You still have deep., full tone and very light feel. I have even strung up .028 - .075. It works. You will have to raise saddles a bit.
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If you desire light feel, string your bass .030 - -080. Seriously. You still have deep., full tone and very light feel. I have even strung up .028 - .075. It works. You will have to raise saddles a bit.
They are, the tensions for both sets are printed on the packaging. TI Jazz Flats JF344 set is 140,19 lbs, TI Jazz Rounds JR344 is 122,34 lbs.
They can sound nicely aggressive too.
This live recording was made with a fresh set of Jazz Rounds, played fingerstyle.
Another light set I like are D'Addario Balanced Tension nickel super light rounds.
The Lightest Gauge of Strings I ever heard put on my Fender 5 String Electric Bass were these Extra Light Gauge Strings.
These ones are Magma Stainless Steel Ultra Flatwound Electric Bass Strings model number is BE145SUF that's Extra Light Gauge in a 5 string Version, & I got a good sound w/ Low Action & no Fret Buzz by shaving down the Frets nearly flush w/ the Fretboard so I ended up w/ basically a Bass Version of the Fretless Wonder.
La Bella Low Tension Flexible-Flats are probably the softest bass string I’ve personally used.
Easy under the fingers and classic flat wound thump.
Easy under the fingers and classic flat wound thump.
Dogal Hellborgs are even softer than TI rounds (if such a thing was ever thought possible). The main reason is their construction -- their stranded core (not solid core like conventional strings). That makes them really flexible, their vibrato really sings if you are into that. Also great for chords because they alleviate much of the "dull thud" problem when going beyond the 12 fret, especially on the thicker strings.