La Bella SP-47107 Super Polished Bass

These were my first „ground wound” strings, and probably the last. I found that for myself they were the worst of both worlds - couldn’t get them to sound bright enough to rival round wounds, nor did they feel nearly as smooth under the fingers as flat wounds do. What is more, the strings originally had a gooey, sticky black waxy layer on top of them. It did come off after a few hours of playing, but it came off right onto my fingers and was quite difficult to clean off…

I know these strings have their fans, but they definitely aren’t my cup of tea.