Elixir rounds on a fretless

[EliasMooseblaster]

One of the motivations for buying a Fender Tony Franklin was that I'd heard the man himself stipulate an ebony fingerboard to cope better with the wear from roundwound strings. Despite this, I'm very aware that my usual favourites, Rotosound Swing Bass, are notorious cheese graters, even the softer nickel variant. I'm sure the ebony will cope, but there's a nagging sense of doubt about it as the day gradually approaches when I'll have to replace the stock Fender strings.

Then I remembered that my Schecter came with Elixir rounds when I first bought it, and they certainly offered a similarly bright "angry goose" tone to my usual RS66s. Aside from imparting insane longevity, would the coating make them gentler on the TF's beautiful fingerboard?

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Possibly - I notice on Elixir the winds seem to be smaller and they look tighter somehow - I have used them on my fretless for years with no problems.

You can hear them here if you so desire:

 

[EliasMooseblaster]

Damn, they certainly sound good! It's reassuring to know that someone else has been able to use them without knackering a fingerboard.