Markbass Energy 5 STS 040-120 RW

A luthier that had a look to my bass for an electronic issue told me "d'addario is crap" even If I was using it for years, I don't have any problem with d'addario personally, but I decided to make an attempt on another higher grade brand. This is quite recent, made in europe, with a famous name for bass, and there is a nice video on youtube that compares the sound of different types of strings from this brand. This was enough for me to try this "energy" type, and discover the stainless steel strings at the same time. I really enjoy this less medium sound for a more broadened spectrum and even some kind of natural compression I would say (exactly why I chose to try it from the video actually). I even swapped to stainless steel with my guitars now (don't know if it will last but for now I really enjoy it a lot more).
For the down side I think 120 is kind of small for the B string and it really feels and sounds like it.. Unfortunately at the time of this post thay don't have much choice on the gauge yet, but I think 125 would do it better with this light gauge personnally...
And also yes, stainless steel generally speaking is a lot more rough to the touch and produces a lot more finger noises, so it asks a little more care to play clean... be aware.

Sur ma Fender Jazz bass, J'utilisais des cordes Fender 8250/5 M mais je trouvais que le tirant était trop fort. J'ai donc cherché d'autres cordes à tirant plus faible. Comme je fais entièrement confiance à la maison Thomann pour son sérieux et la qualité de ses produits, j'ai suivi les indications des produits et fait confiance aux cordes Markbass. Le son des amplis Markbass me convient très bien et je pense qu'il en est de même pour leurs cordes. Elles sont filées à la main et ont un son riche en harmoniques, profond et gras. Je compléterais mon évaluation quand les aurai utilisées car, dans un premier temps, j'ai installé des cordes Fodera.