Bass kit strings

[McCreed]

I'd take your digital calipers and check the diameter along the length of those Artist strings. I did on a guitar set I tried and it was all over the place. Which means the tuning will be out, sharp and flat, occasionally correct, depending on which fret you play. The D'Addarios I then tested had the same diameter all along the string. A good string should have a uniform mass per unit length.

I can't speak to the AG bass strings but I too bought a 4-pack of 10-46 guitar strings to try out... I still have 3 packs left .
They wouldn't intonate and were very dull sounding (even dull looking). IIRC, Simon did his string measuring test right about this same time.

FWIW, I bought a set of D'Addario short scale bass strings off ebay for $35 in OCT 2019. They will likely last me the rest of my life...
I'm not a bass player. I just have one to have one .

[ozzbike]

I bought a set of the Ernie Ball flat wounds from PBG. They are amazing....it is a pity I can't justify the expense of the putting them on a few more of my bases at $85 per set.

They have definitely got better with time being played....needs both...time and being played....but they have a complete round deep sound...but you do lose a little sustain.

[Cliff Rogers]

I really like the D’Addario ECB82 set, about $68 delivered on eBay.

[Rabbit]

I'm a bit of sting slut I guess. I have nylon wound Pyramids on The violin bass (The Hoff)(both for the tone and black against the red looks good), DR Black Beauties on the EX-4 (Dora)(cause black on copper looks good) , DR Black Beauties on the outside strings and Red Devils on my Epi (Toby)(like a redback), I'll use Steve Harris signarure Rotosound flats on both the Unicorn (Bomber) and Cliffenbacker (Precipice), and I'll use ghs Boomers on the Axe (Mean Gene). The price varies a fair bit.