Imo, flats get better with with time and mellow nicely, I never change mine unless I sell the bass and then I take them off and fit them to the new one 🙂
Yamaha 414, way too far away from me https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-BB414-bass-guitar-/115071087678?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
Well I’ve just heard a song on the radio that I’m not really familiar with, that I could play after 1 listen, I even anticipated the little walk up to some the notes , the song was , pearls the singer by elkie brooks, so @TimR is right 😁