I haven't jumped in on a few posts inter-related but I will now because this perfectly answers your question.
My first bass was a '72 Jazz Bass. I don't know what strings were on it, but at some point due to advertisments in Bass Player Magazine I tried flats, black tapewounds, picks...
A shift in influences led me to Rotosound Roundwounds, the Holy Grail and in the US half the price of my Jazz, so...
Ernie Balls to the rescue, then D'addario, then roundwounds on my fretless P bass also. So you have to shave the neck once in a while.
Roundwounds.