I've tried several but I always seem to end up going back to the old reliable Rotosound Swing Bass I used when I 16. Way too much bright ring when they're brand new? Yep. Way too dead after a couple months? Yep. And in between, it just sounds like a bass is supposed to sound to me.

In the early 70's I worked at a Nashville music store (I was the amp tech) and helped out in sales at times.  Rotosound's were the biggest seller to road pickers (and Ampeg B15N amps were also popular).

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My church has a ESP Ltd. B-334 bass.  I've been here 8 months and know the strings have never been replaced.  I'm playing this week and was thinking they may need replacing soon.  

Be aware that many bass players go years without changing strings.

I probably haven't changed mine in, at least a year.

The bass strings that I use don't seem to be available anymore, i.e. Rotosound Superwound 606. Apparently the current equivalent no longer offers a choice of gauges. Fortunately I still have a few of the old sets left.
 
The unique feature of this type of string is the that the wound section doesn't cover the entire length of the string. Like a piano string, the windings don't start until after the bridge, so that part of the short plain section rests on the bridge saddle.