The difference in sound between the strings

[Jason Mendelson]

On my BSR6EG I barely have any wear from my standard steel strings... You can see some vertical lines from the string vibrating but they are not really worn into the finger board.. I slap bass heavly on it too!

The compresion wound strings do not have the same properties that will eat through a finger board... since the string winding literally has a smooth oval shape, they are very easy on the fingerboard and I wouldnt worry about it at all...