I bought these strings in order to play slap without amplification and they are easy enough on the fingers for that, but you still need to develop calluses to avoid those bloodblisters that constantly pesters us upright players who need volyme as well as tone. In addition for being rather slap-friendly the can be both pizzed and bowed without any difficulties. The only thing I don't really like about them is that they produce a just a tad too much high frequencies to please MY ears, but that's a matter of personal taste.