rock or metal

Steve Harris uses them. Does anyone use this setup in a rock format? I realise flats have a duller sound than rounds, but with the zing of Warwick MEC pickups and pre and the clarity of woods I thought it might be an option. Will be nice on my fingers and cut out a lot of string noise too I...

Hi! I am about to order a new Warwick for my hard rock/metalbands to compliment my SSII. I choosing between a Streamer Jazzman 5str or a Streamer LX 5str with P/J config. Any opinions? Examples of my favorite bassounds are from Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche) and Marco (Nightwish) Thanks!