Cool bass, but $395? A bit much for a stick with tuners, bridge, pickups and a couple of output jacks.
I use .011-.052 on my Jaguar, .010-.049 on my Jazzmaster right now but will probably put .011s on that too. I'm deciding between .010s and .011 for my Casino. On bass I like .045-.105, .135 for the B string if I remember right. I use D'Addario XLs for everything, haven't tried other guitar strings but have tried other bass brands (DRs, TI Flats) and not liking them. I too like my strings slightly dead.