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10-03-2006, 04:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY | | | Thomastik Jazz Round Wounds - I must be dreaming!!!
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With the average price tag on these strings, I've never even given them a second look. Over the years, my favorite set of strings has become the DR Hi-Beams, which are priced at a very respectable $25 a set. But all that is about to change...
I recently acquired a stingray5 from a tb member. I picked it up to play it for the first time, and my first reaction was "OMG, these strings feel amazing!!!". I pm'd him as I had to know what these strings were. Amazingly, he told me they were Thomastik Infeld Jazz Round Wounds. I was in awe. The feel of these strings is nothing short of fantastic. They have a wonderfully slick feel, and they vibrate so effortlessly. I immediatly bought a fresh set and put them on my warwick. These strings made this bass sing like never before, and I hadn't even plugged the bass in yet! The acoustic quality of this bass was instantly upgraded with these strings. Plug the bass in, and you have nothing short of an amazing sound. Rich and full of musical overtones that I never even knew existed!
These strings are the real deal people. They are worth the high price tag...
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10-03-2006, 04:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY | | | Oh yeah, I love these strings.... |
10-03-2006, 05:27 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | I love the whole line of TI strings and I feel the TI Jazz Rounds are perhaps the most underrated string in their line.
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10-03-2006, 06:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sebring, FL | | | How would you describe the tone of the strings, compared to other rounds? How is the tension, compared to other rounds? How well do they slap? |
10-03-2006, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ElBajista How would you describe the tone of the strings, compared to other rounds? How is the tension, compared to other rounds? How well do they slap? | To me, the tone seems to be a bonus on all qualities. They are punchier, fuller sounding, with a more musical quality than I am used to with the DR strings. Tension wise, they are bouncy and are very limber. I personally think they slap great, with punch lows, plucks that will never sound harsh. |
10-03-2006, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by xgabriel To me, the tone seems to be a bonus on all qualities. They are punchier, fuller sounding, with a more musical quality than I am used to with the DR strings. Tension wise, they are bouncy and are very limber. I personally think they slap great, with punch lows, plucks that will never sound harsh. | They sound fantastic! I'll put these on my list of "must try" strings. |
10-03-2006, 09:40 PM
| | Bye Millen! Hello? | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Great Lakes State | | I've been thinking about trying the TI-Jazz Rounds on my MM Bongo, but I'm not sure about the low tension. I have TI Jazz Flats on my P-Bass, and I'm perfectly happy with them, but strings with even lower tension?  ...
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10-04-2006, 10:21 AM
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10-04-2006, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by xgabriel Tension wise, they are bouncy and are very limber. | You guys had me going till this. I don't like bouncy and limber.
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10-04-2006, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by avid You guys had me going till this. I don't like bouncy and limber. | Then these strings are not for you.  |
10-04-2006, 04:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL | | I'll have to try out a set of these. Especially since you were using the same set I am currently using (DR High Beams). I need to order a new set of strings anyways, so I guess you guys already know what set it's going to be. 
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10-04-2006, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Slater I've been thinking about trying the TI-Jazz Rounds on my MM Bongo, but I'm not sure about the low tension. I have TI Jazz Flats on my P-Bass, and I'm perfectly happy with them, but strings with even lower tension? ... | If you decide to change out the strings on your Bongo with TI - Jazz Rounds, please post the results. Probably would be interesting. I just replaced my Bongo strings with Ernie Ball Super Slinky Strings so it would be about 6 months until I restring it.
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10-04-2006, 09:19 PM
| | Bye Millen! Hello? | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Great Lakes State | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by steve66 If you decide to change out the strings on your Bongo with TI - Jazz Rounds, please post the results. Probably would be interesting. I just replaced my Bongo strings with Ernie Ball Super Slinky Strings so it would be about 6 months until I restring it. | Will do! It will probably be about a month or so... ...I have to order them, put 'em on, then play 'em for a while...
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10-05-2006, 02:39 PM
| | | | So where to get them? Who has the best price? How much $$$
My MIM Jazz has the stock Fender rounds on it, I was going to put good old Roto's on but the TI's sound interesting.
I have a set of TI Jazz flats on my P and they're great. Got 'em used of the 'bay. |
10-05-2006, 03:13 PM
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all I've found. I didn't see them on juststrings or stringsandbeyond
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10-06-2006, 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by saxnbass musician's friend $40
all I've found. I didn't see them on juststrings or stringsandbeyond | Carol Kaye sells them from her website as does Dude Barr at the Dudepit. They both ship very fast.
Oops! Edited to mention, Carol Kaye only sells the TI flatwounds. |
10-06-2006, 04:43 AM
|  | Uber Bass Geek :p | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle GA | | Try Mymusicstuff at eBay, and you will find all of these strings at a much better price, at least a buck or so less. and the guy delivers like lightenin baby!
there .. all the bass strings http://stores.ebay.com/MyMusicStuff_...QQftidZ2QQtZkm
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10-06-2006, 05:45 AM
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Dude, you coming around. Of course, locally they're available at Parkway Music. Anyone else interested I would check out the Dudepit (steve "Dude" Barr) at vintage bass trading company.
I've been an TI endorser for quit a few years and would play anything else but Jazz Rounds!
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10-06-2006, 12:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Seattle, Washington | | | I'm seriously considering it...
Since you used DR Hi-Beams before; how does the tension compare? They TIs are lighter gauge strings and I'm assuming they're also round core (like their flatwounds), so I would imagine that they have a lower tension than the DR Hi-Beams?
Wonder if BassNW has them...
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10-06-2006, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Lokire I'm seriously considering it...
Since you used DR Hi-Beams before; how does the tension compare? They TIs are lighter gauge strings and I'm assuming they're also round core (like their flatwounds), so I would imagine that they have a lower tension than the DR Hi-Beams?
Wonder if BassNW has them... |
Yes, they are wound on a round core. I would definetly say they have a slightly lower tension than DR Hi-Beams. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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