Best jazz strings for jazz bass..?

So you tried the Lo-Riders and didn't like them?

 

D'Addario EHR71 half-rounds/grounds.
or, Fender Nylon Filament Roundsound 7120 (if you don't slap.)

I use both on my two Js.

 

Although I don't have a Jazz, I've tried the TI Powerbass, and all the Steel DR's. I think the TI's are very balanced and smooth sounding, but somewhat uninteresting, and they surely miss the snappy highend of DR SS strings. From your describtion it sounds like Lo-Riders are what you want. DR Fat-beams are very good too, and if you want nickle strings I would suggest D'addario Slowounds instead of the TI's. They have a lot more bottom, and quite nice hi-end too.

(All my string experimenting was done on a Stingray5, and my favorite so far is DR hi-beams. The feel and snap of those is just amazing - very articulate. The lo-riders keep coming back because of their punch and firm lo-end, though.)

 

I'm using roundwounds on a defretted and varnished Squier Jazz, very VERY nice!

 

I use a Modulus VJ (not the Genesis) and I prefer flats. They tend to mellow out the sound of the carbon fiber neck/synthetic board.

 

I get great results from my 62 R.I. with the Dean Markley Will Lee signature set. They are taper-wound, so you may require a slight change in action. They are gauged .107-.043 (or .047 -brain fart). I have used TI Powerbass on my P-Bass - they are great strings, but I think I'm going to try the TI Flats. The PB's do seem to lack that "new string zing".

 

I recently put a set of TI Powerbass on my Modulus VJ-4. The feel great, have great balance, and certainly have a hotter output than most strings, but I'm not sold on the tone. They don't sound bad - far from it, in fact. But, like carl-anton said, I find them to be a bit uninteresting. They don't seem to have much character of their own - which may be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for. I'll be trying TI Jazz rounds next...

 

I would say give try to a TI Jazz rounds. Very warm and balanced sounding strings. At least on my Warwick Thumb BO5. Definitely best strings I've tried so far. Probably not for slap, but if you're after fingerstyle Jazz sound, give them try.

 

I would say give try to a TI Jazz rounds. Very warm and balanced sounding strings. At least on my Warwick Thumb BO5. Definitely best strings I've tried so far. Probably not for slap, but if you're after fingerstyle Jazz sound, give them try.

 

I played DR's which you already tried and I like. What about the old standard Rotosounds? they are relatively inexpensive worth throwing them on and trying them out. Good highs, mids, and lows, cut throught the mix good when playing live. Good string tension, they sound good on my Rick and jazzy to me. Good overall strings.

 

My favorite strings are the TI Jazz Rounds. The extra long ones have more tension and feel great. After years of trying many different strings, I found that I love the sound and feel of the TI jazz rounds, much more than even the other TI (flats powerbass). I just wish the extra long ones came in a five string version.

But of course this is just my likes, each person has different tastes and tone requirements.

 

I use fender original medium gauge strings. they dont necesarily sound like a jazz bass, but they sound good on one, if that makes sense. I like a nice, trebely sound, and this, with my amp settings, does just that, great for when i play Tool, because Justin Chancellor has a nice treble oriented sound in a lot of songs, like Schism and forty-six & 2.