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Cobalt vs. TI flats

#22
I own them both in 5 string versions and they are very different strings IMHO. Currently I prefer low tension strings and TI's have been on for the longest. Cobalts are good when I want a little 'bite', but I really dig the feel and the wooly tones that I'm getting out of the TI's. The low tension on TIs can be a turn off for some, and it took me a while to come around to it.
 
#23
AaronBass4 said:
Not much to add to what's already been said, I am another who is . . .
  • using both Cobalt flats and TI flats . . . like both for what each brings
  • watching the 'accordian accessory' on Amazon . . . the price goes up and down A LOT. I just got a set for about $56 shipped free from Germany. Seems a little sketch but I have purchased twice and recieved what appear to be the real thing.
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So, you got the JF344 for $56? Right now the Amazon sells it for $78 (arr).
 
#24
Chrisk-K said:
Right now the Amazon sells it for $78 (arr)
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I see $56.86 right now.
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A Google search of TI accordion accessory pointed me to an Amazon price of $56, but when I clicked the link, Amazon showed me $78 :spit:

Anyway, I see two different packaging styles of the TI JF344 flats. One is yellow with a small pic of a J Bass, and the other shows only the body of a J Bass. Is there a difference between the two?

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I created a new Amazon account, and Amazon now shows $56 for the same JF344!
 
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#28
Chrisk-K said:
I preferred the Cobalt to the Roto, GHS, Chromes & LaBella, but I had two Cobalt strings broken over the past 3 months (I had never broken other brand bass strings in 30 years). So, I'm thinking about trying the TI flats. I shied away from them in the past because I didn't think I'd like their low tension, but nowadays I much prefer low tension strings. My understanding is that the TI flats sound less bright and less mid-scooped than the Cobalt flats. Is that correct? I'd love to hear from TBers who've tried both the Cobalt and the TI flats before spending $80 on a set of strings.
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I use both on different basses, they sound very different. TIs are mellow yet have good clarity and are balanced in the mids to my ears. Cobalts are like you said a little scooped and bright and sorta modern sounding. If you wanna slap with flats they are very hard to beat. Just try the TIs, they are expensive but worth it I think.
 
#30
Chrisk-K said:
A Google search of TI accordion accessory pointed me to an Amazon price of $56, but when I clicked the link, Amazon showed me $78 :spit:

Anyway, I see two different packaging styles of the TI JF344 flats. One is yellow with a small pic of a J Bass, and the other shows only the body of a J Bass. Is there a difference between the two?

Edited to update:
I created a new Amazon account, and Amazon now shows $56 for the same JF344!
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They’re the same strings.
 
#33
wiscoaster said:
I think that might depend a lot on what you have them strung on, no? I can't say the same of my T-I flats.
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It's a relative difference vs other strings. Any bass strung with ti flats will have less low end than if it we're strung with La Bellas. I tied ti flats because of pino, but he plays them on a p bass with a .1 cap and the tine rollee off, so that means pretty much only lows left in his signal.
 
#37
I can't get a set of Cobalts installed on my basses. Every time I get to the D string I get within a quarter step of D and the string breake between the nut and the tuning peg, every time (three separate times, once with a new set sent from EB to replace broken strings). I wish I could use them. I had a jazz bass that had a set and I liked the feel and the tone. My main go to flats are LaBella DTFs and once in a while Rotosound.
 
#39
Is the output lower on the cobalts or just my imagination? They sound a little compressed. So far great string on a jazz bass. I am a huge fan of TI flats as well, and use those on my P.
 

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