Does anyone use flats on a Jazz bass?

[fnordlyone]

Okay, if you own a Jazz style bass (I have a 5), put flats on them and try them out for over a month. That's when the 70's tone starts coming in.. if you are too impatient :roll no:, then you lose out. Send me the discarded strings. PM me and I'll send the address.

fnord!

 

[Bassamatic]

I put T.I. flats on my MIM Jazz with SCM noiseless pickups and flipped out. I said to myself "THIS is what a bass is supposed to sound like!" W hile I have many others, this is the one that I use for auditions, etc. because the sound is always so good.

 

[SouthTippBass]

LaBella deep talking' flats on my MIA Jazz, and I wouldn't use anything else!

 

[vxjoe]

Have Chromes on my 4 and 5 string fretted jazz basses. Can anyone give me a comparison of TI and La Bella Deep Talking? 45 - 130 strung through the body is what I'm looking for. Want a 45 - 130 set since the G&L 2500 doesn't like the Chrome 132 fit and D'A doesn't offer a 130.

 

[hennessybass]

DR flats on my NOS 64 Jazz. Love it.

 

[prd004]

I currently have Chromes on my Mike Lull Jazz, I love it!

 

[Pilgrim]

Repeat after me:

Labella
Deep
Talkin'
Flats

Stainless steel wonderfulness that sound like a J or (especially) P was meant to sound. To me the 760FL set in light gauge are just right.

 

[NailDriver]

Just picked up a MIM Jazz Deluxe with Bartolinis. Cleaned it up and put some Chrome flats on it. Sounds great!

 

[thunesBARROW]

I'm currently playing Chromes on my MIM Jazz and Roto 77s on my Carvin BK50, and love them both.

 

[JMacBass65]

Former Roto RS77 user, now use TIs and LOVE the tone.

I really dug the 77s, but I liked 'em new, and after a while when they "mellowed" to some people's ears, they sort of vanished to my ears. The TIs for some reason, don't have that issue, the still sing three years on.

 

[michaelandrew]

Started with ENR71 semi's - excellent tone and playability - and then switched to ETB92 tapewound (both D'addario) - the tapes were mostly for esthetics (blank) but stayed because they are low tension, allowing higher action, and have a nice warm, smooth tone that's even a little brighter than expected.

If only my playing matched the warm and smooth part.

 

[Jbassrockboy]

Update on earlier post, given up on the TI flats....

 

[Rick48195]

LaBella Deep Talkin Bass Flats on everyting for me

 

[JMacBass65]

Update on earlier post, given up on the TI flats....

Care to unload them, cheap?

 

[fishdreams]

I have an AVRI 64 jazz and it's a great sounding bass with flats. (Labella med lites on it now).

 

[cv115505]

I have Sadowsky light flats on my G&L JB, and I absolutely love it... best sounding bass I own.

 

[MetalElf]

I have Rotosound flats on my fender jazz

 

[SasquatchDude]

I haven't had rounds on my Jazz for almost two years now, but I feel like I just discovered flats all over again after putting on a set of light Sadowskys the other day.

They're like LaBella version 2.0... same silky smooth feel and sweet tension balance but less thuddy, with more bite and growl in the midrange. And they're a little looser too – I never realized how much speed and articulation I was losing with the stiffness of the 760FLs.

Here's a little demo I did jamming some Zeppelin:

https://soundcloud.com/cyclingsasquatch/rambling-lemon-dog-a-led-zep

With a bit more compression, I think these would really nail JPJ's tone on LZ I and II... it's pretty darn close as it is.

 

[Jbassrockboy]

Flats on a Jazz?
Not so much for me; I prefer nickel round wounds and use the tone knob or amp EQ to loose high end.
It's not the same as flats but (for me) offers more versatility.

I tend to agree with this after trying ti' s but in using rounds I leave tone full and amp settings flat

I am tempted to try labella dtf but since I am back on nickel round my jazz bass has come back to life..

I notice all the nuances in different strings in private practice time because I practice through high quality headphones and either do my amp or go direct via sans amp

It's when I started practicing like that i realised there were a number of things that didn't sit well with me on ti's

I figure the tone I am hearing direct is the tone that would feed into a recording console or foh desk, as to what a sound engineer does with it from that point is basically beyond my control

But what's in my control is what I provide as the input

I must admit though that the ti's via a cab were ok and the band I am in never complained

In all of this I am not suggesting a Dunlop nickel is better or worse than other strings, I am just saying that for what I am looking for ti's left me a bit disappointed and at times frustrated

 

[mccartneyman]

I liked Chromes on my Lakland JO5 with Fralin PUPs, but don't like them on anything else.