T-I Jazz Roundwounds - Why?

[AndyPanda]

as others have suggested ... you should try TI flats. They are wonderful!

 

[KenD]

as others have suggested ... you should try TI flats. They are wonderful!

I may just do that on my fretless 5 string (if it doesn't sell) but for this 30" fretted 5 tuned E>C I think of it in a more melodic vein and not really chasing a double bass tone at all. A little bit of "bite" (T-I's word) might be just what I'm looking for on this guitar and for the genres I mentioned in my original post.

 

[GroovyBaby]

I have the TI flats on three basses (1 P and 2 Jazzes) and DR Sunbeams on the fourth, a G&l L2500. This thread is tempting me to try the Jazz Rounds on something. I've tried several rounds on my five string jazz and hated the harsh finger noise. The TI flats sound great on it though. Maybe I'll try Jazz rounds on the Jazz five or the L-2500. Hmmm…

 

[fermata]

No I haven't yet. My ear naturally inclines towards the round wound "sound". Ideal for me is not "bright" but a bit of the wire sound of round wounds with more balls in the mids and without the finger noise.

This is a good description of the Jazz Rounds. Harmonically rich with chewy mids, plus a supple feel and small, tight windings that reduce (or, with decent technique, eliminate) finger noise.

 

[JPK_DK]

This is really the only way to truly learn about different strings - try them, yourself. Give them time, don't pass judgement in the first day or two, as, depending on your playing style (primarily the plucking/picking hand) you might have/want to adjust for the slinkier string feel. Worth it, IMO. I really learned that many years ago at a Tribal Tech show. After watching Gary play like a monster, as usual, I got to play his bass, afterwards. The action was so low that I could barely produce any clean notes, yet Gary had just ripped it up for the past hour and a half, getting amazing sounds on that very same bass! After that awakening, I really worked on lightening my touch, to the betterment of my playing and to the bass' longevity. It helped make me a better bassist.

Exhibit A:



New set of Jazz Rounds played fingerstyle.

This one is a similar spec'd bass with JRs that were about a year old. Same playing technique.

Digging the music and the playing!

 

[Altitude]

What part of "not close to death" did you not understand? The initial twangy nonsense that new rounds display is just that - the sound of brand new rounds that haven't broken in yet. Broken in is how they're supposed to sound. Which, if you keep them - and your hands - clean and dry, is how they'll sound for quite a while... And broken in is not the same as "dead", regardless of whatever nonsense you've been told. But, if you want that annoyingly bright twang - and are willing to change your strings every other day to get it? Knock yourself out; your friendly neighborhood music store probably squeals with glee, every time you walk in the door...

You might have quoted the wrong post here?

 

[Petethebassman]

TI Jazz Rounds are unique, just like Pyramid Flats and TI Jazz Flats, are unique.

They are supple and luxurious, and have a sound that is also supple and luxurious.

If they are your thing, nothing else will do.

Those are my three bass string favourites- nothing else feels or sounds like those!

 

[shoulderpet]

TI Jazz Rounds are unique, just like Pyramid Flats and TI Jazz Flats, are unique.

They are supple and luxurious, and have a sound that is also supple and luxurious.

If they are your thing, nothing else will do.

Strange to hear Pyramid flats described as supple, I had a set in for about 2 days before I took them off because they felt too stiff, I don't think they were a heavy gauge set either(100-40) but those things just felt stiff

 

[-Asdfgh-]

I found my 'spare' set. One was broken off, so I had to string them up in a new and exciting order to have enough length. They are somewhat darker than the brand new SM66N that were on there and I had to loosen the truss rod. They are nice - I like the tight winding - but I'd have to relearn my fretted technique a bit. On my fretlesses I have the oldest T-I flats on my ABG (DB sound, sort of), a pair on a electric, a set of the skinniest La Bella tapes on another (skinnier than I anticipated, given that nylon adds little mass, so they are like 95..35 in normal strings) and a newer set or T-I rounds on another. It's easier to cope with the low tension with my fretless technique, I find.

The rounds are going for up to £65 a set in the UK currently...