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Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flat Wounds

#81
I'm an old thumper. Not a big slapper. I need that old time R&B deep blues thing. Carl from Lakland told me not to put flats through the body. They may break. All I can say is I gig'd with these TI's this weekend and I'm in love.
 
#82
I'm not stringing through the body. Carl (bass doctor) Lakland, said not to run flats through the body. They may break. Slap? I don't slap much. A few guys are ok with the sound with the slap technique. I gig'd with these over the weekend and I'm in love. You will need to adjust the neck due to reduced tension.

Hope this helps
 
#83
engedi1 said:
The TI B string is .136 and I don't think it would respond well tuned up to E. Certainly it wouldn't fit in the nut slot. I don't see what all the fuss about with the slinky factor. You just have to play them long enough to get used to it, and play closer to the bridge. FYI, there is a post somewhere about someone who tuned up the A and D to D and G respectively, and then strung the E and A with Labella Jamerson's. He didn't seem to like it that much, they didn't balance out.
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That would be me.... :ninja:

That is exactly what I did, but I used the .109 from the Labella 760FM set as the E.

Upon further messing around, I concluded that feelwise, it was actually pretty balanced, and the tighter strings for the A, D, and G were pretty normal feeling... somewhat close to the Fender Flats Medium, but still had that "soft metal" feel the TIs have.

Playing at home, the tone balance was very passable, but when I played that configuration at practice, I could zero in to the difference in strings tone (the E sounded darker, a tad clankier) - probably nobody listening would have noticed, but I wasn't as satisfied as I thought I would be in a live situation with the experiment.

That said, it was worth trying since I had the strings on hand, but I've moved on to something else after that.

Hope that helps.
 
#84
natw42 said:
tedantle,
I have a 4-94 w Chromes that I like, but have been thinking about changing over to the TIs.

First, I'm guessing you're stringing thru the body, right? Also, do you slap? Is the tension so low that you can't get any bounce out of it (I know others have said that is the case) or do you get nice old school Larry Graham-ish thump?

Thanks in advance.
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Also, I don't recommend stringing through body with rounds or flats. I have always had the best tone stringing through the bridge. Also, flats are more prone to separate at the 90 degree angle. That being said, if you are a through bridge stringer, TI's are your best bet since they are very flexible.

You can slap TI's, probably better than most flats, but I am not wild about the tone.
 
#87
Yea. I love my TI's. Like I mentioned on another thread the TI's are not like typical flats. The kind of have characteristics of a flat and a round mix together. They have a (for me) perfect tension, that midrange growl, sustain and brightness.
 
#89
Super long TI flats work just fine through the body on a Lakland 5. Lakland recommends that you not put its JO Flats through the body, and I follow that advice. I have been told by other Lakland players that Chromes work fine through the body as well. The Lakland 35" scale make it too log for long scale TIs through the body and too short for super long Tis. The speaking length on the TI G already wraps around the G post somewhat, even strung through body, on the Lakland fivers.
 
#91
tedantle said:
Lakland's are out of stock on Flats, (and most every other string set they sell). I bought some Sadowsky Flats. Compared them with the TI's. I'm still in love with the TI's.
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Hey Tedantle, can you expand on this comparison a little bit? As someone who loves Sadowsky, I have been considering trying Sadowsky flats. I currently use TI on my Sadowsky. Can you try to describe the difference?
 
#93
I've tried Sadowsky's also last year on my custom 5-string.

In my experience:
Sadowsky flats = Lower tension than Chromes, but not near as low tension as TI's.
Sadowsky flats = Thumpier than Chromes and lacking some of the clarity that Chromes and TI's have and retain.

The Sadowsky's seemed to start to mellow into their broken in sound way quicker than the Chromes and TI's.

At least that was my experience from memory.

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#94
stflbn said:
I've tried Sadowsky's also last year on my custom 5-string.

In my experience:
Sadowsky flats = Lower tension than Chromes, but not near as low tension as TI's.
Sadowsky flats = Thumpier than Chromes and lacking some of the clarity that Chromes and TI's have and retain.

The Sadowsky's seemed to start to mellow into their broken in sound way quicker than the Chromes and TI's.

At least that was my experience from memory.

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+1.
 
#95
If I need a spare I have another set of TI's. I don't see myself using these Sadowsky's again. They are good strings, just not like the TI's. But then you pay for what you get. They are good but IMJ the TI's are better... for me anyway.
 
#100
After reading all the posts I am still confused (may be a slow learner). Is it a good idea to use the TI super long (36 inch) flats on a Lakland 5'er with string through the body bridge? Also I am not familiar with the Lakland bridge, does one have to string through the body with their bridge?

Thanks
 

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