thomastik infeld jazz flats JR364 or JR344?

[Eric Grossman]

I love the sound and feel of TI Jazz flats. The round wounds that I use, are medium gauge .45 to .105. I'm just curious to see some opinions on TI flats, and which particular gauge you all prefer. The JR364 is closer to my comfy round gauge, but they are super long at 36''. The JR344 set is lighter that my comfy gauge, but traditional long scale at 34''. So, what say you guys?

 

[SLaPiNFuNK]

Neither of those are "Jazz Flats" part numbers...

Jazz Flats are JF344 / JF364
Jazz Rounds are JR344 / JR364

The gauges and tension measurements are for the specific scale length instruments which is why the gauges are lower on the Super Long sets (longer scale length = higher tension).

Depending on your instrument, most likely the Super Longs will not fit.

Measurements from Ball End to Silk on T-I Jazz Flats

Short Scale - 35.75"
Long Scale - 37"
Super Long - 40"

 

[Eric Grossman]

Right you are about the numbers. Thanks for the correction. I'm aware of the length issues, but I wonder if it's possible or reasonable to cut the strings to suit a P bass. I'm just a little concerned because I'm accustomed to .45 to .105 gauge strings, and the super longs are nearer to that. The longs are lighter than what I'm used to. Any thoughts?

 

[SLaPiNFuNK]

Once you play these strings you will see you can not compare then to standard 45-105's... The tension is totally less than a standard round, using the super long strings is not going to feel much different compared to the long.

And I don't think you can cut the super longs safe enough to fit a p.

 

[BassBob1]

Before I tried TI flats the lowest tension strings I every tried were DR sunbeams in 45-105 gauges. The TI's are much, much, much, much, much lower tension strings. I had pretty much stuck with D'addario chromes (45-100) for a year before trying the TI's. I could not adjust to the low tension, they felt like rubber bands compared to chromes (which in my opinion are not very high tension for flats). TI's have a pretty big following around here so if you think you might like them give them a try but it's probably best to get the correct set for your scale length.

 

[JehuJava]

Before I tried TI flats the lowest tension strings I every tried were DR sunbeams in 45-105 gauges. The TI's are much, much, much, much, much lower tension strings. I had pretty much stuck with D'addario chromes (45-100) for a year before trying the TI's. I could not adjust to the low tension, they felt like rubber bands compared to chromes (which in my opinion are not very high tension for flats). TI's have a pretty big following around here so if you think you might like them give them a try but it's probably best to get the correct set for your scale length.

And the Jazz Rounds are less tension than the flats!!

I have the JR344 on my P Deluxe. Perfect fit. I had the JR364 on a 35" Stambaugh and they fit pretty darn good. Though I'm not sure you're gonna make 'em fit on a 34". They're pretty expensive to hope they fit.

 

[Krucial]

What I think to be the strangest thing about the JF344 is not the overall low tension, but is the strange jump in gauge between the E and A string in the JF344 from .100 to .070.
Although it sounds even and O.K., I couldn't get used to this and tried a set JF346 (in this set the gauges are .096 and .072) on my Aria P clone.
Works great. The E string is partly with the metal around the post, but since the strings are very flexible, no ploblem.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Don't over think it. Just get the long scale and get busy playing. You will love them!