Thomastik-Infeld must have some magic!

[Eddie Jones]

I bought a set of Jazz Flats for my Jazz bass. They will never come off. I got a new Ray34 and was looking for something a touch different so I bought a set of Jazz Rounds. Good Lord, these things are in a class by themselves. I did have to adjust the truss rod and action to get rid of some buzzing but once the adjustments were done, I can fret a note just by breathing on it with perfect clarity and no buzz. The force required to fret a note is like nothing I have ever played before. Just lay your finger on the string and presto, a note is fretted. I did have to adjust to a light touch when playing. But when I did, no fret buzz, great booming notes, and effortless playability were my rewards. And believe it or not, when using a light thumb action, they actually slap well and sound great. Now, just got to justify the cost to replace strings on other basses I have although the TI flats will stay on the Jazz bass forever.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Yep. I’ve made the same discovery myself recently.

I have a 7 yr old set of TI Flats on my CV60’s P. & a 1 yr old set of TI Jazz Rounds on my Sandberg TM-5 Ida.

I purchased both slightly used here after people tried them and immediately didn’t like the low tension.
I love them.

Have a spare 5 sting set of TI flats. Tried them on my StingRay5 Special. Prefer Cobalt flats on that bass and stock Slinkys on my Short Scale StingRay.

Botton line is…. Ernie Ball basses get Ernie Ball strings. Everything else gets TI Jazz strings.

 

[cavemanbass]

Definitely magic in those TI. Both the jazz flats and jazz rounds (the .101 set) are perfect in feel, tone, everything. Very unique, no other strings I’ve tried come close. Strangely, the other TI offerings- power bass, acousticore, and others do nothing for me.