Thomastik-Infeld Rounds. Three types. Differences?

[mrperkolator]

Well, I was going to hobble down the basement stairs, and measure the things, but; thankfully, @michael_t saved me the trip....
Although the TI 324's are sold as short scale strings, they are intended for short scale basses like my Gretsch - or a Hofner- with several inches of... nothing... between the bridge and the trapeze tailpiece. And, even then? They are very long; longer than a lot of "Medium Scale" strings, made for "normal" medium scale basses. My Gretsch Broadkaster, even though it's a 30.5" scale bass, is so big, physically, that it can wear most Long scale strings like they were made for it. And, there are a lot of "Medium scale" strings that are just... too short for it. The TIJR 324s, OTOH? They fit the Gretsch almost perfectly. The headstock is a 2+2; I only had to cut about 1-3/4" off the E and the G strings to get a perfect 3 winds on the tuner posts. The A and D strings? They were perfect, right out of the package...
So; depending on what you want to put them on? Don't be surprised if they're actually too long. For most 30" scale basses, they most likely will be. For 32" scale basses? Well, they did fit my 32" Canadian-made Fury Anthem fretless bass just fine. But, it's a string-thru-body only bass, and it has a very long headstock, too. So...?

My Ibanez AFB200 is pretty much the Ibanez version of your bass. It is picky on strings too. Standard strings wrap too many times and then the a string rubs on e on its way from nut to tuner. I’ve got it wearing pyramid flats now, and it sounds great — by itself. Hard to hear in a busy mix.

 

[gregbackstrom]

The Super-Alloy’s last a long time for me. My hands are generally pretty dry, and I switch up my basses fairly frequently, so that may be why.

 

[billdeg]

I have been experimenting with various types of TI strings.

I tried the Infeld IN345 strings on my Fender Jazz 5 MIAmerica. I felt like the gravely tone you get from Ernie Ball Regular (green package) Slinky strings was a better, so I removed the TI's and installed Ernie Ball's.

I took the TI IN345's and moved them into my Tobias Killer B (an early Gibson era). I heard a big improvement over whatever strings were in there before so I kept them. I found the IN345 sound to be "Fender Precision" sounding which for me is a plus, for the Tobias. It's like having a super fast Precision, love it.

The IN345 strings are clean and controllable.

I have TI Jazz 364's in my Hamer Chapparal 4 bass.

TO me the Jazz 364 TI's are a little more punchy (hig-mids) than the IN 354s if both are set to 50% eq.

The strings are just one component. The instrument and amp can make good strings sound too chimey or too dull. Tastes vary.

I guess I'd say, try the strings in a few basses. TI's are expensive and you want to get a bang for your buck by putting them in the bass that will do the most for you. Don't try to force a set of strings on a bass that does not match them.

Bill