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Thomastik Infeld

Does anybody still check out this "club?" I hope so, because I've noticed that there are two types of packaging pictured for the TI jazz flats. One shows an extreme closeup of a sunburst jazz bass, the other is the yellow packaging. These places show the yellow packaging: Sweetwater, Musicians Friend, Guitar Center, zZounds, Best Bass Gear, Just Strings, Strings & Beyond, etc. The places showing the sunburst jazz bass packaging are mostly individual or small business sellers on Reverb, Ebay, and Amazon. One of the places on Amazon lists them as an accordion accessory. They blame the title on some glitch by Amazon, but they list the same way on Ebay. Same glitch?? Can anybody tell me what's up with the TI packaging. I'd love to order a set, but I'm also aware that string counterfeiting is big business in some countries. If I'm paying $70 or more for 4 strings, I want the real deal.

Just different packaging, no tone different .

But the set i install on my current P bass which order from Japan has stiffer A string compare to set i play several years ago. Good to me.