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TI Flats are oh so Good!!!

#161
joebar said:
its like knowing the nuances of a fine wine-

at first glance, players may not appreciate those nuances, but they are in the strings.
the feel, the tone are obvious.
but there is also a quality in the experience of playing them that is hard to peg down.
mine are four years old on my P bass and they still amaze me.

I also don't understand the rubber band thingy; I do set up my P bass a tad differently than my others due to the larger orbit of these strings but once its dialled in...
why make a bass harder to play?
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Some folks prefer tighter strings so they can run very low action without buzz and clank. DR Lo Riders are thusly named (I think).
 
#162
So I threw on the set of Jazz Flats on my fretless yesterday. Coming off the D'addario Tapewounds (which I absolutely loved) these are QUITE different. Much more presence in the mids which is very nice indeed. I get a surprising amount of mwah out of them. Much more than I did with the Chromes I had on earlier this month and a bit more than with the tapes. My only issue is I seem to lose quite a lot of volume when I play an F and F# on the B string. Now granted, if I'm needing to play a low F - Ab, I'll typically play it on the E string. But just strange. Didn't have this issue with the tapes or Chromes. However, I'm looking forward to playing these more.
 
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#163
Element Zero said:
...My only issue is I seem to lose quite a lot of volume when I play an F and F# on the B string. Now granted, if I'm needing to play a low F - Ab, I'll typically play it on the E string. But just strange...
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Hmm, I'll check later to see if that is the case with my fretless Martin Keith Elfin 5, but I don't recall that being the case.
 
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#164
So 5 days in on my TI's... that midrange is REALLY comin through. Didn't think my Pedulla could have more growl than it did with the original roundwounds that were on it. Pleasantly surprised. I had come to be really like the D'addario Tapewounds, for their smoothness in feel and sound, but man... my fretless just speaks now. Incredibly vocal. But not obnoxious. I can still play it like a normal bass without conjuring my inner Jaco.
 
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#165
Just put a set of Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Bass flats on my Jazz, and darned if they don't feel just like BUTTER. Will be a few days to break them in but so far to my ears they sound distinctly crisper than LaBella Deep Talkin' Flats, my all time fave. With my eq flat, I think this bass seems smoother and glassier, particularly over the 9th fret. I think I may need to raise my string action a 64th to compensate for the difference in tension.
 
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#166
trothwell said:
They don't have the same low end response as some other flatwound strings, but they have a uniquely pleasant tone that I've not heard elsewhere. A high quality string to be sure!
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I just put a set on my Jazz tonight, and I sort of hear what you're saying. To me, my lower register seems to be throatier, wood-ier, more mellow but at the same time more crisp. This was all through an Ampeg BA-210 w EQ flat. I think I found a new respect for my bridge pup- these strings really bring that Jazz bass "burp" to front and center.
 
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#167
Ballin'bass said:
It is different. Every experience I've had with rounds vs flats on a fretless is you always get a more defined, sustained "mwah" from rounds, whereas flats give a much more muffled, softer sound. This is because round wounds produce more definition and harmonic overtones which translate to a more obvious "mwah".

For the record, Jaco used rounds.
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Pretty sure he used Roto sound 66's
 
#169
They cost around 40 Us dollars from Thomann ( for those living in Europe). Money is then not an issue for me. But the Fender 9050L set sounds so good on my jazz bass. How do they compare , for those who have tried both sets?
 
#171
Eikari said:
They cost around 40 Us dollars from Thomann ( for those living in Europe). Money is then not an issue for me. But the Fender 9050L set sounds so good on my jazz bass. How do they compare , for those who have tried both sets?
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Haven't tried the fenders, but for $40 the TIs are worth a try at the very least. Best strings I ever played, but I play a hofner. Haven't tried them on solidbody.
 
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#172
After having them on my Jazz a few days, my admiration has only grown for these strings. Fantastic tone, fantastic feel. I was sort of concerned I wouldn't get the rock 'growl' I want but am VERY surprised that these strings have only made my bass sound better! I think I have played my axe more regularly/intensely in the last 5 days than I have in ages...these are the first strings I have ever put on that absolutely sounded distinct. I don't think these are going to ever come off!
 
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#177
jdaunt said:
I put a set of TI Jazz on my new MIA P last night and after a needed truss rod adjustment because of the lack of tension, finally got to play them through my full setup this morning. WOW!!! Wish i could've played more than 20 minutes before work, but man did they sound incredible!
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Im sure they sound great, but you really have to wait a while, i guess you know with any string, to see what they will be like for the long run. Any high end zing will probably disappear soon, but solidbodies are bright anyway.
 
#179
I really like them a lot and used them exclusively for a couple of years. Then i did a week of outdoor gigs on Block Island and it was tough. The humidity made them hard to move around on. I ended up spraying them with finger ease a couple of times a set. Went back to nickel rounds. Maybe I'll give them another try. Currently running TI Jazz Rounds. Very light. Not sure yet. Choices.
 

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