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TI Jazz Flats rule for me...

#21
i put TI Jazz flats on my bass for the first time last nite and I am in love. The feel, and of course the tone is just amazing. i have tried ghs and chromes before, used nylon tapewound strings, nickel rounds, pure nickel rounds, and needless to say TI's just do it for me. Finally my string conquest is over. The rest of my band immediately commented on how "fuller and cleaner" my bass sounded. TI's are definately worth the extra cash, I plan on keeping them on for a very very long time. The low tension will take some getting used to but I dont see it being a problem and cannot wait to hear what they will sound like in a month!
 
#22
Here are some measurements that you might find helpful for the 34" 6-string set:

To be sure, here are the measurements for the 34” scale Jazz Flats from the ball to the beginning of the silk-wrapping at the peg-head end.

C=37.26"
G=37.63"
D=37.38"
A=37.50"
E=37.75"
B=36.88"

From here you can measure from where the ball anchors on your bridge up to the nut to ensure they’ll fit.
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This information came directly from:
Kevin Reynolds
Connolly Music Company: US Source for Thomastik-Infeld, K&M stands, Realist transducer pickups and Wolf products
Phone: 800.644.5268
[email protected]
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I hope this helps.

Joe
 
#25
It is amazing how divided people are on TI Jazz Flats. The people that like them think they're the best strings ever made, and the people that don't like them think they're the worst strings ever made. I fall into the latter camp. If I wanted roundwounds, I'd have bought roundwounds, not flats disguised as rounds. But there's no doubt that a lot of people love them, as this thread attests. I love Thomastiks on upright, but not on electric.
 
#26
JimmyM said:
It is amazing how divided people are on TI Jazz Flats. The people that like them think they're the best strings ever made, and the people that don't like them think they're the worst strings ever made. I fall into the latter camp. If I wanted roundwounds, I'd have bought roundwounds, not flats disguised as rounds. But there's no doubt that a lot of people love them, as this thread attests. I love Thomastiks on upright, but not on electric.
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They're definitely not for everyone. Perfect for me though. I don't buy them for the lower tension. Just for the sound. If I wanted a roundwound sound, I'd buy roundwounds. If I wanted a duller sounding flatwound I'd buy any one of half a dozen flatwounds. I don't think that the Thomastics are flats disguised as rounds. They don't sound at all like roundwounds, at least not any rounds I've used and I've played a lot of them ever since the big roundwound movement started after Chris Squire.

The same thing happens with certain amps. We'll never all agree on anything at the same time.
 
#30
edbutler3 said:
Could you explain what you mean by this? I haven't tried the TI Flats yet, so I'm unclear on what characteristics would make them seem more like rounds to you.
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I mean that they have a flat wrap so the roundwound sound is a little muted, but they are a bright and ringy string, way brighter and ringier than any regular flatwound.
 
#31
JimmyM said:
I mean that they have a flat wrap so the roundwound sound is a little muted, but they are a bright and ringy string, way brighter and ringier than any regular flatwound.
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They're bright and a bit ringy when brand new before playing them in for a while. Usually one or two gigs is enough to do it. Then they sound warm but with a more even balance string to string than other strings I've tried. They are indeed brighter than other flatwounds but the brightness is centered in the lower ranges of the mid frequencies (to my ear). I also find they have less of the dissonant harmonics than roundwounds. Most of this has all been discussed to death before. Some guys love Thomastics-others don't. Not really a big deal. I don't like hockey. That doesn't make me an unpatriotic Canadian.
 
#35
JimmyM said:
I mean that they have a flat wrap so the roundwound sound is a little muted, but they are a bright and ringy string, way brighter and ringier than any regular flatwound.
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:cool:
They are a little bright when first played.
But, the longer they are on, the break in nicely.

I've had a set on my P-bass for over 3 years.
They sound better now, ( deeper, fatter, smooth)

One of my favorite strings.
 
#39
Mojo-Man said:
:cool:
They are a little bright when first played.
But, the longer they are on, the break in nicely.

I've had a set on my P-bass for over 3 years.
They sound better now, ( deeper, fatter, smooth)

One of my favorite strings.
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I gave up on mine after 3 months. I played that bass all the time and the strings sounded like they did when they were new, so I put my old LaBellas back on. Plus they feel like they're rolling under your fingers, which feels a little creepy to me.
 
#40
To each their own.....

The TIJF's, to me, don't sound at all like a roundwound.... no zing at all. Very mid present however. And honestly, they don't really sound like a traditional flat either. I think of them as their own thing, and it's something I dig! Rounds/Flats/Halfwounds/Groundwounds.... and TIJF's.

Check out some of the live John Mayer Trio stuff on youtube. I believe Pino is playing TI's there.... atleast it appears he's playing in standard EADG tuning, and he says he plays the TIJF's on the P's when tuned that way. Great sound!


Ljazz
 

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