TI jazz flats string height

[matante]

I run my TIs on a 70s Aria P Bass w/ a Bartolini 8S Pickup , and the action is medium to medium-low. I tune down a 1/2 step on that bass & don’t ever find myself fighting the strings or thinking of them as “floppy”. They’re almost identical in Tension to the DR Sunbeams I ran for ages.

I haven't tried the TIs so I'm curious what the gauges were of your Sunbeams.

 

[e-flat]

What about the new La Bella low tension flats? TIs with some thump?

The La Bella LTF are awesome strings, but they generally sound like La Bellas... thunky, rich, old-school low end with subdued mids.

 

[e-flat]

I haven't tried the TIs so I'm curious what the gauges were of your Sunbeams.

I used the 45-100 Sunbeams

 

[Selim]

The La Bella LTF are awesome strings, but they generally sound like La Bellas... thunky, rich, old-school low end with subdued mids.

Aha thanks

 

[Chrisk-K]

Entwistle setup for me. That means "so low, the strings come out the back".

The Ox actually described his action as, “feels like the strings are on the other side.”

 

[onda'bass]

Not a single measurement, just I like it low

 

[BigBear77]

Med/med high for me. I play with a heavy finger. Too much clank if I keep them low

 

[moreblues]

I Currently have T.I. JF344s on several of my basses. I am not sure what everyone means by low ,medium ,high etc...But I can relate to actual string height measurement.
Normally I am at from 5/64 to 6/64 at the 17th fret Depending on the instrument.
The relief In my neck is very minimal so the measurement at the 12 th Fret is usually about the same..:
Sure wish they would change the gauge on the A String from .070 to at least .075.. The A string has the least amount of tension and sometimes will buzz a little if the height is too low..
These heights work for me because I generally have a light touch and do not dig in hard. Fantastic strings by the way!

 

[dalahorse]

I set up TIJFs like any other strings I use... As low as I can without buzzing. I find the real trick with them is careful plucking technique and plucking a little closer to the bridge than with higher tension or less flexible strings.

 

[Mike N]

Entwistle setup for me. That means "so low, the strings come out the back". Both on my P bass and my active six string. I play with a light touch, and if anyone else plays them, it's clank city. (At least no one has proven me wrong on this so far)

I play everything with them, from jazz, big band, rockabilly to doom metal. Love their versatility!

I would probably be right at home on your P Bass..... And I've played classic rock, modern rock, modern country, original metal and thrash metal on the same P with the same TI flats for 20 years.

 

[Mike N]

What about the new La Bella low tension flats? TIs with some thump?

I picked up a set of those from another TB'er and put them on my Valenti PJ. Nice strings, but they're not TI's....... There really is a difference.

 

[PWRL]

As low as I can, played by plucking with a light touch.

 

[Rayjay]

I play a pretty diverse range of music. I set med-low so that I have room to dig in and set of an envelope filter, but still have about a bar or so of sustain.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I’m curious as how others have set up these strings—

Lowish string height and using a lighter attack (pluck)?
Or
Higher action and having at least the ability for a firmer attack?

Somewhere between the two.

Hope this helps.

 

[40Hz]

Medium high action that’s played with a light touch for mine.

 

[fermata]

With my TI Jazz Rounds, they’re set up fairly low, and I play with a light touch. But there’s still room for dynamics, and there’s no buzzing or clank.

 

[downunder]

I’ve got them on my 73 P bass. I got the Bridge and the neck relief as high as it will go.

 

[onda'bass]

[QUOTE="Sure wish they would change the gauge on the A String from .070 to at least .075.. The A string has the least amount of tension[/QUOTE]

As good as they are, this why I don't use them.

 

[Selim]

[QUOTE="Sure wish they would change the gauge on the A String from .070 to at least .075.. The A string has the least amount of tension

As good as they are, this why I don't use them.[/QUOTE]
The A does feel like it could be bigger.

 

[ArtechnikA]

On fretless, there's a fairly narrow region where the mwah is 'just right' - which will vary for each player...
Mine's 'pretty low' but if I go lower, it chokes the mwah. Very much higher, and there's none.
I tend to run the low (B and E) strings a little higher so they don't hit the fingerboard with an aggressive pluck, and I'd rather have definition than mwah down there.