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anyone use TI jazz rounds>?
- Thread starter drewphishes
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They're the only strings I play. Warm and full with more than enough brightness even after a few years. The tension is light and springy and supple and they feel good too. Almost soft to the touch. It's hard to describe. I don't really ever plan on playing anything else. No sound samples.
I just searched ti jazz rounds in youtube and there are several well recorded samples.
I've played pressurewounds. They don't compare. Nothing does. The TIs are entirely unique, IMO.
I haven't played TIs, but I have played Pressurewounds, and they're pretty high tension, so that's one marked difference. They're also pretty crunchy-sounding, which is the opposite of one hears here (both basses strung with TI rounds):
Very smooth, mellow tone and low tension super pliable and easy to play. I happen to have a used set for sale cheap if you wanna try
Great strings. Lots of fundamental and they really sing when soloing. You'll need to be confident in tweaking your set up as the lower tension isn't very forgiving. Your neck relief and string height will need to be spot on to match how hard or soft you play. They last a long time too. I ended up switching to Dunlop Super Bright nickels 40-100 that have a thinner hex core than most other similar nickel rounds. Tension wise they're very close even though the TIs differ in that they have a round core which generally means lighter tension compared to hex. They feel remarkably similar but the Dunlops have a huge amount of complex mids there if you want them.
Definitely worth trying the Jazz Rounds at least once. Expensive, but just like their flats, very unique.
Definitely worth trying the Jazz Rounds at least once. Expensive, but just like their flats, very unique.
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I’m using them exclusively, only string that feels right to me, and they sound amazing!
Playing with a light touch is key.
Expensive but worth it, wish I would have tried them years ago.
Using them on a US Sterling and a Jazz, both produce a warm punchy tone.
Playing with a light touch is key.
Expensive but worth it, wish I would have tried them years ago.
Using them on a US Sterling and a Jazz, both produce a warm punchy tone.
JR344 or JR345s are my favorite strings. Low tension, great mids, smooth feel. Jaimelarumba gave very good advice regarding setup. I had to tweak each of my basses to get them to play the way I wanted. These strings transformed my Warwick Corvette $$ from a mud-fest to my #1. It sounds like a different bass now. Probably the thinner string diameter keeping all of those magnets from dampening the sound. JR344s also gave my G&L JB and MM Stingray a nice growly tone that I enjoy. Really, the only thing that took a minute to get used to was the amount of "travel" (or amplitude, I suppose) these strings have. Near the p or j pickup, my fingers kept missing the stings because they move more than higher tension stings.
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little to add to this. they are 'light gauge', however, so you have to accept that. i have also found them to be very 'even' string to string.
The TI Jazz Rounds actually have less tension and are a thinner diameter than the Jazz Flats. The difference between the flats and rounds doesn't feel very big, at least to me, but I'm used to them. It's a much bigger difference going straight from a traditional round wound string to Jazz Flats. The windings on the flats are very smooth under the fingers, and the rounds are less smooth, naturally, but are not rough like some traditional round wound strings. I tried some traditional round wound strings recently and they had a much sharper feel under the fingers.
I have had TI flats on for three months and love the feel but would like a little more brightness. Should I try the rounds next time or perhaps DR high Beams?
String choice is a personal taste that you develop over time, I purchased a set of TI Jazz rounds a couple of years ago and they lasted an hour and off they went. I cannot stand the tension they have, might as well install Slinkys instead, for me anyway. Now for the sound, they seemed to be nice from what I remember.
I prefer a set of strings with a tension that gives you a little fight when you want to dig in a bit. I purchased a couple sets of Sadowsky a few months ago when Jason had them on sale at bassstringsonline.com and so far they are way up there in my quest.
I prefer a set of strings with a tension that gives you a little fight when you want to dig in a bit. I purchased a couple sets of Sadowsky a few months ago when Jason had them on sale at bassstringsonline.com and so far they are way up there in my quest.
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Thanks! That sounds pretty great, especially since I am averse to the rough feel of traditional rounds under my fingers, so that's yet another bonus.
search for my topic about them, used both on long scale and short scale basses, even on an Ibanez EDB550, modern active jazz bass.
now I went back to heavy gauges (my standard is Labella's 52-110 flat), but when I was into light strings, those were the best.