I'm thinking of getting TI flats for my Epi JC. I love this bass but it's currently in a weird place, since my current bands either call for flats (currently on a Hoefner Club, TIs, or an Orange O-Bass, Pyramid flats) or very bright roundwound strings (steel Rotosounds on both a long scale Dano and a P clone). The JC is kinda dark but it's not like it doesn't have treble at all, on the contrary, it's kind of a subdued but "glassy" treble, which, combined with the very growly character of the bass, doesn't work well with my current bands' sound (in a previous band of mine, doing a sort of Madchester-type rock, it worked wonders), especially with a pick. The JC sounds like it would greatly benefit from TIs because I think the TIs mid-forward character and mellow bass can help tame some of the things that don't work well in my bands' sound, while complementing the things that would work very well in the band (the comparatively long sustain of TI flats, for instance).
The problem is that the JC fits the infamous three-point bridge, and more specifically, there is no easy way to individually adjust each string's height (it's a much coarser adjustement). TIs come in one set only, and they feature a very thin .070 A string. Before splurging on these expensive strings, has anyone else installed these strings on a JC? Are there any issues with the A string being too low compared to the adjacent strings?
The problem is that the JC fits the infamous three-point bridge, and more specifically, there is no easy way to individually adjust each string's height (it's a much coarser adjustement). TIs come in one set only, and they feature a very thin .070 A string. Before splurging on these expensive strings, has anyone else installed these strings on a JC? Are there any issues with the A string being too low compared to the adjacent strings?
