Just bought my first set of thomastik infeld jazz flats - GOOD GAWD~!

[redhotblues]

Just bought a set of thomastik infeld Jazz Flats [JF344].

GOOD GAWD... the lowest tension strings I've ever felt - they play SO easy. Classic "flats" sound, but still with a bit of bite to them. Sound amazing, feel great! I hope I don't have to buy a lot of these sets [ouch] but MAN do they feel great!

 

[Marty Forrer]

The TIs on my P are around 15 years old and starting to sound really great. No, you won't have to buy any more for a long, long time. I work in the industry, so have access to all sorts of strings, and these are my all time favourite. My recently acquired Carvin Icon 5 has them on too.

 

[Yahboy]

Yah, TijF344 string stiffness and surface texture is very comfort fretting , sliding and plucking . After playing saveral months with it, those Elixir Nickel 45-130 , Dunlop 40-125 and Pressurewound 44-102 become serious stiff to me.

 

[Tony In Philly]

I have a Ric 4003 strung with them. I sit on the floor unplugged and watching TV while I'm plunking on it. I imagine that I'm playing an upright and I almost belive it. I love these strings.

 

[fretlessguy]

They are, in opinion, the most unique strings I have ever used. There are no others like them. They may be even worth the price they sell for.

 

[Vinnie Boombatz]

The TIs on my P are around 15 years old and starting to sound really great.

That line cracked me up...15 years and "starting" to sound really great.

 

[Vinnie Boombatz]

I couldn't get into them. They felt great and sounded good, but once I took them to rehearsal and got into it, I found myself digging in a bit more and just felt too floppy.

 

[JRA]

the TI jazz rounds kind of feel like flats to me without sounding like flats. but overall: i like that 'floppy' thing! way fun!

glad you found some strings you like!

 

[ZenG]

Lately I'm almost sold on buying a set of these.

But exactly how "floppy" are they compared to other bass strings?

I don't mind a little flop. Anyway I have a set of La Bella White Coppers. They are really floppy and that's the one thing that sort of annoys me about them although they do play nice.

Are the Thomastiks better or worse than these flop-wise?

 

[Jaimelarumba]

Lately I'm almost sold on buying a set of these.

But exactly how "floppy" are they compared to other bass strings?

I don't mind a little flop. Anyway I have a set of La Bella White Coppers. They are really floppy and that's the one thing that sort of annoys me about them although they do play nice.

Are the Thomastiks better or worse than these flop-wise?

I haven't tried those La Bellas but I'm fairly confident the TIs will feel looser. They're comparible to 40-95 hex core rounds though the A string is even looser. I love them and after a while adjust to the tension. Very hard to describe as they're so unique. Well worth trying at least once and especially in a live performance as with a full band is where they really shine.

 

[5thsand4ths]

I recently put a set on my P Bass. They remind me of what strings felt and sounded like back in the 70's. I just love them.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

My favorite strings . Funny thing is they cost over half what I paid for the bass that I put them in ... my Squier Classic Vibe 60’s Precision . I prefer $18 Skinkys on my $1700 MusicMan Caprice . Go figure!!

 

[JRA]

Funny thing is they cost over half what I paid for the bass that I put them in

same for me: i have a set on both of my cheapies...way fun!

ZenG : you might want to try them just for the experience. IMO: they're not excessively floppy...but they are 'fun' floppy. (i'm a finger guy, not pick, so that might tell you something.)

 

[gjohnson441496]

I've had the TI Power Bass strings on my P bass for at least a year. I don't think about strings for that bass anymore. They're fantastic played with a pick. Great strings for sure.

 

[joebar]

They marry up with a P bass like you wouldn't believe.
Mine are five years old and are now nicely broken in. They never truly die off.
Allow a smidgeon more relief to compensate for the extra bloom and you're golden.

 

[Mike N]

That line cracked me up...15 years and "starting" to sound really great.

I've had the same TI's on my P Bass for almost 20 years and they're just about broken in.

 

[Basshappi]

I have a set on my Yamaha BB400.
As others have said excellent sounding strings with a unique feel.

 

[Briton]

I have a set on my P Bass and they sound great, its a perfect match in my opinion. Yes they do cost relatively more than other strings but will last a lot longer, 15 years longer so its a win win situation. There was a time that I would never even consider putting flats on my Bass, now I won't use anything else. A Precision Bass fitted with Thomastik-Inkfeld Flatwound Jazz strings= Sound Heaven!

 

[Phaidrus]

I have a set on my P Bass and they sound great, its a perfect match in my opinion. Yes they do cost relatively more than other strings but will last a lot longer, 15 years longer so its a win win situation. There was a time that I would never even consider putting flats on my Bass, now I won't use anything else. A Precision Bass fitted with Thomastik-Inkfeld Flatwound Jazz strings= Sound Heaven!

Sounds good! How do they compare with, say, DR Legend or GHS Precision Flats or D'Addario Chromes? I'm looking for a fat round dubby tone for my Pbass for my reggae dub stuff.

 

[arbiterusa]

I’m not a big flats guy. But I keep a bass strung with these, because yeah: they are the next best thing to not having a string at all. SO EASY.

Every now and then I’ll get the urge to play but am feeling pretty lazy, that’s when I bust it out. Back in The Elder Days Before The Plague, if I knew our guitar player’s wife was going to sit in for a song or five, I’d bring the flats bass. If you’re gonna kick things down a notch, flats do the trick and the TIs just have the perfect tone.