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jps wrote:I'll take anyones barely used TI Jazz Flats!

I can't get myself to part with that much money for a set of strings.

I use LaBella flats on all my Ricks and I am very happy with them. They are lower tension strings protecting my necks and they are much more comfortable to play as well, yet they still give me the Rick "growl". I will stick with them.

"No, that ain't gonna happen. I like my roundwound sound way too much. It's more likely the flats won't last too long, but we'll see..."

this was my experience with flats on my 4000. it sounded really great actually, but i like the rw sound WAY more......

TI Jazz Flats on a 4003FL. Heaven.

rickenbrother wrote:

jps wrote:I'll take anyones barely used TI Jazz Flats!

I can't get myself to part with that much money for a set of strings.

I hear ya Joey, BUT they LAST FOR YEARS! SO, it's actually like saving $$$$$

jdogric12aolcom wrote:TI Jazz Flats on a 4003FL. Heaven.

Yeah, I really need a 4003FL. Maybe two, one for flats, one for rounds. OMG, I'm getting a bad case of RAS lately...

ajish4 wrote:

rickenbrother wrote:

jps wrote:I'll take anyones barely used TI Jazz Flats!

I can't get myself to part with that much money for a set of strings.

I hear ya Joey, BUT they LAST FOR YEARS! SO, it's actually like saving $$$$$

I was very close to saying the exact same thing. I guess now I have!

jdogric12aolcom wrote:

ajish4 wrote:

rickenbrother wrote: I can't get myself to part with that much money for a set of strings.

I hear ya Joey, BUT they LAST FOR YEARS! SO, it's actually like saving $$$$$

I was very close to saying the exact same thing. I guess now I have!

Not if you soon realize they aren't really for you.

ajish4 wrote:

rickenbrother wrote:

jps wrote:I'll take anyones barely used TI Jazz Flats!

I can't get myself to part with that much money for a set of strings.

I hear ya Joey, BUT they LAST FOR YEARS! SO, it's actually like saving $$$$$

+1000

The '74 I recently picked up has flats - don't know what kind of mileage is on them but they sound great.

Paging Tony C to the white courtesy phone - - - did you have flats on this when you sold it to Scott P?

Has anyone ever tried the Ernie Ball flats. (Group III I think?)
G.

jdogric12aolcom wrote:TI Jazz Flats on a 4003FL. Heaven.

Authentic upright tone galore.

windchimp wrote:The '74 I recently picked up has flats - don't know what kind of mileage is on them but they sound great.

Paging Tony C to the white courtesy phone - - - did you have flats on this when you sold it to Scott P?

Hey Ross,

Ah, so you are the one who up with my old 74?!?!?!!

.....THAT is one I NEVER, EVER should have sold.

Yep, I sure did...Those are Thomastik Jazz Flats! All my older RIC girls get them!

That set is about, .......9 months old, they have very little time on them when I sold it to Scott so they should last a L O N G time....I STILL have the box they came in so if you want the gauges, let me know. I liked them so much, I kept it just to make sure I order more of the same!

TIs do sound fantastic but I had to switch to D'As for the slight extra tension (I used a small gauge) to correct a bit of backbow. Going back to TIs some day, me hopes. But the D'As record sooo much better. I just don't like the brightness inherent in them.

I still have my original TI set... TIs can take a beating and still be reinstalled.

I've got D'Addario Chrome Flats on a lot my basses, but I recently ordered two sets of TI Jazz Flats to try on my Jetglo 4001S (avatar) and also one of my short scale Hagstroms. You can get short scale TI's pretty easily from bass emporium with quick ship. I'd been reading posts on this forum and the corporate forum about how great the TI's are, so why not? The Chromes also don't seem to age as well as others.

I also have a 1982 Mapleglo 4003S (same year as the Jetglo 4001S) with flats that I bought from ebay. I'd love to know what strings are on that puppy! I tried to find out. I really like them, but can't see a way to ID them short of taking a close-up image and seeing if anyone here can figure it out from the winding pattern - not likely.