Michele C. Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I changed strings tonight replacing a set of Thomastick Infeld that must date back to september with a new one. I actually changed them just to be safe, since I expect to be doing a recording in a couple of weeks, but I was not dissatisfied with the sound. The new strings have that gorgeous richness that new strings have, overtone lush and all the rest. But the old strings sounded good even compared to the new set. During the process I retuned on every string change and played a little bit. There is definitely a lack of highs in my old strings, but the mids and the lows are still right, with enough growl to be noticed by the conductor at last rehearsal. Being satisfied by the sound of string months old has not happened to me before, interesting. -- Michele Costabile (http://proxybar.net) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFLA Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Flats or Rounds? It may not matter - I used TIs for years (in fact, I have a 'new' set of Jazz rounds in-the-box that date back to the 'old gauge'). TIs just seem to last forever, especially the Flats. Whatever works, right? Jim Confirmed RoscoeHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele C. Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 These strings are rounds. And this set has aged very gracefully for me preserving as much bite as I normally use, not being a slapper and sticking to a fairly dark but throaty JB sound. -- Michele Costabile (http://proxybar.net) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I just put a set of TI flats on my Epiphone Jack Casady signature bass. They sound great (I prefer flats over rounds generally). A professional bassist I know recommended them as a top-of-the-line string, and said that I could realistically expect to keep them on my bass forever. A good thing, since at at $60 a set, they are pretty expensive. "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Had some D'Addario chromes flats on my jazz bass that sounded warmer and mellower with time. I really liked the way they sounded. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Flats seem to last forever. I've got the TI's on my fretless and they will be staying there for many years. I have La Bella flats on a Precision and the same is true there. The other basses all have round wounds and I change them regularly. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Malone Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 All of us around in the sixties remember not changing our strings at all unless one broke. Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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