Good Strings to play Jazz...

[jazzbassmm]

Hi to everyone i am new here and the first thing is that i am sorry for my bad english i am italian....then

may I know what kind of bass strings i should buy to have a really deeper, deeper sound good to play Jazz???
I don't like bright sound at all, i love the double bass sound or fetless bass sound so I am looking for some strings that finally make me happy and i wish have some advice from somebody here!!

MY BASSES
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The strings that i have right now are:

Fender Marcus Miller:
D'Addario Pro Steel Gauges : (.050, .065, .085, .105)

Squier Jazz Bass Vintage Modified :
Fender Super 7250M, Gauges: (.045, .065, .085, .105)

Thank you so much!

[jwbassman]

[quote name='jazzbassmm' post='13060' date='Jun 6 2007, 02:01 PM']Hi to everyone i am new here and the first thing is that i am sorry for my bad english i am italian....then

may I know what kind of bass strings i should buy to have a really deeper, deeper sound good to play Jazz???
I don't like bright sound at all, i love the double bass sound or fetless bass sound so I am looking for some strings that finally make me happy and i wish have some advice from somebody here!!

MY BASSES
[url="http://www.schizzechea.it/MM/COPPIA_A.jpg"]http://www.schizzechea.it/MM/COPPIA_A.jpg[/url]

The strings that i have right now are:

Fender Marcus Miller:
D'Addario Pro Steel Gauges : (.050, .065, .085, .105)

Squier Jazz Bass Vintage Modified :
Fender Super 7250M, Gauges: (.045, .065, .085, .105)

Thank you so much![/quote]

Hi and welcome...

Obvious choice would be a set of flatwounds - as for the manufacturer, that's your choice, most of the main producers have flatwounds available...

[Machines]

Flatwounds all the way - D'Addario Chromes are my personal recommendation.

[BassBod]

Thomastik flatwounds - only made in one (odd) gauge and may require some set to work well (they're a bit more flexible than most) but sound wonderful - warm and clear. They sound like that for years too....just as well 'cause they are expensive.

BB

Edited June 6, 2007 by BassBod

[jazzbassmm]

thank you to everyone.....somebody knows where i can listen some sample about flatwound string on bass guitar? or some musician that's sure use this kind of strings???

Thanks!

[Machines]

I have some samples.. will upload later if I remember :wacko:.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

+1 on the thomastik jazz flats - I won't use anything else. Also I'm sure they get better with age.

[bass_ferret]

[quote name='jazzbassmm' post='13107' date='Jun 6 2007, 04:19 PM']thank you to everyone.....somebody knows where i can listen some sample about flatwound string on bass guitar? or some musician that's sure use this kind of strings???

Thanks![/quote]

Anything played by James Jamerson!

[davidmark]

Hi, excellent flatwound strings for a deep thumpy sound are Rotosound's Tru Bass strings , they are wrapped in a nylon coating and sound awesome, paul mccartney from the beatles used them on abbey road, best flatwounds out there

[DanOwens]

+1 on the Roto TruBass strings; especially if you want an 'upright' type of tone.

DaN

[The Burpster]

+1 for D'addario Chromes BEAUTIFUL, lush, warm tone..... IMO ideal for Jazz and Blues.....



PS-- if you want to hear Roto's in their element listen to anything by Herbie Flowers thats all he uses!

Edited June 7, 2007 by The Burpster

[bassbluestew]

+1 on the TI Jazz Flats.............luvverly, luvverly strings - but a tad expensive. Buit as I always says, you gets what you pays for.

AFAIK Jamerson was a La Bella man on his P bass. And for that reason, and ONLY that reason I'm going to buy some when the TI's get tired.

Soppy old git that I am.

What does Babbit use ??

S

[richy316]

Some seriously dirty ones!! old used strings i think it was Bernard Edwards from Chic that never changed the strings on his Musicman and he got that deep deep sound with no top end at all.