Product Overview
Features
- True flatwound construction (not ground wound) — glassy-smooth polished nickel winding over a round core
- Perfect fundamental-to-overtone balance for traditional jazz; mellow, powerful tones that many players say improve with age
- Light gauge with plain G-3rd; brass-plated plain steel E, B, and G for smooth transition across the neck
Description
The Thomastik-Infeld JS111 is the legendary flatwound jazz guitar string in its light incarnation, found on the guitars of countless jazz icons over decades of studio and stage work. Unlike ground wound or compressed wound sets that mimic the feel, this is a true flatwound — polished nickel wrap wire drawn over a round core, delivering the glassy-smooth feel and mellow, articulate voice that defines traditional jazz tone. The plain E, B, and G are brass-plated steel; the D, A, and low E are nickel flatwound.
Designed specifically for semi-acoustic and acoustic jazz guitars, the JS111 delivers the perfect balance of fundamental to overtones for the genre: warm bass definition, bell-like treble clarity, and a silky transition from open chords to bar chords. Tonal life is remarkably long — many players report that the sound actually deepens and matures with age. At .011-.047, this light gauge is the sweet spot for jazz players who want a slightly firmer feel and more low-end weight than the JS110, while retaining the fluid playability the Jazz Swing series is known for. Made in Vienna to Thomastik-Infeld's century-old standards.
Specifications
- Brand: Thomastik-Infeld
- Model: JS111
- Series: Jazz Swing
- Instrument: Jazz Guitar (semi-acoustic / acoustic / electric archtop)
- Gauge: Light (.011 .015 .019 .025 .035 .047)
- Plain Strings: Brass-plated steel (E, B, G)
- Wound Strings: Polished nickel flatwound (D, A, Low E)
- Core: Round core
- Winding: True flat wound
- Ball End: Yes
- Country of Origin: Austria
