Product Overview
Features
- Tin-plated plain steel trebles (E, B, G) — improved corrosion resistance and a slightly warmer, softer treble character than brass-plated versions
- True flatwound construction — glassy-smooth polished nickel winding over a round core on the D, A, and low E
- Perfect fundamental-to-overtone balance for traditional jazz; mellow, powerful tone that many players say improves with age
Description
The Thomastik-Infeld JS112T is a tin-plated-treble variant of the legendary JS112 Jazz Swing medium-light set. The wound strings are identical to the standard JS112 — a true flatwound (not ground wound or compressed) with polished nickel wrap wire drawn over a round core, delivering the glassy-smooth feel and mellow, articulate voice that defines traditional jazz tone. The difference lies in the plain E, B, and G trebles, which are tin-plated rather than brass-plated. The tin coating offers improved corrosion resistance and a slightly warmer, more sympathetic treble response, better matched to the mellow character of the flatwound strings below.
Designed specifically for semi-acoustic and acoustic jazz guitars, the JS112T delivers the same balance of fundamental to overtones the Jazz Swing line is famous for: 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 .012-.050, this medium-light gauge offers a firmer, more traditional archtop feel with added low-end weight and chord-comping authority — a natural fit for players who want more grip under the pick than the lighter JS110T and JS111T sets. Made in Vienna to Thomastik-Infeld's century-old standards.
Specifications
- Brand: Thomastik-Infeld
- Model: JS112T
- Series: Jazz Swing
- Instrument: Jazz Guitar (semi-acoustic / acoustic / electric archtop)
- Gauge: Medium Light (.012 .016 .020 .027 .037 .050)
- Plain Strings: Tin-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
