Product Overview
Features
- Medium top (.011) with heavy bottom (.053) — firm rhythm attack up top, massive low-end weight for drop tunings
- Round wound Magnecore alloy on flexible hexagonal core; brass-coated steel plain strings resist corrosion
- Aggressive tone with extra-long sustain, boosted highs, and strong response to picks, taps, and harmonics
Description
The Thomastik-Infeld RP111 is the medium-gauge entry in the Power-Brights Heavy Bottom series, built for players who want the firm pick attack of an .011 top string paired with the massive, chunky low end of a .053 sixth. The plain E, B, and G are highly flexible brass-coated steel; the D, A, and low E are Magnecore alloy roundwound over a flexible hexagonal steel core. Lighter tops combined with heavier bottoms force the instrument to sustain longer, delivering the ringing, aggressive tone that defines the Power-Brights line.
Voiced with rock, hard rock, and downtuned playing in mind, the RP111 loves distortion. The high output and boosted high frequencies push overdriven amps, delays, and modulation effects to their limits, while the .032/.045/.053 bottom retains focus and definition under drop D, C standard, and lower tunings that would leave lighter sets flabby. Especially responsive to tapping, natural harmonics, and heavy rhythm work, this is the Power-Brights choice for players who need the low-end authority of a medium-heavy set without sacrificing the fluid feel and long tonal life the series is known for. Made in Vienna to Thomastik-Infeld's century-old standards.
Specifications
- Brand: Thomastik-Infeld
- Model: RP111
- Series: Power-Brights Heavy Bottom
- Instrument: Electric Guitar
- Gauge: Medium Top / Heavy Bottom (.011 .015 .019 .032 .045 .053)
- Plain Strings: Brass-coated steel (E, B, G)
- Wound Strings: Magnecore (Alloy 52) roundwound (D, A, Low E)
- Core: Hexagonal steel
- Winding: Round wound
- Ball End: Yes
- Country of Origin: Austria
