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High-end traditional jazz strings
Thomastik has an almost 100-year old tradition in producing strings in Europe. The strings are slightly more expensive than competition but provide durability and fatness that is superior to most of other popular brands.
Those types of strings would typically be used on the archtop guitars or the more jazz-oriented semi-hollow instruments. The tones provided by this set are very warm and wooden. You can easily obtain the tones of the bebop players of the era, when used with solid state amp and an archtop instrument.
B112 provides a set of gauges ranging from 0.012 to 0.050. Flat wound strings differ in touch than the traditional nickel strings. It is recommended that you check the feel in the shop on some jazz guitars first. For some players the feel on fingers may be a surprising experience.
Unwound string G compelents the whole set and increases playability. The overall tone you can get is very well balanced.
The set is of great quality and playability. However, the players used to lighter gauges will be surprised by the fact that jazz strings are harsher on fingers (especially while sliding) and bending is significantly harder. It is worth playing on heavier gauges to increase finger strength and also focus more on articulation and musicality, which is often lost when the instruments are overly playable and necks are fast.
The strings work well with the low-action instrument. The set provides sufficient tension so no extraneous fret noise is produced when the guitar is set up properly.
I can recomment those strings to any archtop or semi-hollow guitar owner who is willing to explore traditional jazz genres. The fatness and dynamics of the tones is really rewarding, even when slightly more effort is required from your fingers. When coupled with a good instrument, the tone is beautifully propagated by the acoustic resonance of the body.
Those types of strings would typically be used on the archtop guitars or the more jazz-oriented semi-hollow instruments. The tones provided by this set are very warm and wooden. You can easily obtain the tones of the bebop players of the era, when used with solid state amp and an archtop instrument.
B112 provides a set of gauges ranging from 0.012 to 0.050. Flat wound strings differ in touch than the traditional nickel strings. It is recommended that you check the feel in the shop on some jazz guitars first. For some players the feel on fingers may be a surprising experience.
Unwound string G compelents the whole set and increases playability. The overall tone you can get is very well balanced.
The set is of great quality and playability. However, the players used to lighter gauges will be surprised by the fact that jazz strings are harsher on fingers (especially while sliding) and bending is significantly harder. It is worth playing on heavier gauges to increase finger strength and also focus more on articulation and musicality, which is often lost when the instruments are overly playable and necks are fast.
The strings work well with the low-action instrument. The set provides sufficient tension so no extraneous fret noise is produced when the guitar is set up properly.
I can recomment those strings to any archtop or semi-hollow guitar owner who is willing to explore traditional jazz genres. The fatness and dynamics of the tones is really rewarding, even when slightly more effort is required from your fingers. When coupled with a good instrument, the tone is beautifully propagated by the acoustic resonance of the body.
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Do not buy these strings! Unless you have incredibly mellow pickups.
Buy the BB113 set instead! The G string on this set is unwounded and BOOMy as hell. Even with pickup pole piece adjustments it was still incredibly boomy.
See, words can't describe how boomy it is. It's amazing for melodies. It sounds like a female voice singing at the top of her lungs. But it just doesn't sound as good in chords, it overpowers all the other notes. It didn't change even after playing them for months, until all the colour wore out. With the giant caveat that if you have custom incredibly mellow pickups, the opposite might be true and these strings are exactly what you want. To be clear, acoustically you can't really hear the boominess. It's there but it's not nearly as pronounced
Yes, it's beautiful, brass plated in gold colour. Yes, they will last you forever. Matches perfectly with gold hardware. However if you want a mellow jazzy sound, especially on chords, buy the BB113 set! It's also got the thinnest strings in gold colours so don't worry about that. The BB113 set is, ironically, also easier to bend! (I mean on the two thinnest strings) My theory is that because they are thicker don't cut into your flesh as much ;)
Buy the BB113 set instead! The G string on this set is unwounded and BOOMy as hell. Even with pickup pole piece adjustments it was still incredibly boomy.
See, words can't describe how boomy it is. It's amazing for melodies. It sounds like a female voice singing at the top of her lungs. But it just doesn't sound as good in chords, it overpowers all the other notes. It didn't change even after playing them for months, until all the colour wore out. With the giant caveat that if you have custom incredibly mellow pickups, the opposite might be true and these strings are exactly what you want. To be clear, acoustically you can't really hear the boominess. It's there but it's not nearly as pronounced
Yes, it's beautiful, brass plated in gold colour. Yes, they will last you forever. Matches perfectly with gold hardware. However if you want a mellow jazzy sound, especially on chords, buy the BB113 set! It's also got the thinnest strings in gold colours so don't worry about that. The BB113 set is, ironically, also easier to bend! (I mean on the two thinnest strings) My theory is that because they are thicker don't cut into your flesh as much ;)
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Simply the Best!
I use these on a Godin Montreal Premiere Supreme, ES 335 style semi-hollow. I have tried a lot of strings from leading manufacturers, and a variety of gauges. The Thomastik BB112 are perfect. Beautiful fat tone and an elasticity that is surprising for a 12 gauge set. They also last a long time, no coating necessary.
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Beautiful clear and precise sound
these strings will change the way you look at your guitar. Simply beautiful sound
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Nice Acoustic Sound too
In my The Heritage H-575 with piezo bridge they sound well even on the acoustic side.
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Thomastik BB112
I think these strings are fantastic. They are expensive but they are so different to all the other strings I have used in the past.
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Good sound&quality for a good gauge of strings
I buy those particular strings only for gigs, when I study I prefer to use some entry-level strings, but those are the gauge I prefer the most. Only the GB signature maybe are better than those but they are also more expensive. Good price and good quality for a classic strings manufacturer for jazz guitarists.
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Best jazz strings I ever played
This is the best set of guitar strings I ever played with.
Sound wise they would sit somewhere between standard round wounds and standard flat wound strings, still having some of the sparkle and bit. My "go to" set of strings.
Sound wise they would sit somewhere between standard round wounds and standard flat wound strings, still having some of the sparkle and bit. My "go to" set of strings.
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Great long-lasting strings with a wonderful tone
These strings are great. They sound great for jazz, with a bright-ish tone which is not overly so.
The silk wrapped around the ends aids the string not to slip through the machineheads and nut, which is great. You won't have the problem of the string slipping and making that awful 'tink' sound when tuning.
These strings last a little bit longer than your bog standard cheap ones, which I guess is part of the reason that they are a little pricier.
The one thing I was disappointed with was to find that the G string is unwound. I prefer wound G strings, and didn't realise this when buying it. This was a pity because I had to use another wound G string. A little bit of a waste, so just make sure that an unwound G string is what you're looking for.
The silk wrapped around the ends aids the string not to slip through the machineheads and nut, which is great. You won't have the problem of the string slipping and making that awful 'tink' sound when tuning.
These strings last a little bit longer than your bog standard cheap ones, which I guess is part of the reason that they are a little pricier.
The one thing I was disappointed with was to find that the G string is unwound. I prefer wound G strings, and didn't realise this when buying it. This was a pity because I had to use another wound G string. A little bit of a waste, so just make sure that an unwound G string is what you're looking for.
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The best roundwound ever
The best roundwound ever ! jazz tones...
the last for a long time with great tone,
They worth their price
the last for a long time with great tone,
They worth their price
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