JS111 Jazz Swing Flatwound Electric Guitar Strings - .011-.047 Light Review

Great for early classic rock or indie too.

These aren't just for jazz. They work well to capture clean, bright tones without being ice-picky. I've used them on a Rickenbacker 330 and they work well for Beatles-ish stuff as well as modern shoe-gaze and Indie. And can actually get nasty if you adjust your rig accordingly. Also, they last eons and sound good the whole time.

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Excellent choice!

I put these onto a Silvertone 1446 hollowbody with Bigsby. The playability of these super slippery/slinky strings cannot be overstated, absolute butter under the fingers. A wound B string is a whole 'nuther world for balanced lower-string soloing. The sound is surprisingly ~80% roundwound snappiness with the mini-humbuckers (which tend towards bright to begin with), though the zizziness… read more is missing, which is perfect for a jazz-box :) I tried them on a '70 Paul, and while they play great (!) the lack of edge made rock less inspiring... one supposes they named them Jazz Swing for a reason?? anyway, I've tried other flats and these are definitely far more characterful and rich sounding.

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Garbage

completely dull sounding & hard to play.

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I was skeptical

I purchased a Godin Kingpin II from Sweetwater back in January, 2019. I absolutely love that guitar, but I was never really satisfied with the sound. It came with round-wound strings and I have had D'Addarios on it (and any other guitar) since I got it. Skyler McGlothlin, my sales rep, recommended these strings. I was skeptical because they are flats and you put flats on a bass,… read more right (Looking back, that was silly of me since I do indeed have flats on my main bass and love them). I put these on the Kingpin and it sounds so much warmer and more alive than when it had round wound, even when unplugged. Fantastic strings. Thanks again, Skyler.

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Special note when using locking tuners

Note that if you have locking tuners on your guitar, you must wind the sixth string around the post a couple of times or the string will break. It's not like with hex core strings where you can just pull the string tight and let the locking tuner do the work. The angle the string bends at causes the outer layers of the string to come apart. This is just a thing that happens with… read more round core strings. These strings are nice and clear-sounding. They didn't require any breaking-in period to sound nice. They're comparable to 46-10 roundwounds in that I didn't have to make any intonation adjustments when I switched over from 46-10s. And they aren't extra thick and tight like hexcore flatwounds. Recommended if you like a clean, chiming sound.

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