Technical data
| Line | Jazz Flatwound |
| Instrument | Electric bass |
| Supplied as | Set |
| Item number | ST-JF344-SET |
Description
These strings offer more brightness, stronger attack and better midrange presence than typical flatwounds. Gauges .043 to .100. Crafted in Vienna.
Scope of delivery
- Available as a complete set
Sound and physics
String gauges are given in thousandths of an inch, for the Jazz Swing JS110 from .010 to .044, for the Jazz Flat Wound JF344 for electric bass from .043 to .100; each gauge carries exactly the mass per metre that pitch and tension on the scale length require.
The plucking point shapes the tone colour: plucked near the bridge more high partials remain and the tone is brighter, towards the middle of the string it becomes rounder.
The wound strings combine a flexible core with a heavy winding so that their overtones stay close to the harmonic series; the higher partials lie only fractionally above the exact multiples of the fundamental. Steel cores bring 7,800 to 8,000 kg/m³ and a modulus of elasticity (a measure of the material's stiffness) of 190,000 to 210,000 MPa; a rope core of several twisted wires is more flexible than a single wire. Nickel (8,900 kg/m³) is often used as the outer layer because of its very high corrosion resistance.
Frequently asked questions
What do figures such as .010 to .044 mean?
They are the string diameters in inches, from the thinnest to the thickest string in the set. The JS110 has six values from .010 to .044.
Why does it sound brighter when I pluck near the bridge?
Plucked near the bridge, only very high partials drop out of the spectrum, so the high components remain.
