Interesting experiment, TI JF364 super longs

[jamespaul71]

I tried some super longs recently, they are a bit thinner than the standard JF344 and they have a different timber. They remind me in many ways of rotosounds but without the tension or the feel on the fingers! They are not thumpy like the JF344, they sustain a LOT so they play differently. I think they are quite nice, and would recommend them to anybody who like thinner strings or those who are interested in a chris squire-ish sound without having to worry about a change in tension or the other issues. These aren't piano strings, to be sure, but if anyone heard these their first guess would not be flats.

Concerning the length, they fit the scale just fine without any problems.

Anyone else try these before?

[cassius987]

I don't get the logic in the gauging here at all. First off, a longer scale instrument will be higher tension on the strings by default, so why did they beef up the top three strings? The bottom E string is actually thinned a bit here, which is also odd relative to the decision to beef up the other three.

If I could have a TI set in any gauge I liked, I'd go for something like the JF344 set with a slightly bigger A string and a less enlarged E string.

I don't understand your comments that these don't sound like flats, but I'd suggest it may be that the extra girth and the slight increase in tension has you hearing a snappier response from the added tension... just a thought.

[jamespaul71]

I don't get the logic in the gauging here at all. First off, a longer scale instrument will be higher tension on the strings by default, so why did they beef up the top three strings? The bottom E string is actually thinned a bit here, which is also odd relative to the decision to beef up the other three.

If I could have a TI set in any gauge I liked, I'd go for something like the JF344 set with a slightly bigger A string and a less enlarged E string.

I don't understand your comments that these don't sound like flats, but I'd suggest it may be that the extra girth and the slight increase in tension has you hearing a snappier response from the added tension... just a thought.

Absolutely true, and to be honest it may that they are just new. I have been using year+ old 344s, so perhaps I am just not used to their "new" sound. Concerning a preferred size, yes the E could use a slight bump in the standard size set (perhaps .103 ). I happen to like the sound of the D and G in this set, they have a nicer decay and seem more consistent than those (particularly the G) from the other.