JF344 : A must-have for fretless

9 years ago

I bought this for my fretless bass (ebony fretboard), because I wanted to give it a try as it had very good reviews. After several weeks of usage, I can absolutely understand why people like it and why it has the #1 sales rank in its category.

Even though the following is usually mentioned in the reviews, I didn't expect it to be so prominent, but the strings sounded very bright out of the box. Like, really close to the brightness of a roundwound set.

But after around 20-30 hours of playing, the sound changed to a really warm, mellow, jazzy tone - exactly what I wanted to achieve with my fretless.

This is the perfect set for me, and it's quite unlikely that I'm going to change to any other type soon.

Highly recommended product.

Image Thomastik JF344

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Thomastik
  • Released in 2001
  • Average price : $59
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