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Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

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Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

Specifications

Product features

Number of strings
6
Sustainable product
Not specified
String sound
Warm
String material
Nylon, silver-plated
Ball ends
No
Winding
Roundwound
Wound G-string
Yes
Set / individual
1 set
Individual string gauge
Not applicable
String gauges
.016 - .043
String tension set
High tension
Classical guitar string pitch
Not applicable
Individual string pitch
Not applicable
With coating
No

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight
100 gr
Dimensions
10,0 x 10,0 x 1,0 cm

Product specifications

  • set of 6 strings
  • suitable for steel-string acoustic guitar and classical guitar
  • big, warm sound without annoying attack noise
  • clarity of steel strings and low tension of nylon strings
  • perfect for guitars with a weak bracing and/or no truss rod
  • low string tension: perfect for older, tired fingers
  • perfect for folk-style finger picking
  • the perfect set to make classical/Spanish guitars sound clearer
  • fitted with ball ends
  • winding: roundwound and tapewound
  • gauges: .016 - .024 - .025w - .030w - .035w - .043w (inch)
  • material:
    • E (PJ16): nylon tapewound around steel core
    • B (KN24): nylon tapewound around Rope Core
    • G (KN25): nylon tapewound around Rope Core
    • D (PJ30): silver-plated brass around nylon core
    • A (PJ35): silver-plated brass around nylon core
    • E (PJ43): silver-plated brass around nylon core
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Specifications

Product features

Number of strings
6
Sustainable product
Not specified
String sound
Warm
String material
Nylon, silver-plated
Ball ends
No
Winding
Roundwound
Wound G-string
Yes
Set / individual
1 set
Individual string gauge
Not applicable
String gauges
.016 - .043
String tension set
High tension
Classical guitar string pitch
Not applicable
Individual string pitch
Not applicable
With coating
No

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight
100 gr
Dimensions
10,0 x 10,0 x 1,0 cm

Product specifications

  • set of 6 strings
  • suitable for steel-string acoustic guitar and classical guitar
  • big, warm sound without annoying attack noise
  • clarity of steel strings and low tension of nylon strings
  • perfect for guitars with a weak bracing and/or no truss rod
  • low string tension: perfect for older, tired fingers
  • perfect for folk-style finger picking
  • the perfect set to make classical/Spanish guitars sound clearer
  • fitted with ball ends
  • winding: roundwound and tapewound
  • gauges: .016 - .024 - .025w - .030w - .035w - .043w (inch)
  • material:
    • E (PJ16): nylon tapewound around steel core
    • B (KN24): nylon tapewound around Rope Core
    • G (KN25): nylon tapewound around Rope Core
    • D (PJ30): silver-plated brass around nylon core
    • A (PJ35): silver-plated brass around nylon core
    • E (PJ43): silver-plated brass around nylon core
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Product information

Product no: 9000-0017-0510

General

The Thomastik PJ116 John Pearse Folk is a string set for acoustic steel-string and classical guitars. These strings combine the clarity of steel strings with the low tension of nylon strings. As they have a low tension, they're the perfect option if traditional steel strings tire your fingers. Thomastik's PJ116 strings are also perfect for classical guitars, if you want them to have an extra bit of steel-string clarity, that is.

Thomastik PJ116 John Pearse: unique combination of steel and nylon

One of the unique features of this string set is that all the strings are wound. Like on a classical guitar, the three bass strings (E, A and D) are made of a nylon core wound with silver-plated brass. The cores of the G and B strings are made of Thomastik's special Rope Core, which consists of nylon fibres and woven steel strands. Around the Rope Core is a flat nylon winding (tapewound). The thin E string is also tapewound, but around a steel core.

For folk and classical guitars

The main advantage of the Thomastik PJ116s' construction is that they have a lower string tension than conventional steel strings, which means that you can use them for classical/Spanish guitars or other (older) guitars without a truss rod and/or weak bracing. Thanks to the nylon core of the bass strings, the bass is less accentuated than that of traditional steel strings, making the Thomastik PJ116 a perfect string set for folk-style finger picking, for instance.

Bax Music Warranty This product comes with a manufacturing defects warranty.

Reviews (8)

3.8
8 reviews

Rating

5 stars 4 4 stars 1 3 stars 1 2 stars 1 1 star 1
5 / 5

Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

If you play steel string guitar and have a nylon string guitar you should try these. They are easier on the fingers than anything else and have a sweet sound like no others. You can even vibrato and bend the strings! I shall use nothing else from now on. The only possible drawback is that they may not last as long as you are used to, they don't lose their sound but the may fail suddenly, although I have had some on for months and only one string actually failed; hence it would be a good idea to buy more than one set so you have spares. When I bought then last, BAX was the best price I found.
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Reviews from other countries

3 / 5

Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

snaren klinken prachtig, maar ik heb er nog maar een paar keer op gespeeld en
de hoge E-snaar is al kapot, dus daar word ik niet vrolijk van.
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4 / 5

Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

Ik gebruik deze snaren al geruime tijd. Dit zijn uitstekende snaren voor wie folkgitaar speelt en niet voldoende spierkracht heeft om langdurig op te treden met metalen snaren. Deze snaren staan toe om vlot een rond klinkend folkgitaar geluid te produceren. Het is uiteraard niet zo luid als met metalen snaren, maar als je gitaar aansluit op een versterker kan dat geen probleem zijn.
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
5 / 5

Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

Ik dacht, ik doe eens iets anders op mn klassieke gitaar, (handgemaakte Jaroslav Mach), echt fantastisch! Mooie klank, voelt goed, idd wat op de omschrijving stond, lage spanning op de b en e snaar. Ik kan ze van harte aanbevelen, wat ik in voorgaande reviews las dat ze meteen knapte snap ik niets van. 5 sterren
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
2 / 5

Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

Wellicht heeft het te maken met het feit dat ik een absolute beginner ben, echter lukte het mij niet om de snaren te monteren; ze knapten vrijwel direct. Wellicht zijn deze snaren bestemd voor de meer ervaren gitaristen.
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1 / 5

Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

Ik heb deze snaren op mijn alhambra cs-1 cw gezet. Na een uur (niet eens intensief spelen) knapte de nylon omwinding van de hoge e snaar waardoor de klank extreem dof werd. Dit valt niet onder fabrieksfout (ook al zou naar mijn mening een nieuwe snaar niet zo snel mogen knappen) en snaren worden niet individueel verkocht. De klank is leuk en anders, maar naar mijn mening zijn de hoge met nylon omwonden snaren veel te gevoelig om te knappen.
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5 / 5

Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

Ik heb de snaren op een chet atkins - nylonsomwonden geplaats daar ik niet de juiste klank icm versterker kon krijgen. Met deze snare klinkt hij echt geweldig, ok als staaromwonden , echter wel met een lichte zwoele bijklank zoals nylon soms geeft. Ben super tevreden.
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
5 / 5

Thomastik-Infeld PJ116 John Pearse Folk acoustic guitar strings

Ik heb de snaren op een chet atkins - nylonsomwonden geplaats daar ik niet de juiste klank icm versterker kon krijgen. Met deze snare klinkt hij echt geweldig, ok als staaromwonden , echter wel met een lichte zwoele bijklank zoals nylon soms geeft. Ben super tevreden.
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.

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