Anyone tried 'Newtone' strings?

[dave_mc]

^ ^ yeah, that's what i was thinking, mark... what difference does that make? :lol:

i was just wondering if one set was maybe pure nickel wraps while the other was perhaps nickel-plated... could be way off, there, though. :?

[Nolly]

Sue's just ordered a set of the Phospher Bronze for the acoustic. You'd better be right Nolly!  :snipe:

The acoustic ones I'd really like to try are the Heritage series (I think those are the ones anyway) that are even tension across all the strings. Could be very interesting.

^ ^ yeah, that's what i was thinking, mark... what difference does that make? :lol

It's a fairly large difference, but one that's far easier to hear and feel than describe in words. In my experience, round-cores tend to be warmer and "rounder" ( :lol:) sounding, whereas the hex-cores are brighter and have much more attack, and also feel tighter.

[WezV]

i think a simple advantage with round cores is that there is much less empty space inside a string, that alone is going to prevent gunk build up and keep strings fresher for longer

[WezV]

well i just ordered a few different sets to give them a go.

i went with:
.010 - .049 nickel masters
.011 - 0.52 nickel masters (i thought those two sets were worth trying on the multiscale 6's)
.012 - 0.54 nickel masters (for a 25.5" scale lapsteel)
.010 - .046 electric masters (2 sets of those)
.040 - .100 Platinum bass series with round cores


i thought that was a good selection from the range to start with

[dave_mc]

thanks nolly and wez. I'll keep that in mind, will probably order some in the next day or two (though when i get round to fitting them is anyone's guess :lol: ).

When you said that the hexcores feel a bit tighter, nolly, do you mean the tension, or the tone? :)

[Nolly]

thanks nolly and wez. I'll keep that in mind, will probably order some in the next day or two (though when i get round to fitting them is anyone's guess :lol: ).

When you said that the hexcores feel a bit tighter, nolly, do you mean the tension, or the tone? :)

I mean the tension - they tend to feel stiffer in my experience.

Hope you like 'em!

[gingataff]

thanks nolly and wez. I'll keep that in mind, will probably order some in the next day or two (though when i get round to fitting them is anyone's guess :lol: ).

When you said that the hexcores feel a bit tighter, nolly, do you mean the tension, or the tone? :)

I mean the tension - they tend to feel stiffer in my experience.

Hope you like 'em!

Apparently hex core strings reach a given pitch at a higher tension than round cores, therefore feel tighter... because they are :)

[Bradock PI]

My Epiphone LP std is going in for a fret dress, new nut and setup and will have new strings fitted, what would folks suggest I should ask for string wise as a beginner for ease of play till my LH finger tips harden (they are a lot tougher than last week already).

[SG Thrasher]

So you can only get 6 sets at a time? Might go two's on an order with my mate, i'm really interested in some of these for my acoustic.

Newtone: The new Cleartone.

[MDV]

So you can only get 6 sets at a time? Might go two's on an order with my mate, i'm really interested in some of these for my acoustic.

Newtone: The new Cleartone.

Lets not go that far quite yet. Most of us havent heard them, and arent raving about them.

[MDV]

But I need some more cleartones, thanks for reminding me!

[JDC]

well I've up tuned my strings from C to D standard, decided to block the trem with a square battery because I didn't want to balance the bridge and even though the strings are pretty much dead there is certainly an improvement in tone, not sure if it's the battery block trick or the extra tension or both

now I can't decide which strings I want! how do you guys pick a set???

using a guitar tension calculator I tend to have all the wound as similar tension, and then all the plain steels are similar too but lighter than the wounds, is having a more gradual change between the plains and wounds a good idea or not?

[dave_mc]

thanks nolly and wez. I'll keep that in mind, will probably order some in the next day or two (though when i get round to fitting them is anyone's guess :lol: ).

When you said that the hexcores feel a bit tighter, nolly, do you mean the tension, or the tone? :)

I mean the tension - they tend to feel stiffer in my experience.

Hope you like 'em!

thanks :D

So you can only get 6 sets at a time? Might go two's on an order with my mate, i'm really interested in some of these for my acoustic.

Newtone: The new Cleartone.

you can order them in single sets from stringsdirect, baz. assuming you want "standard" string gauges.

But I need some more cleartones, thanks for reminding me!

someone on the musicradar linked to another company which was making cables with the same specs as the cleartones for a little less money- not as much choice in sizes though (though i think you can contact them for custom-length cables). just to let you know. if you're interested I'll see if i can find the link for you.

[MDV]

Nah, cleartone are fine. I know where I'm at with them.

JDC - guesswork, differences in net cross sectional surface area and trial and error.

[dave_mc]

Nah, cleartone are fine. I know where I'm at with them.

that's pretty much what i decided too, the saving was pretty small. Not that I need any at the moment anyway...