Anyone tried 'Newtone' strings?

[maverickf1jockey]

I hope you asked them to at least give you a blob of solder or something on the end to help stop them unravelling, or is the dead end wound differently somehow?

[MDV]

No, they advised me to leave some of the double wind at the end in future. They can make them without ball ends for floyds though, so I'll be doing that with the sets that go on the floyds (which is, after some more testing, the round cores).

[maverickf1jockey]

Please keep us posted with your results.

[MDV]

They arrived today, all present and correct, they look fine (and are very nicely ball end-less)

[Fourth Feline]

Iv'e sent for for some Newtone 13 - 56 roundwound 'Archtop' strings from strings direct to try - as one of the Jazz guitar affectionados at 'Foulds Of Derby' noted that they converted him from Thomastik's already superb 'swing' series flatwounds. A nice combo of supple response and great tone were cited.  The bass strings are supposed to be 2 or 3 layers of thin wind on a round core. This sounded as bespoke / befiting B.K.P. Manhatthans as one could get from a round wound string. I hope they are 'bouncier' than Thomastik flatwounds, yet mellower than Thomastik roundwounds of similar build. They are also a fraction of the cost !

Should be here tommorrow, so I will report back for any lurking 'closet' Jazzers and mellow fellows ...  8)

[Fourth Feline]

Well folks, I tried them - and thought they were great strings ; in fact my favourite roundwound strings so far. However, for my Jazz / chord melody purposes, I need a highly polished nickel flatwound - to give all the 'bounce' but with almost zero finger noise, and in a combination of gauges / tensions straight from the pack - to feel totally even across the neck. The Newtone are sweet, but still too zingy and defined for smoooooth Jazz.  They would be great for  Gypsy Jazz or that Martin Taylor type sound.

So for Solo chord melody / smooth ensemble Jazz it's back to Thomastik 'Swing' Series 13s. However, The Newtone's will be going onto my 'Muled up' Les Paul - and very happily so.  Lovely strings !  :)

[WezV]

i just got back a guitar i had lent to a friend... and he decided to be generous and change the strings before giving it back.  only the buggers put d'addarios on it!!   

a few months a go that would have been fine but not now :(

[Mr. Air]

I've just gotten my hands om some nickel masters and have only played them a little, but from what I can tell they seem bright, in a good way. They don't sound like other strings I've tried. They seem to be more "snappy" if that makes any sense. I'm pleased with'em.

[TheIronBeast]

I've been needing some new sets of strings and I usually use Ernie Ball but instead I ordered 5 sets of Newtone Electric Masters 10-46 from Strings Direct.

[MDV]

And now I need acoustic and bass strings

Should probably order the next batch of electrics while I'm at it, given the waiting time :lol:

[Will]

I ordered at the middle of May, and I have just got the Paypal request to say that my strings have been made.

Its convenient that I had the time to buy from stringsdirect in the mean time to ease the curiousity if I would like them or not...

[nfe]

So Newtone seem to have speeded up quite a bit as of late, I've now had four batches of strings trying to get things right.

Have now settled on:

14-18-26w-36w-48w-60w hex cored with the thicker cores for my guitars in C.
 
And 14-18-26w-36w-50w-65w hex cored with the thicker cores for my guitar in B.

And am thoroughly pleased.

[MDV]

So those 60 wounds worked out OK for you (despite being round cored?)

[nfe]

Damn, sorry, I thought I messaged you about them. You must think me very rude  :oops: Thanks again for sending them.

They made a difference, but I find quite a jump between them and the hex cored versions I have now.

All in all, very pleased. Gonna order a ton more so I never get caught out without any. Maybe buy some for my acoustic and bass and see how they are too, I'm sure they'll be great.

[MDV]

Oh, quite welcome, and not at all, its just a couple of strings

I just noted that the guages on the wounds were 2 for 3 of what I ordered myself

I got another batch of 10 to have a store, since there is a delay and the delay is unpredictable (these took a month to arrive, rather than the 2 weeks promised), some acoustics from strings direct and some bass strings. The acoustics were a little dissapointing, actually: not as much better than earthwoods (that I normally use) as the electrics are. Havent tried the bass strings yet.