Newtone Strings – Pedal Steel Guitar strings sets – For 10 string E9th and C6th necks – Nickel plated steel – Round-core – Hand crafted in the UK – Packed in sealed and re-sealable bags – Marked with string numbers – In stock
E9th NECK STRINGS
Gauges:
- .012
- .015
- .011
- .014
- .017
- .020
- .026w
- .030w
- .034w
- .038w
Price £13.00 + P&P
C6th NECK STRINGS
Gauges:
- .015
- .014
- .017
- .020
- .024w
- .030w
- .036w
- .042w
- .054w
- .068w
Price £13.00 + P&P
Whilst working on my good friend Scott’s guitar, he mentioned Newtone Strings, and most kindly sent me some sets to try. Having tried them… Wow! I had to use them myself, and stock them.
Unlike all the steel guitar strings I’d used before, these strings are round-core. Most electric guitar strings are made with a hex-core, so that when you cut a straight string, the wound part doesn’t loosen. The downside is, the wound section doesn’t wind as smoothly on the hex-core because it’s not a circle, it’s a hexagonal. This ultimately affects the flexibility of the string. When you flex a wound round-core string, you can feel it’s more supple. A right-angle bend before the cut point easily cures the issue with the winding unwinding after it’s cut. Do they sound better? Yes…. And they keep their tone longer; something I’ve really noticed. They’re also are more consistent – I’m amazed how little the fine tuners need adjustment when you put the second set on – Mark