Newtone Heritage Strings

shaunyshaun1234 · December 2017

Morning!

I thought I would try out a set of these as they seem to get a good wrap on here.

I ordered a set (from eBay) and they arrived yesterday. My reason for this post is that I wanted to double check that they are real as the packaging seems a bit cheap etc. Maybe this is just the packaging they use but wanted to double check.

The outer wrapper is very thin and is closed by a sticky strip and then the paper insert seems to be cut badly.

It may sound like I'm being really picky but I'm not. If thats the way they are packaged then fine! I haven't fitted the strings yet (children, christmas prep etc) but am looking forward to it.

https://1drv.ms/i/s!As5RIrNV_21JpmY4c22N9dEPLF_N

ourmaninthenorth · December 2017

Throw the packaging away, put the strings on.

My favourite strings.

VimFuego · December 2017

rumour has it that ebay abounds with dodgy strings, which is why I prefer to either buy direct or from a reputable source. That said, be interested in your opinion, want to try their mando strings at some point.

AliGorie · December 2017

contact Newtone with the picture from ebay asking if they ever put their strings in that packaging -
here's the one from Newtones site -
https://i2.wp.com/www.newtonestrings.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/heritage.jpg?zoom=2&resize=300,300&ssl=1

earwighoney · December 2017

ourmaninthenorth said:

Throw the packaging away, put the strings on.

Agree.

Newtone's packaging is on the homebrew side of things but the strings are great.

kreggs · December 2017

How do these strings fare on a shorter scale say 24.5 inch neck. Would they be too loose or are they still great?

thermionic · December 2017

shaunyshaun1234 said:

Morning!

I thought I would try out a set of these as they seem to get a good wrap on here.

I thought they wrapped them in the factory?

kreggs · December 2017

Joking aside its time to wrap this thread up

AliGorie · December 2017

kreggs - do u’r string calc thing for a normal set and the difference (lbs) between a - say set of 13’s and 12’s will be similar to the diff of a 25.4 to 24.9 scale for LOW tension strings.
* NOTE* LT only applies to wound strings - they use a thinner core wire.
e.g. a set of 12’s on a 24.9 scale would not be ’to slack’ for normal playing, if you want to play bluegrass with a pick ’n ‘dig in’ then go norm tension.
you decide.
string calc’s, take u’r pick

http://www.mcdonaldstrings.com/stringxxiii.html
https://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html
https://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_guitar_string.htm

digitalkettle · December 2017

I've got a DADGAD set of Newtones...had them a while and I'm not going to get around to using them.

If anyone fancies trying them, I'll send them to you for nowt!

ourmaninthenorth · December 2017

digitalkettle said:

I've got a DADGAD set of Newtones...had them a while and I'm not going to get around to using them.

If anyone fancies trying them, I'll send them to you for nowt!

I'll have 'em mate. Nice one.

I'll stick a tenner in the Cancer Researcher collection tin that's outside my local Tesco. How's that?

kreggs · December 2017

Cool. It makes sense with those charts. I will give newtones a try at some point. I dont have the strongest/ biggest hands. I have just switch from dadario to rotosound super bronze in 11s and noticed the rotosounds seem stiffer than the dadario 11s. Harder to bend. Am I crazy or can there be that much variation between manufacturer in the same gauge.

digitalkettle · December 2017

ourmaninthenorth said:

digitalkettle said:

I've got a DADGAD set of Newtones...had them a while and I'm not going to get around to using them.

If anyone fancies trying them, I'll send them to you for nowt!

I'll have 'em mate. Nice one.

I'll stick a tenner in the Cancer Researcher collection tin that's outside my local Tesco. How's that?

Excellent...will respond to your PM.

ourmaninthenorth · December 2017

@digitalkettle ;

Extremely cool. Thanking you kindly.

shaunyshaun1234 · December 2017

thermionic said:

shaunyshaun1234 said:

Morning!

I thought I would try out a set of these as they seem to get a good wrap on here.

I thought they wrapped them in the factory?

Fitted them!

Have had 12s on my Taylor for years, then moved to 13s 'for a change' and then have now moved to these 11s.

The strings are fantastic and the playability (bending strings etc) has drastically improved. But I think my next set will be back to 12s as they just feel a bit thin under my fingers.

I'm also worried as to how a non coated string will hold to my super rusting fingers.

AliGorie · December 2017

shaunyshaun1234 said:

I'm also worried as to how a non coated string will hold to my super rusting fingers.

Mmmmm, stop worrying.
My experience is - If ya have acidic / oily sweat and KILL strings - say in under a month or two, your best to go \coated'.
Depending on your type of skin excretions strings like Newtone & DR that use a higher quality bronze alloy tend to deteriorate more quickly than 'cheaper' formulations - which is reflected in their selling price.
I have friends who give up on string quality tone for this very reason - they're NOT allowed to touch my guitars as I'll either have Newts or DR's on and they can kill 'em dead in 10 to 20 minuets of playing.
BTW DR do a coated string - Dragon Skins which are their 'Rare's' (which I use) but with a coating - could be an option for you.
hope this helps.

shaunyshaun1234 · December 2017

AliGorie said:

shaunyshaun1234 said:

I'm also worried as to how a non coated string will hold to my super rusting fingers.

Mmmmm, stop worrying.
My experience is - If ya have acidic / oily sweat and KILL strings - say in under a month or two, your best to go \coated'.
Depending on your type of skin excretions strings like Newtone & DR that use a higher quality bronze alloy tend to deteriorate more quickly than 'cheaper' formulations - which is reflected in their selling price.
I have friends who give up on string quality tone for this very reason - they're NOT allowed to touch my guitars as I'll either have Newts or DR's on and they can kill 'em dead in 10 to 20 minuets of playing.
BTW DR do a coated string - Dragon Skins which are their 'Rare's' (which I use) but with a coating - could be an option for you.
hope this helps.

Thanks for the heads up.

I'll see how the Newtones hold up for now.

I have retired back to a house only player as I have two small children and don't really have the time to rehearse etc so its not viable to be changing strings every couple of weeks. If this is the case with Newtones then the Dragon Skins might be the next stop.

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