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Post by thebluesbear( al) on Mar 16, 2009 15:13:13 GMT
Hi
Do you ever have a problem where the answer is staring at you in the face?
Well i have been looking for a particular sound on one of my resos and... well after a conversation last week with a forum member here the penny dropped
it been using PB strings on my resos and the sound was not quite what i could hear in my head so
Nickel strings were it so i have just ordered some Michael messer newtone s the nickel type ....im sure it will be sorted
Newtones are hard to get here in belguim i have to drive to amtserdam to buy them in person
any way strings direct i have discovered now so thats cool
yes so im sure these nickels will give me what im after
imhappy
al
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 16, 2009 15:37:22 GMT
Glad you are Happy and have seen the light! As far as I know the only shop in the Nederlands is Palm Guitars. Soren, the owner, is a good man.
Nickel strings have a different sound to phosphor bronze - it is a personal taste thing. It is also what you get used to.
Shine On
Michael.
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Post by thebluesbear( al) on Mar 16, 2009 16:19:24 GMT
Hi Michael
yes soren is cool problem solved .....it was a 160 mile round trip for strings ....any way proble solved am one happy person
that is the short version
al
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Post by andys on Mar 16, 2009 22:57:08 GMT
I use Newtone Nickel strings and have never really got on with Bronze ones.
I wish though, that the Nickel ones were available in 16 - 59s like the bronze ones are.
Maybe they are, but they dont seem to be through Strings Direct, who I also use a lot.
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 17, 2009 9:36:53 GMT
Hi Andy,
The nickel MM Newtone National strings are definitely available in heavy gauge 16 to 59. I use them on my lap steel guitars.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by Gerry C on Mar 17, 2009 16:26:19 GMT
The ones I'd like to see available are a 13-56 set in nickel; the 15 set is great for slide but a bit rough on the ol' digits for playing 'normally' (ducks...)
Cheerily,
Gerry C
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Post by andys on Mar 17, 2009 21:23:25 GMT
Michael,
I'd love to get hold of a couple of sets of Nickel 16-59s, but no-one seems to stock them. StringsDirect only have Bronze in that gauge, as do Sheehans.
Does anyone know where can you get the 16-59 Nickels from?
Gerry,
13-52 Nickels are a bit more available as far as I know. Its the heavier 16s Nickels that seem to be like hens teeth
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Post by thebluesbear( al) on Mar 17, 2009 21:53:02 GMT
Andy ,gerry
it was 13 52 nickels i ordered from strings direct
so they are obtainable according to what i was told.....
al
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 18, 2009 0:08:25 GMT
.....I did not know there was a problem getting them. If the outlets you mention don't stock them, go direct to Newtone Strings and order them. As I have mentioned - I use them all the time.
Shine On
Michael.
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Post by wolvoboy on Mar 18, 2009 8:04:57 GMT
I get my MM Newtone strings from Hobgoblin in Brum, they specialize in strings for any instrument when i asked if they had any a couple of years back they said no but getting them is not a problem as they deal with Newtone, they sell so well now that they allways keep lots in stock. both nickel and bronze,there are Hobgolin shops all over the country, and they would i'm sure be able to get MM Newtone strings
Wolvoboy
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Post by thebluesbear( al) on Mar 18, 2009 10:25:48 GMT
well
my 13 to 52 arrived in the post today .....36 hours between order and transit to belguim isnt bad!! any way .....i wipped them on my side walk at the double......my suspicions were correct,that was what i wanted
am well happy
al
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Post by andys on Mar 18, 2009 10:29:51 GMT
I have tried my nearest Hobgoblin in Leeds, and they dont stock Newtones at all.
Google searches have drawn a blank as far as online sales, most only stock the PB sets, and if they have Nickel ones, they only go up to 13-52
I think for this particular set I will have to go direct to Newtone, unless anyone else knows someone who stocks them.
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