I have used Newtone strings and found them to be very good. Being made here in the UK, they are easier to obtain - have even bought 4 sets of light gauge on eBay at a reasonable price. The man behind Newtone, Malcolm Newton, makes a couple of claims that could be of interest. One is that they reach pitch under less tension than conventional strings - important with vintage guitars. Also, unlike the current trend, the cores are not hexagonal, octagonal or whatever, but round. The argument is that whilst the shaped cores help the winding to "bite" and grip well, they do leave a small cavity which eventually gets full of dirt, sweat, etc. The Newtones do not suffer from this and therefore stay bright longer, without resorting to coatings like Elixirs, for example.
I would recommend them, as I have found them to be excellent - and of course they are British, when most quality guitar produccts seem to come from North America.
I would recommend them, as I have found them to be excellent - and of course they are British, when most quality guitar produccts seem to come from North America.