We have made this decision because of the overwhelming amount of requests for them.
When designing the Steel Guitar strings it was my goal to increase the tensile strength of the string by strengthening the core wire without increasing the size of the core wire.
My theory was; the string would return more accurately when recovering from a raise or lower therefore improving tuning issues. My theory did prove to be correct.
The one unintended unexpected surprise was; by strengthening the plain strings and the core wire of the wound strings (without increasing the size of the core wire) it made a significant improvement in the tonal qualities of every string.
The wrap of a string is there primarily to give certain desired tonal qualities to the string. Really hasn’t much to do with the tensile strength of a string.
From the beginning, it has been my theory that if you strengthen the core of a string by increasing the size of the core wire then you must decrease the thickness of the wrap in order to keep the desired string gauge.
I believe that by decreasing the thickness of the wrap it would have a negative effect on tonal qualities.
What I expect you will notice first off with Live Steel Electric Guitar Strings is a coveted mid range punch that is difficult to achieve with stock shelf strings.
The two sets we are offering consist of the following gauges:
Light Gauge: .009 .011 .016 .024 .032 .042
Standard Gauge .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
The price for each is $6.50
