Marchione Guitars Employ SonoTone Premium Guitar Strings

After SonoTone premium strings founder PK Pandey sent luthier Stephen Marchione sets of SonoTone Symphonic and Vintage series strings to try on Marchione steel-string acoustic and electric guitars, respectively, Marchione knew it would make sense to start outfitting his premium, hand-built instruments with these strings.

Together, Marchione guitars and SonoTone premium strings enhance these aspects of each guitar, and aid the luthier in creating the highest-quality instruments he can make — from the wood, to the glue, to the pickups and, now, the strings — plus everything in between.

“The moment I first played a Marchione guitar it was like a whole new experience for my ear,” Pandey said. “And, especially with SonoTone strings, I can hear a much wider tonal spectrum. It’s mind-boggling! That all has to do with the quality of the materials, and the way each guitar is made.”

“One of the things I love about SonoTone strings — on top of the tone and feel — is the accuracy and the consistency I can get while setting up the intonation and fretboard,” he said. “I’m able to dial the setup in just a little bit tighter than I was before. I’m able to get my guitar necks a tiny bit straighter and the nut a tiny bit lower, so I can get the action to be a tiny bit lower. Combine all those elements together, and you get an intonation that is sublime.

“It’s really vocal-sounding in the sense that it is in-tune and pleasing to the ear,” he added. “It takes more time to do that, but the end-result is a better guitar.”