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.”
