Found out about NorthTone Strings on Instagram -- Canada's first string company. No products yet, but on Insta they said they were going to make bass strings as well!
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Canada: We're Finally Getting Our Own Strings! -- NorthTone
- Thread starter Jimmy Cote
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Chatted with them after a gig a few months ago (they're based in my city) and they plan to start with guitar strings. But I've volunteered to try out their bass strings when they're in the testing stage.
I'm hoping that they knock it out of the park and that one or more of Dingwall, Godin, and Fbass partner with them.
Neat! And based out of my hometown 
They'd better have some pure nickel strings on offer at some point. Joined the mailing list, gave 'em a follow on insta, and I'm keen to see how the company develops. I've been playing my electric geetars more lately, so when strings become available, I'll get my hands on a set.
They'd better have some pure nickel strings on offer at some point. Joined the mailing list, gave 'em a follow on insta, and I'm keen to see how the company develops. I've been playing my electric geetars more lately, so when strings become available, I'll get my hands on a set.
Both pure nickel and strings that fit Dingwalls would be awesome!
This is great news!
And if they actually manufacture in Canada, I'd be willing to pay a bit more.
Hopefully they produce a bright flatwound.
And if they actually manufacture in Canada, I'd be willing to pay a bit more.
Hopefully they produce a bright flatwound.
I wonder if they’re gonna specialize in nickel-wound?Neat! And based out of my hometown
Given they're in Sudbury (home of the Big Nickel and a major source of nickel mining), that would make a lot of marketing sense!
Keep us posted!Chatted with them after a gig a few months ago (they're based in my city) and they plan to start with guitar strings. But I've volunteered to try out their bass strings when they're in the testing stage.
I'm hoping that they knock it out of the park and that one or more of Dingwall, Godin, and Fbass partner with them.
I wish them all the success. I love Canada, and if I had not been born in the South and get fairly crazy when confronted with real snow, I don't know if I wouldn't have emigrated. It's a civilized country.
My hope is "Made in Canada" will mean being more cost-effective without sacrificing quality.
You might look into the Vancouver and Victoria areas. We don't get snow like the rest of Canada.
Of course it's absolute chaos when it does snow...
They need to add Sudbury bulldogs in there somehow. Gotta get a good Shoresy reference in there eh.
