I'm not familiar with the Newtones; I'll have to give them a try. I've been using John Pearse strings on my 6 string guitars and D'Addarios on the 12 and the banjo. I tried the Elixers and didn't break any, but also didn't particularly like the tone. I think they mesh well with some instruments, but apparently not mine. I felt they always just sounded like slightly, but not completely, dead strings. It could also be playing style - I'm a fingerstyle guitarist, and I use strings that work with my playing style.

Dan Schatz