With their hook line "Superior guitar strings for superior guitarists", Santa Rosa California-based Sfarzo Strings are launching two new sets of strings in January 2011. According to Sfarzo, both the EMPYREAN acoustic guitar strings and NICKELANIUM for electric guitar give an outstanding bright sound and more sustain than conventional strings.

The NICKELANIUM Nickel Strings are advertised as Outstanding for Screaming Leads and Chomping rhythms. Excellent for live performance and studio sessions.. In addition to conventional sets of 9, 10 and 11 gauge, the NICKELANIUM strings are available in an additional 7 sets of different string gauge combinations - great for guitarists who like to experiment.

The ACOUSTIC EMPRYREAN and wound from a special alloy of bronze, zinc and tin, for Great tonal projection, warm and crisp. Excellent for live performances and studio sessions.

Although maybe less well known than the likes of D'Addario, GHS and Ernie Ball, Sfarzo Strings have been around for nearly three decades and have a wide following and many endorsing artists, particularly in California.

NICKELANIUM Electric guitar string sets

N09 009, 011, 016, 024, 032, 048
N10 010, 013, 017, 026, 036, 052
N11 011, 015, 018, 032, 044, 055

N020 008, 011, 014, 022, 030, 038
N030 009, 011, 014, 022, 030, 038
N040 009, 011, 016, 024, 032, 042
N050 009, 011, 016, 026, 036, 046
N060 010, 013, 015, 026, 032, 038
N070 010, 013, 017, 026, 036, 046
N080 011, 014, 018, 028, 038, 048

EMPYREAN acoustic guitar string sets

E010 010, 014, 022, 028, 038, 048
E020 011, 014, 022, 030, 038, 046
E030 011, 015, 024, 030, 040, 050
E040 012, 015, 028, 034, 044, 054
E050 013, 017, 026, 036, 045, 056