Cleartone Strings was founded by none other than legendary Rock 'N Roll hall-of-famer Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers. In the heyday of his career, the star found himself in need of a better sounding, more durable guitar string that wouldn’t need replacing after every show. When no other strings on the market met with his exacting standards, he decided to take matters into his own hands and personally spearheaded the development of a new string treatment that could be applied at a mere 0.5 micron's thickness, drastically increasing the lifespan of a set without sacrificing volume, sound, or sustain. Cleartone has been the music industry’s gold standard for coated guitar strings ever since. And though Phil is no longer with us, we honor his legacy by continuing to manufacture all of our strings in-house, using only premium US-sourced materials and the patented formula he perfected.