Hi,
I'Ve found browsing this forum so helpful over my brief uke career so far but I have yet to find a clear answer to a problem I have.
I have a Kala Ziricote laminate tenor uke that I love but I find has a. 'Twang' to its sound when strummed lightly that I don't like, when I drop tuning it sounds much better, more mellow, I'm guessing that this is due to the lower tension in the strings at drop tuning. My question is what strings can I put on my uke to mellow out my 'twang'. Should I aim for really low tension strings? I see south coast ukulele have lower tension options?
So far I have tried :
Aquila super nylgyt - quite bright and shimmery
Aquila new nylgut - too boomy
Aquila bionylon - bit dull and still twangy
Aquila red - so twangy but pretty low tension, metallic sound
Martin m620 - meh, twangy and not nice on my uke
Daddario ej53t - pretty good but still twang a fair bit not keen on metal c string, tried mixing in a c string from the super nylgut which was ok.
Worth brown BT - very twangy but actually quite nice
I have heard putting concert sets on a tenor reduces tension should I try this? I suppose I'm looking for the least trebley and most brassy sound possible from strings.
I'm open to all suggestions, and if there is anyone in Australia who'd like to post me some spares to try out that would be awesome
Hope to get some good advice!
Josef
I'Ve found browsing this forum so helpful over my brief uke career so far but I have yet to find a clear answer to a problem I have.
I have a Kala Ziricote laminate tenor uke that I love but I find has a. 'Twang' to its sound when strummed lightly that I don't like, when I drop tuning it sounds much better, more mellow, I'm guessing that this is due to the lower tension in the strings at drop tuning. My question is what strings can I put on my uke to mellow out my 'twang'. Should I aim for really low tension strings? I see south coast ukulele have lower tension options?
So far I have tried :
Aquila super nylgyt - quite bright and shimmery
Aquila new nylgut - too boomy
Aquila bionylon - bit dull and still twangy
Aquila red - so twangy but pretty low tension, metallic sound
Martin m620 - meh, twangy and not nice on my uke
Daddario ej53t - pretty good but still twang a fair bit not keen on metal c string, tried mixing in a c string from the super nylgut which was ok.
Worth brown BT - very twangy but actually quite nice
I have heard putting concert sets on a tenor reduces tension should I try this? I suppose I'm looking for the least trebley and most brassy sound possible from strings.
I'm open to all suggestions, and if there is anyone in Australia who'd like to post me some spares to try out that would be awesome
Hope to get some good advice!
Josef