RafterGirl
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It seems like a lot of folks use low G on tenors. How does a low G work on a concert?
My opinion.I just recently put one on one of my concerts. I'm not sure I'm a fan. For strumming, I would give it a thumbs down overall. Maybe I'm too used to the high G sound but it's not really working for me. It sounds good on some songs but overall I much prefer a high G. I've been trying to learn some finger-picking and I'm going to see how I like it as a picker. I gave it a short try only once so far and it worked better for me as a picker. I just need to spend more time picking with a low G before I make a final decision about how I feel.
It seems like a lot of folks use low G on tenors. How does a low G work on a concert?
In a nutshell: just the same.How does a low G work on a concert?
Just a tip, if you play melody and you go below the C on a re-entrant strung uke, you can substitute chords for the notes and it sounds very nice. I do it all the time.I put low G on all my ukes, even my sopranos, for 2 reasons. 1st, I just think it sounds better. 2nd, I have noticed you can not play the melodies in a lot of uke books without it, its as if the people putting the uke song books together expect you to have low G.
My question isn't so much about the benefits of a low G, but whether it's effective on a concert as opposed to a tenor.
For strumming, I would give it a thumbs down overall.
Are you thinking of putting on a wound/metal low-G or a fluorocarbon kind? Cos the former you might have to carve or file a piece of your uke so it fits in the slot better.