Cfiimei
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I recently purchased an Ohana 8-string (solid spruce/mahogany, lightly built.) The strings that came on it are black, with the exception of the wound low G, but I can't tell what brand they are (guessing Hilo.) Does anyone have direct experience with string brands for the 8-string? I'm considering Aquila, Worth, and Southcoast at the moment. I'm familiar with the difference between Aquila and Worth on a 4 string high G, not so familiar with Southcoast, and there just aren't any comparisons out there for 8 string sets that I can find. Any comments would be appreciated. In the end I'll probably order all 3, and possibly some that are suggested. I find it takes a fair bit of experimentation with each of my ukes before I finally settle on the best set or combination, and I know it is subjective; still, I'd love to hear some comments. The current strings are playable, but that's about it.