beeejums
Well-known member
So I want you guys who have tried lots of strings to help a poor man out...
I put Aquilas on my Flea, and I don't like how "thick" it sounds. I want something a bit cleaner, more like the D'Addarios I have on my tenor. I do like the volume I get from the Aquilas... I'm not sure which of the stock tone-describing words I should use to say what I'm looking for... but I have a feeling it's either "clean" or "mellow" but with a healthy volume.
I was going to deal, but then I took the Hilos from my Flea and put them on my Mahalo (with the ghettofied paperclip zero fret) and as it turns out, 1) I don't like the sound of the Hilos and 2) the diameter of the Hilos is smaller than what was originally there, so it doesn't sit on my ghettofied zero fret right, and the intonation is all messed up again. That put me over the edge. I have to buy a new set of strings.
So, what should I put on my Flea to get something "cleaner" or "mellower" than Aquilas so I can put those Aquilas on my Mahalo? And does anyone know where I can get them and Jumpin' Jim's songbooks at the same place? I want to get one of those books for my wife's uncle and aunt who are awesome because they play ukulele and they are incredible hospitable.
I put Aquilas on my Flea, and I don't like how "thick" it sounds. I want something a bit cleaner, more like the D'Addarios I have on my tenor. I do like the volume I get from the Aquilas... I'm not sure which of the stock tone-describing words I should use to say what I'm looking for... but I have a feeling it's either "clean" or "mellow" but with a healthy volume.
I was going to deal, but then I took the Hilos from my Flea and put them on my Mahalo (with the ghettofied paperclip zero fret) and as it turns out, 1) I don't like the sound of the Hilos and 2) the diameter of the Hilos is smaller than what was originally there, so it doesn't sit on my ghettofied zero fret right, and the intonation is all messed up again. That put me over the edge. I have to buy a new set of strings.
So, what should I put on my Flea to get something "cleaner" or "mellower" than Aquilas so I can put those Aquilas on my Mahalo? And does anyone know where I can get them and Jumpin' Jim's songbooks at the same place? I want to get one of those books for my wife's uncle and aunt who are awesome because they play ukulele and they are incredible hospitable.