Cat M
Well-known member
Hi all --
I just received my new Fanner electric baritone uke. So this is my first time dealing with steel strings.
My main uke is a custom Kimo acoustic-electric bari and I have settled on Galli UX780 for it, after trying quite a few different sets. But I know nothing about steel strings.
Fanner recommends standard electric guitar strings, 10s or 11s (apparently these numbers refer to the gauge of the high E), so I'm going to pick a few sets and experiment.
But... round, half-round, flat, coated, steel, nickel, chrome, balanced... huh?? D'Addario alone has dozens of choices.
I'll be playing some jazz and classic rock, mainly rhythm and chord melodies.
I know there are a lot of guitar + uke players around here so I thought maybe you folks could give me a few suggestions.
Thanks!
I just received my new Fanner electric baritone uke. So this is my first time dealing with steel strings.
My main uke is a custom Kimo acoustic-electric bari and I have settled on Galli UX780 for it, after trying quite a few different sets. But I know nothing about steel strings.
Fanner recommends standard electric guitar strings, 10s or 11s (apparently these numbers refer to the gauge of the high E), so I'm going to pick a few sets and experiment.
But... round, half-round, flat, coated, steel, nickel, chrome, balanced... huh?? D'Addario alone has dozens of choices.
I'll be playing some jazz and classic rock, mainly rhythm and chord melodies.
I know there are a lot of guitar + uke players around here so I thought maybe you folks could give me a few suggestions.
Thanks!