Aaron,
Always good to hear your input on strings and yes, stringbymail.com is a better deal especially with the low shipping costs to Hawaii.
I'm still using my Savarez Alliance strings, have been for over 10 years. They are thinner than other brands, a bit on the bright side, but the clarity and sustain matches the sound I like and enhances my ukes.
There are a lot of good strings out there, and a lot of not so good strings out there. Funny how many will boast the strings they use to be the best, without even trying other strings. You find this type of misinformation on many forums, whether it be ukes, fishing, cars, there are always a few that will say the best is what I use. I won't say Savarez is the best, but after trying many strings, it suits me and my instruments.
Choosing strings is fun and educational. Checkout the classical guitar scene, those guys know the value of a good set of strings, you think Aaron get's technical, ha!
P.S. I'm still trying to gather my flourocarbon fishing line for a test run, instead of GCEA going be 25lb test, 80 lb test, 60 lb test, 15 lb test or something like that
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