Strings For New Uke

mangorockfish

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Got my new gloss mahogany Mainland tenor w/MISI for Christmas. Ordered Low G from Uke Republic when I ordered the case, thinking that I wanted a nice low mellow sound from it. After playing my gloss mahogany Mainland concert for the last three months, I realized that I want a brighter sound than what I'm getting from the Aquilas that it came with. Reccomendations, please.
 
If you go on Ken Middletons youtube page, he did a sample of Aquila's vs Worths:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5yU85FM8Fg

This is the thread that went with it, some very useful input:

http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/f...-and-Worth-strings-compared&highlight=strings

I've just ordered some Worths Clear for the exact same reason, I want a bright clear sound which Aquilas just don't give. I have also ordered some Ko'olau golds as they are supposed to be good too, read this thread also as it has some good advice:

http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?23598-Mainland-string-quest

The only thing other is though different strings will compliment different woods so I guess you need to get 2 or 3 different sets and play each in for a week then switch between them to see which are better. Its worth it in the long run to get that incredible tone out of your uke.
 
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