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Aloha All...
I just want to give you my honest opinion on my experience today on my friends brand new Kamaka and strings. He called me and said that he had a new Kamaka 4 string tenor and
it didn't sound right..so I told him to bring it over and I'll look at it...I know there are so many
past posts on this issue but I wanted to clarafly some things....
In the past I mentioned I received some free New Bushman tenor strings as an introdutory offer and I put them on my Kamaka white label tenor 4 string, and thought they didn,t sound
right on that ukulele, so I took them and stored them away...
Getting back to my friend, he brought over his new Kamaka with the factory Kamaka strings
with it and they looked brand new even the wound string...I strummed it and the intonation
was really so bad it when it was tuned it sounded awefull. I told him it could be and intonation
problem and may probally need the factory to do a set up on it... to their original specs....
He convinced me to just try and change the strings for him somehow, and so I did...I had the
new bushmans laying around that they were trial offered for free. I took off his factory Kamaka strings except for the wound 'C" string and strung the Bushman strings on, and tuned it..
I was quite amazed as what I heard and experienced next,,,It sounded better than great, and
all the previous issues were gone...tone, playability, and comfort were beyond than one could
expect....Previously, on older posts other members have said that they shred really quickly.
But what I experienced today with them, just let me say...I wouldn't mind if they shred quickly
if they sound is this great anytime...it's worth the trade-off definetly for sure...I admit that
it doesn't have bottom end because they're thin strings, but they do have a decent volume,
spot on tone, clarity and a nice brightness(not a harsh brighness and muddled as others) and rather sweet.
I am definetly going to order some tomorrow, as it shows how pleased that I am with Bushmans strings. Not endorsing anything, just saying my personal experience with them with
this set of strings changed my whole outlook on them. Even when they were going untuned from the breaking in period it still sounded good, My two cents, probally worth nothing...
If anyone tries them, let me know of your current or past experience with them...
Mahalo Plenty!!!Have fun and "Keep strumming them strings"MM Stan..
P.S. looking back now, I should have tried them again sooner...and I want to tell my friend ...
give um back me strings....but I'm not that way...he he
I just want to give you my honest opinion on my experience today on my friends brand new Kamaka and strings. He called me and said that he had a new Kamaka 4 string tenor and
it didn't sound right..so I told him to bring it over and I'll look at it...I know there are so many
past posts on this issue but I wanted to clarafly some things....
In the past I mentioned I received some free New Bushman tenor strings as an introdutory offer and I put them on my Kamaka white label tenor 4 string, and thought they didn,t sound
right on that ukulele, so I took them and stored them away...
Getting back to my friend, he brought over his new Kamaka with the factory Kamaka strings
with it and they looked brand new even the wound string...I strummed it and the intonation
was really so bad it when it was tuned it sounded awefull. I told him it could be and intonation
problem and may probally need the factory to do a set up on it... to their original specs....
He convinced me to just try and change the strings for him somehow, and so I did...I had the
new bushmans laying around that they were trial offered for free. I took off his factory Kamaka strings except for the wound 'C" string and strung the Bushman strings on, and tuned it..
I was quite amazed as what I heard and experienced next,,,It sounded better than great, and
all the previous issues were gone...tone, playability, and comfort were beyond than one could
expect....Previously, on older posts other members have said that they shred really quickly.
But what I experienced today with them, just let me say...I wouldn't mind if they shred quickly
if they sound is this great anytime...it's worth the trade-off definetly for sure...I admit that
it doesn't have bottom end because they're thin strings, but they do have a decent volume,
spot on tone, clarity and a nice brightness(not a harsh brighness and muddled as others) and rather sweet.
I am definetly going to order some tomorrow, as it shows how pleased that I am with Bushmans strings. Not endorsing anything, just saying my personal experience with them with
this set of strings changed my whole outlook on them. Even when they were going untuned from the breaking in period it still sounded good, My two cents, probally worth nothing...
If anyone tries them, let me know of your current or past experience with them...
Mahalo Plenty!!!Have fun and "Keep strumming them strings"MM Stan..
P.S. looking back now, I should have tried them again sooner...and I want to tell my friend ...
give um back me strings....but I'm not that way...he he
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