wickedwahine11
Well-known member
I just want to give a shout out to dkcrown for recommending some strings to me for my Kamaka. I had previously been using Fremont Fluorocarbon Blacklines, as I don't care for wound low g strings. The Fremonts were more balanced than the Worth CTs I had previously tried (which seemed as though the low g was very boomy and overpowered the other three strings). But with the Fremonts, I missed the crystal clear picking quality I found in other strings, so I rigged an experiment using Savarez Alliance strings to try for an unwound setup. It actually didn't work too bad, but the low g was a little bit slack due to the fact that it was meant to go on as my C string. See thread: http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/f...82-Unwound-low-g-experiment&highlight=savarez
So in the thread I started about my experiment, dkcrown suggested I try the Worth CH low g HD version, which had been recommended to him by Brian at KoAloha. He was searching for a non boomy low g, and apparently Brian said they used these on their custom ukes.
I ordered two packs from Elderly (where dkcrown had them special order them for him) and wow, what a difference! The Kamaka sounds great...the increase in volume from the Savarez to the Worth is very noticeable. The bright clarity when picking is an improvement over the Fremonts, and it is not nearly as boomy or overwhelming as the low g had been on the Worth CT strings (at least not to my ears). I'm willing to admit I'm in the new string honeymoon phase -- which I always go through after first trying a brand new set -- but they sound and feel wonderful.
I just ordered three more packs off the Elderly site, so I hope I end up still liking them for a while. Anyhoo, for those of you looking to try something new, if you have the $14 to burn, I second dkcrown's recommendation. Thanks buddy!
So in the thread I started about my experiment, dkcrown suggested I try the Worth CH low g HD version, which had been recommended to him by Brian at KoAloha. He was searching for a non boomy low g, and apparently Brian said they used these on their custom ukes.
I ordered two packs from Elderly (where dkcrown had them special order them for him) and wow, what a difference! The Kamaka sounds great...the increase in volume from the Savarez to the Worth is very noticeable. The bright clarity when picking is an improvement over the Fremonts, and it is not nearly as boomy or overwhelming as the low g had been on the Worth CT strings (at least not to my ears). I'm willing to admit I'm in the new string honeymoon phase -- which I always go through after first trying a brand new set -- but they sound and feel wonderful.
I just ordered three more packs off the Elderly site, so I hope I end up still liking them for a while. Anyhoo, for those of you looking to try something new, if you have the $14 to burn, I second dkcrown's recommendation. Thanks buddy!