tmm200
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I bought a Mainland Classic Mahogany Concert back in the Spring. It's my only uke, and I love it. I recently bought a bunch of different strings from Elderly Instruments and have been putting a new set on my uke each week in order to find the "perfect" strings for it.
The Mainlands come set up with Aquila strings, which I liked. They might have been a little too beefy, but otherwise a solid string.
The first new set I tried were Worth Browns. They sounded great but were a bit too thin for me. I did like that you get enough string is a pack of Worths to string up a uke twice. The A string size was .0185. I'm going to have to see if they offer a thicker set. If you are just starting out playing the uke, I suggest these. They are easy on the fingers and make bar chords a breeze.
I then tried out Fremont Black Fluorocarbon Strings. I didn't like these at all. From first strum they sounded muddy.
Today I put a set of Martin Clear Flurocarbons on, and they sound great! The thickness is spot on too (A string .0191). I'll be leaving them on for a while. The uke really sings with these strings.
I have a pack of Ko'olau Golds, Aquila New Nylguts and Hilos to test out, but it may be a while before I'll want to change out the Martins.
The Mainlands come set up with Aquila strings, which I liked. They might have been a little too beefy, but otherwise a solid string.
The first new set I tried were Worth Browns. They sounded great but were a bit too thin for me. I did like that you get enough string is a pack of Worths to string up a uke twice. The A string size was .0185. I'm going to have to see if they offer a thicker set. If you are just starting out playing the uke, I suggest these. They are easy on the fingers and make bar chords a breeze.
I then tried out Fremont Black Fluorocarbon Strings. I didn't like these at all. From first strum they sounded muddy.
Today I put a set of Martin Clear Flurocarbons on, and they sound great! The thickness is spot on too (A string .0191). I'll be leaving them on for a while. The uke really sings with these strings.
I have a pack of Ko'olau Golds, Aquila New Nylguts and Hilos to test out, but it may be a while before I'll want to change out the Martins.