Hi Everybody!
Just a few days ago I got my first "real" Uke, a Kala Travel Tenor. There has been a lot of praise for this Instrument on this board, and all I can say is that every bit of it is true. What a lovely instrument.
I knew that i wanted to try the low G tuning, so I orderd a set of Aquila Nylguts for tenor with the uke. But I also wanted to try black strings (mainly for aesthetics), so I bought a Set of J54 Black Nylon D'addario as well.
So now i have the wound low G Aqilla, then the wound C from the D'Addario Set, and then two Black Strings.
Strange thing is that my C String is thicker than my G String, but the tention seems quite the same. How is this possible?
But I love the sound! Compared to the Aquila set with just the G string swapped, the sound is now a lot more mellower, with a wounderful bass to it. Its exactly the sound I was looking for in this instrument. and with two silver wound and two black strings it looks really nice.
What do you people think of this setup? Has anyone tried something similar? I know that wound strings have some drawbacks, but i just love their sound.
Just wanted to share my experiment and encourage others to try aswell!
All the best,
Karl
Just a few days ago I got my first "real" Uke, a Kala Travel Tenor. There has been a lot of praise for this Instrument on this board, and all I can say is that every bit of it is true. What a lovely instrument.
I knew that i wanted to try the low G tuning, so I orderd a set of Aquila Nylguts for tenor with the uke. But I also wanted to try black strings (mainly for aesthetics), so I bought a Set of J54 Black Nylon D'addario as well.
So now i have the wound low G Aqilla, then the wound C from the D'Addario Set, and then two Black Strings.
Strange thing is that my C String is thicker than my G String, but the tention seems quite the same. How is this possible?
But I love the sound! Compared to the Aquila set with just the G string swapped, the sound is now a lot more mellower, with a wounderful bass to it. Its exactly the sound I was looking for in this instrument. and with two silver wound and two black strings it looks really nice.
What do you people think of this setup? Has anyone tried something similar? I know that wound strings have some drawbacks, but i just love their sound.
Just wanted to share my experiment and encourage others to try aswell!
All the best,
Karl