gitarzan
Well-known member
I'm asking those who have been down this path before...
Ever pick up a Uke in the store, play it and be astonished at the incredible tone, nuance and intonation?
So you buy it, take it home, play and it just ain't the same?
I did that with my quilted ash, solid spruce top concert Lanakai I got a few weeks ago. I was stunned in the store and stumped at home.
It plays real nice but it it just too trebly. It sounds like a soprano. I know the ash and spruce means I'm going to have a bright sounding uke, but I really want to tone it down a little.
Other than putting a sock in it, I figure strings are my only option.
It has factory Aquilas on it now.
What strings might warm it up a little? I have a sultry throated Luna concert and a just a little brighter sounding Ibanez concert. Both are loads warmer thean the Lanakai.
Any recommendations? I don't want to deaden it but do want to bring it down a little. I've a couple set of Living Water Strings and some Southcoast strings coming on and paid dearly for them.
Would those be better choices? Or whut?
Ever pick up a Uke in the store, play it and be astonished at the incredible tone, nuance and intonation?
So you buy it, take it home, play and it just ain't the same?
I did that with my quilted ash, solid spruce top concert Lanakai I got a few weeks ago. I was stunned in the store and stumped at home.
It plays real nice but it it just too trebly. It sounds like a soprano. I know the ash and spruce means I'm going to have a bright sounding uke, but I really want to tone it down a little.
Other than putting a sock in it, I figure strings are my only option.
It has factory Aquilas on it now.
What strings might warm it up a little? I have a sultry throated Luna concert and a just a little brighter sounding Ibanez concert. Both are loads warmer thean the Lanakai.
Any recommendations? I don't want to deaden it but do want to bring it down a little. I've a couple set of Living Water Strings and some Southcoast strings coming on and paid dearly for them.
Would those be better choices? Or whut?