Goats Can Eat Anything
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Inspired by a couple of beers, I restrung both of my ukuleles last night and had some very good results!
I put the D'Addario Nyltechs (EJ88T) with a wound D'Addario Pro-Arte .029 (J4504) as a low-G on my Kanilea K-1T Premium and it sounds great. This is the second set of these that I have put on there and it works very well. The low-ish tension allows the lightly braced top to really sing and the wound blends in pretty well with the plain strings. They're remind me of the J71s (which I like) but a bit softer in tension and mellow in tone. On a Kanilea tenor, these strings seem to work pretty well if you're after more of a deep and resonant tone. There's sparkle on the strings, but not a lot of sizzle. I suspect I could find something better, but they're pretty damn close. Grade: B+A-.
Then I put some Ko'olau Golds on my Collings UT-1. First of all, these strings look sweet. The gold on the rosewood and satin finished mahogany -- this works well -- but they also sound awesome. I've had Aquilas, J71s, Worths (CM and CT), but nothing really sounded quite like this. They have the warmth of a fat nylon string (and the C string is quite fat), but the clarity and brilliance of a Worth. They also feel really good, smooth, almost a little slick, not too tight, but they do give enough resistance to allow a little spank -- these are winners. Of course longevity is the question... However, if they stay like this: A.
If you haven't tried them yet, a set of Ko-olau Golds might just be the thing you're looking for...
I put the D'Addario Nyltechs (EJ88T) with a wound D'Addario Pro-Arte .029 (J4504) as a low-G on my Kanilea K-1T Premium and it sounds great. This is the second set of these that I have put on there and it works very well. The low-ish tension allows the lightly braced top to really sing and the wound blends in pretty well with the plain strings. They're remind me of the J71s (which I like) but a bit softer in tension and mellow in tone. On a Kanilea tenor, these strings seem to work pretty well if you're after more of a deep and resonant tone. There's sparkle on the strings, but not a lot of sizzle. I suspect I could find something better, but they're pretty damn close. Grade: B+A-.
Then I put some Ko'olau Golds on my Collings UT-1. First of all, these strings look sweet. The gold on the rosewood and satin finished mahogany -- this works well -- but they also sound awesome. I've had Aquilas, J71s, Worths (CM and CT), but nothing really sounded quite like this. They have the warmth of a fat nylon string (and the C string is quite fat), but the clarity and brilliance of a Worth. They also feel really good, smooth, almost a little slick, not too tight, but they do give enough resistance to allow a little spank -- these are winners. Of course longevity is the question... However, if they stay like this: A.
If you haven't tried them yet, a set of Ko-olau Golds might just be the thing you're looking for...