FrankBungle
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this thread is to share my thoughts on living water strings.
I’ll start by saying that in my opinion they’re the best strings…at least on my Kanile’a K3 Tenor.
The kanile’a is a superb instrument with a very deep and warm tone but it lacks a little bit of volume. I don’t consider it to be a great issue though, because I find that the richness of the sound is the first thing on an instrument.
I own my uke from more or less one year and before trying living water strings, I’ve tried lots of strings: aquila nylgut and nyltech, worth ct and bt, d’addario j71, fremont blacklines and maybe also some other brands that now don’t come to my mind.
by the way…I play only unplugged and almost only instrumental music.
between these strings the best for me were worth ct and d’addario j71, but…there is a but. d’addario were the best in producing the warm, crystal clear I tone I was looking for, but they didn’t add that little bit of volume I wanted; worth ct gave me that little bit of volume but sometimes I found that, especially when strummed, they were a tad too harsh and bright. don’t get me wrong though, both are great strings.
then I decided to try Living Water Strings and found the sound i had in my mind. they play like butter, produce the deep, almost piano like tone I was looking for and they gave me the right volume. they are equally good, both strummed and picked, making each note of a chord perfectly resonate and with a great sustain. I am now using them from about three months and i can consider the string trials over.
last but not least, Ken Middleton is a very kind person and his customer service is flawless.
I’ll upload a video as soon as I find the time, feel free to ask any question you like.
I’ll start by saying that in my opinion they’re the best strings…at least on my Kanile’a K3 Tenor.
The kanile’a is a superb instrument with a very deep and warm tone but it lacks a little bit of volume. I don’t consider it to be a great issue though, because I find that the richness of the sound is the first thing on an instrument.
I own my uke from more or less one year and before trying living water strings, I’ve tried lots of strings: aquila nylgut and nyltech, worth ct and bt, d’addario j71, fremont blacklines and maybe also some other brands that now don’t come to my mind.
by the way…I play only unplugged and almost only instrumental music.
between these strings the best for me were worth ct and d’addario j71, but…there is a but. d’addario were the best in producing the warm, crystal clear I tone I was looking for, but they didn’t add that little bit of volume I wanted; worth ct gave me that little bit of volume but sometimes I found that, especially when strummed, they were a tad too harsh and bright. don’t get me wrong though, both are great strings.
then I decided to try Living Water Strings and found the sound i had in my mind. they play like butter, produce the deep, almost piano like tone I was looking for and they gave me the right volume. they are equally good, both strummed and picked, making each note of a chord perfectly resonate and with a great sustain. I am now using them from about three months and i can consider the string trials over.
last but not least, Ken Middleton is a very kind person and his customer service is flawless.
I’ll upload a video as soon as I find the time, feel free to ask any question you like.