Kayak Jim
Well-known member
What's your experience with wound C strings? I just noticed Southcoast offers them as I was about to place an order for some Mediums. The promised "more depth and sustain in those registers" is appealing on my concerts (Mainland and Koaloha).
My experience to date with wound strings hasn't been great though. I bought a Kala tenor just to see if I like that scale (I don't) and put a Fremont flat wound on it to see if I like low G (I don't). I find it very boomy, it rings on forever and even vibrates sympathetically when not even plucked.
I know strings are cheap and not difficult to change but without being able to do a side by side comparison I find, by the time the strings have fully settled in, frankly I can't remember exactly how the old strings sounded.
Is a wound C a good option to get a bit more bottom end on a high G uke?
Thanks
Jim B
My experience to date with wound strings hasn't been great though. I bought a Kala tenor just to see if I like that scale (I don't) and put a Fremont flat wound on it to see if I like low G (I don't). I find it very boomy, it rings on forever and even vibrates sympathetically when not even plucked.
I know strings are cheap and not difficult to change but without being able to do a side by side comparison I find, by the time the strings have fully settled in, frankly I can't remember exactly how the old strings sounded.
Is a wound C a good option to get a bit more bottom end on a high G uke?
Thanks
Jim B