Don't hear this as judgement, or stuck in my ways, or tribalism... I'm actually curious because I'm fairly new to the uke world. I understand standard tuning. I understand having an 8-string (it's equivalent to a 12 string guitar). I understand non-standard tunings to play some songs easier and simply to be creative. And if that's all the extra strings are for, more power to them.
But, as I've been looking around at ukuleles and seeing what's out there I discovered the 5 string where they have the octave Gg strings. First listen and look, just seems like someone who wants one uke but can't make up their mind on high or low G. I'm sure there's a point. Wondering if y'all can enlighten me.
I then saw a Kala on amazon that appeared to have g-Cc-E-AA stringing. Haven't heard one in real life and wondered what the point was. Is it designed for a specific sound? Or was someone just having fun in the design room one day?
I've obviously seen the 6-string (guileles) tuned A to A. I can kinda see this (and personally want one) but it starts to lose a little of the uke charm to me.
Maybe I shouldn't say this, but the only stringing that doesn't make sense to me is a 6 string uke tuned E to E. That's just a small guitar. I still want one, but I'd call it a guitar.
Anyway, just wondering if any of you have any of these "non-traditional" stringed ukes. And regardless, is there a specific point to them or just to add a little fun and spice to life? I'm assuming it's to add some spice to life, just didn't know if there was something I'm missing.
But, as I've been looking around at ukuleles and seeing what's out there I discovered the 5 string where they have the octave Gg strings. First listen and look, just seems like someone who wants one uke but can't make up their mind on high or low G. I'm sure there's a point. Wondering if y'all can enlighten me.
I then saw a Kala on amazon that appeared to have g-Cc-E-AA stringing. Haven't heard one in real life and wondered what the point was. Is it designed for a specific sound? Or was someone just having fun in the design room one day?
I've obviously seen the 6-string (guileles) tuned A to A. I can kinda see this (and personally want one) but it starts to lose a little of the uke charm to me.
Maybe I shouldn't say this, but the only stringing that doesn't make sense to me is a 6 string uke tuned E to E. That's just a small guitar. I still want one, but I'd call it a guitar.
Anyway, just wondering if any of you have any of these "non-traditional" stringed ukes. And regardless, is there a specific point to them or just to add a little fun and spice to life? I'm assuming it's to add some spice to life, just didn't know if there was something I'm missing.