Noah 8 String Concert - REVIEW

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• Feb 21, 2021

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Don't do enough 'additional string' uke reviews. This 8 string comes in the more unusual concert scale.

https://www.gotaukulele.com/2021/02/noah-8-string-concert-ukulele-review.html

 

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Interestingly, the original Martin taropatches were 15 inch scale. They later began making it with 4 strings, which became the concert uke.

 

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That's very interesting! Thanks!

 

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That is a very cool uke and I am glad to hear that it sounds pleasing which I did not expect with the included strings. The GHS Liliu are for tenor scale so tension with thick strings is likely high. On concert scale a better bet may be taropatch tuning without octave strings, just two regular concert sets. But it seems Noah pulled it off with octave strings.

 

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I must admit I am not up to par on 8 string sets. It does sound nice though. Still not convinced by the 'feel' or the wound string, but... all easily changed. As many people will.

 

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Baz, I love your comment that some songs don't work with 8 strings and some songs do. Any examples of the songs that sound good with an 8 string instrument?

 

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scarver said:

Baz, I love your comment that some songs don't work with 8 strings and some songs do. Any examples of the songs that sound good with an 8 string instrument?

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That's going to be highly subjective, but I am finding stuff from The Byrds (Tamborine Man?), Creedence Clearwater Revival, McGuinness Flint and the like come to mind.

When I used to gig we used to play Over The Hill by John Martyn and it was really uplifted by one of the uke players using an 8 string.

Some David Bowie will be a rich seam too - basically think of music where you know someone is using a 12 string guitar - will likely work for the same reason.