Soprano Ukulele Strings
RatingsSoprano strings almost always come in re-entrant tuning. If there is no indication of whether the set is high or low G, it's fairly safe to assume they are high-G.
They will often indicate a tuning either C-tuning (gCEA) or D-tuning (aDF#B). However, which ever size is indicated, the strings will be suitable for the other tuning - there's not a great deal of difference in tension between the two.
Soprano String Comparison
The Baron tests out D'Addario J6502, then Aquila Soprano Regular, then Seaguar 100% flourcarbon fishing line
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BF#DA???
One thing that's caught me and others out in the past: some companies (such as D'Addario) write the string names in the opposite order i.e. BF#DA or AECG. This isn't some strange new tuning - just the standard C and D tunings written the other way round.
7 Comments
I like the Seaguar 100% flourcarbon fishing line the best.
Seaguar 100% flourcarbon fishing line sounds best on your video, I mean.
The D’Addarios sound quite tinny in comparison to the other two.
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What gauge was the Seaguar line? I thought that sounded really nice and am going to be getting my first uke this week. I’d like to string it with that line : )
Hello,
To be honest I can’t hear much difference between the different strings. I was wondering what song you were playing. I think I will get the fishing line string as I think it will last longer.
Hello wife got Me a Ukulele kit I have it all done
and it came out great . this was My 3rd Instument to build the book that came with the kit doesn’t
tell You what string goes were two of them are thicker I play guitar and Banjo so I know size matters need some help Thanks
I have just bought a Lamakai U11 which came with Aquila gut nylon strings. It keeps going out of tune, especially the C string, which is incredibly annoying. My question is, do I have to spend more time ‘breaking them in’, would it be better to change to other strings, or could the instrument itself be defective?
Thasnks!
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