Thanks! The Aklot bamboo tenor is a lot of uke for the money. It was pretty inexpensive and sounds much better than I was expecting. I wanted the Kala all bamboo tenor but decided to get the cheaper one for a camping/traveling beater uke and it’s been great for that. I don’t have fluorocarbon strings on it yet, just the stock Aquilas it came with. I will eventually though 😊
@@UkeWithSmitty I didn’t know of any other makes and therefore bought the Kala. I am happy with it but have wanted to try the Fluorocarbon strings. Phil Doleman was playing with Worth BL 36. I got the brown but they also make clear. I purchased from Strings and Beyond as the have been having a sale and their prices on all uku strings are good. They are thin and easy on your fingers too.
Hi Fred! It’s in the video description below the video. 😊 But here’s the link to it as well: ukewithsmitty.wordpress.com/2020/12/18/alternate-ukulele-tunings-to-try-out-w-free-pdf-guide/
That G C E G tuning is the same orientation as the top 4 strings of the 5 string banjo, great for picking Bluegrass tunes... There's another open tuning you may like to try, tune down 1 step to F# B Eb G# - this allows you to play songs easier in the keys of E and B... So F becomes E and C becomes B, great for Blues - works better on low G string cause allows a great bass especially for country blues music...🎸🪕🎶 🎶
Cool lesson! Alternative tunings are really fun!
Thanks and yes! Switching it up is so much fun
good stuff Smitty much appreciated
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the comment!
Great presentation of tuning differences. Good alternatives,thanks. How are you liking the Bamboo uku? Do. You use fluorocarbon strings?
Thanks! The Aklot bamboo tenor is a lot of uke for the money. It was pretty inexpensive and sounds much better than I was expecting. I wanted the Kala all bamboo tenor but decided to get the cheaper one for a camping/traveling beater uke and it’s been great for that. I don’t have fluorocarbon strings on it yet, just the stock Aquilas it came with. I will eventually though 😊
@@UkeWithSmitty I didn’t know of any other makes and therefore bought the Kala. I am happy with it but have wanted to try the Fluorocarbon strings. Phil Doleman was playing with Worth BL 36. I got the brown but they also make clear. I purchased from Strings and Beyond as the have been having a sale and their prices on all uku strings are good. They are thin and easy on your fingers too.
Hello Smitty.
When will the free PDF be available?
Hi Fred! It’s in the video description below the video. 😊 But here’s the link to it as well: ukewithsmitty.wordpress.com/2020/12/18/alternate-ukulele-tunings-to-try-out-w-free-pdf-guide/
@@UkeWithSmitty Thank you! 🙏🏻
That G C E G tuning is the same orientation as the top 4 strings of the 5 string banjo, great for picking Bluegrass tunes...
There's another open tuning you may like to try, tune down 1 step to F# B Eb G# - this allows you to play songs easier in the keys of E and B...
So F becomes E and C becomes B, great for Blues - works better on low G string cause allows a great bass especially for country blues music...🎸🪕🎶 🎶
Very cool! I’ll have to try these out sometime