You don't know how helpful this video was for me! I recently bought the exact same uke and I haven't gelled with the strings it came with yet and was very eager to try some fluorocarbon ones instead. I've never tried Low G either so thought it would be a great time to give it a go. Based on your tests the fluorocarbon strings make the uke sound so much more premium, I love it! I've played fluorocarbon on my Enya as well so I know they feel so much softer than the nylguts that Aklot comes with. I'm sold! Thanks so so much!
Distinctly different! Louder, clearer, crisper, maybe even harder sounds. I actually preferred the softer mellower reverberating sounds of the original Aquila though. Maybe these are good for finger picking.
I have the 8 string version of that uke. I play low G on my other 4 strings, but didn't get on with wound G as it became too dominant. Except on my aklot 8 string as it nicely balances the G4 and C5. However unwound low G freemont are now my go to for all my 4 strings (tenor, tenor and super tenor)
Jeremy, I enjoy your channel-I’ve been following for a while. I was shocked at the camera review the other day. The Uke Republic is great...we’re lucky to have at least 3 good internet ukulele dealers in our country. I use Fremont Black Hard Strings on my sopranino ukuleles to be able to keep them in C tuning (otherwise, you should shift them to D tuning or higher). The Tenor Aklot sounds pretty good with Low G. I was wondering if your baby Yoda shirt was the one where he is holding a ukulele.
Great video. Not a ukulele guy myself, but your play is excellent and I love that there's always something different and fun on your channel, and overall you just have a great presentation style! Stay safe sir!
An additional point they also last forever compared to softer strings. Consider upgrading to a bone nut and bridge for another step up in sound. Nice review!
The strings on your uke at the start of the video looked like Aquilia nylgut to me. Nylguts (nowadays Super Nylguts) tend to be the stock string for most branded entry level and intermediate ukes. They are easy to spot because they have an opaque white colour whereas most other types of strings are either translucent with some sort of hue to them or grey / brown / black like the Fremonts (which are fluorocarbon - only Aquilia make nylgut but they "partner" with Martin on their black strings, which never sold well under the Aquilia brand, and D'Addario on their Nyltech strings) . Darker fluorocarbons tend to to have a warmer tone than the clear versions. I've been using Worth browns on my concert uke - they come in double length sizes so you get two sets of strings out of a pack. I really like the tone but, unfortunately, it's a bit of a squeeze to get two sets of strings out of a pack on my particular concert uke. Worth do make a BC (Brown custom), which is set of soprano / concert strings that are the same length as their tenor strings but they aren't that easy to find, so I've been looking at other brown fluorocarbon strings and nylon (which has a warmer tone than fluorocarbon and Nylgut but tends to take a long time to bed in). Ideally, I'd like to use the same brand of strings on all my ukes (if they sound OK). I also have two tenor ukes - one of them has a standard reentrant tuning and the other is low G. I haven't yet found a set of strings I really like on my tenors. I've been using Ko'olau strings on my low G but they have a wound C string that I can't get on with (I always scrape the string when playing fingerstyle but I've previously used other wound C strings with no trouble). I have tried the Fremont soloist squeakless low G string and I did really like it. It's also quite thin so you should be able to put it on any uke without affecting the intonation. I'd recommend that string to anyone who wants to just give low G a try. Your video has helped me realise that I'm looking in the right direction and it just shows that you don't have to be a virtuoso performer or play a $2,000 uke to have something really useful and interesting to say.... I think I've waffled on a bit too much - all I really meant to say way "thank you" :-)
Hello everyone, I have one question. I also bought a new Aklot tenor electroacoustic ukulele. Now there is a process of adjustment and adjustment. Can I ask the masters a question? Please tell me. After tuning, after a while, the tuning gets lost slightly, this is understandable, the instrument and the strings are new, the strings stretch. The longer time passes, the longer the formation will hold. But I noticed one thing, the "C" string which is at number 3 is the thickest. She gets upset very quickly after every game, the others not so quickly. Is this normal for this string on a new ukulele or not? Maybe the strings are not of high quality? Kalki tightened the tension on the strings. The rods are of good quality, do not wobble, the tension is more accurate due to the good gears with 18 teeth. Strings are wound according to the rules. But all the same, the 3rd string is out of tune quickly. The neck is straight, the tuning is simple and with a clamp at the 12th fret, it tunes perfectly. But here is the height of the strings at the first fret 2 mm, at the 12th fret 5 mm. Is that a lot? Do I need to sharpen the sills so that at the 12th fret there is at least 3.5 mm? Tell me, maybe something else to look at? Or pull up? Thanks in advance for the tips.
Did you need to adjust the ukulele for the thickness of the low G string? I have been using a wound string to avoid this, but and looking for an unwound alternative where I don't need to change the uke.
You don't know how helpful this video was for me! I recently bought the exact same uke and I haven't gelled with the strings it came with yet and was very eager to try some fluorocarbon ones instead. I've never tried Low G either so thought it would be a great time to give it a go. Based on your tests the fluorocarbon strings make the uke sound so much more premium, I love it! I've played fluorocarbon on my Enya as well so I know they feel so much softer than the nylguts that Aklot comes with. I'm sold! Thanks so so much!
I love those Fremont strings with low g on my Kala tenor.
Distinctly different! Louder, clearer, crisper, maybe even harder sounds. I actually preferred the softer mellower reverberating sounds of the original Aquila though. Maybe these are good for finger picking.
A set of these strings absolutely transformed my Snail ST60 tenor! They sound amazing!!
I have the 8 string version of that uke.
I play low G on my other 4 strings, but didn't get on with wound G as it became too dominant. Except on my aklot 8 string as it nicely balances the G4 and C5.
However unwound low G freemont are now my go to for all my 4 strings (tenor, tenor and super tenor)
Jeremy, I enjoy your channel-I’ve been following for a while. I was shocked at the camera review the other day. The Uke Republic is great...we’re lucky to have at least 3 good internet ukulele dealers in our country. I use Fremont Black Hard Strings on my sopranino ukuleles to be able to keep them in C tuning (otherwise, you should shift them to D tuning or higher). The Tenor Aklot sounds pretty good with Low G. I was wondering if your baby Yoda shirt was the one where he is holding a ukulele.
Hi! My shirt doesn't have baby Yoda holding a ukulele, but now I'm going to look that one up!
Great video. Not a ukulele guy myself, but your play is excellent and I love that there's always something different and fun on your channel, and overall you just have a great presentation style! Stay safe sir!
An additional point they also last forever compared to softer strings. Consider upgrading to a bone nut and bridge for another step up in sound. Nice review!
The strings on your uke at the start of the video looked like Aquilia nylgut to me. Nylguts (nowadays Super Nylguts) tend to be the stock string for most branded entry level and intermediate ukes. They are easy to spot because they have an opaque white colour whereas most other types of strings are either translucent with some sort of hue to them or grey / brown / black like the Fremonts (which are fluorocarbon - only Aquilia make nylgut but they "partner" with Martin on their black strings, which never sold well under the Aquilia brand, and D'Addario on their Nyltech strings) . Darker fluorocarbons tend to to have a warmer tone than the clear versions. I've been using Worth browns on my concert uke - they come in double length sizes so you get two sets of strings out of a pack. I really like the tone but, unfortunately, it's a bit of a squeeze to get two sets of strings out of a pack on my particular concert uke. Worth do make a BC (Brown custom), which is set of soprano / concert strings that are the same length as their tenor strings but they aren't that easy to find, so I've been looking at other brown fluorocarbon strings and nylon (which has a warmer tone than fluorocarbon and Nylgut but tends to take a long time to bed in). Ideally, I'd like to use the same brand of strings on all my ukes (if they sound OK). I also have two tenor ukes - one of them has a standard reentrant tuning and the other is low G. I haven't yet found a set of strings I really like on my tenors. I've been using Ko'olau strings on my low G but they have a wound C string that I can't get on with (I always scrape the string when playing fingerstyle but I've previously used other wound C strings with no trouble). I have tried the Fremont soloist squeakless low G string and I did really like it. It's also quite thin so you should be able to put it on any uke without affecting the intonation. I'd recommend that string to anyone who wants to just give low G a try.
Your video has helped me realise that I'm looking in the right direction and it just shows that you don't have to be a virtuoso performer or play a $2,000 uke to have something really useful and interesting to say.... I think I've waffled on a bit too much - all I really meant to say way "thank you" :-)
I love those strings. I have them on my Kala tenor zizicote.
I have the baritone version of that uke. Great instrument!
I put daddario clear nylon strings which is also nice!!
Hello everyone, I have one question.
I also bought a new Aklot tenor electroacoustic ukulele. Now there is a process of adjustment and adjustment.
Can I ask the masters a question?
Please tell me.
After tuning, after a while, the tuning gets lost slightly, this is understandable, the instrument and the strings are new, the strings stretch. The longer time passes, the longer the formation will hold.
But I noticed one thing, the "C" string which is at number 3 is the thickest. She gets upset very quickly after every game, the others not so quickly. Is this normal for this string on a new ukulele or not? Maybe the strings are not of high quality?
Kalki tightened the tension on the strings. The rods are of good quality, do not wobble, the tension is more accurate due to the good gears with 18 teeth. Strings are wound according to the rules. But all the same, the 3rd string is out of tune quickly.
The neck is straight, the tuning is simple and with a clamp at the 12th fret, it tunes perfectly.
But here is the height of the strings at the first fret 2 mm, at the 12th fret 5 mm. Is that a lot? Do I need to sharpen the sills so that at the 12th fret there is at least 3.5 mm?
Tell me, maybe something else to look at? Or pull up?
Thanks in advance for the tips.
Did you need to adjust the ukulele for the thickness of the low G string? I have been using a wound string to avoid this, but and looking for an unwound alternative where I don't need to change the uke.
I recall needing to make a thicker knot on the string to keep it from ripping through the bridge. I can't remember if it was the low G or not.
I made no adjustments on my Kala tenor for fremont strings. Low G isn't wound and is beautiful.
Fremont strings sound thin and harsh to me...much preferred the softer sound of the Aquila's...:)
Sounds great
In my opinion you just can't beat fluorocarbon strings, that's all I use now 😎🎶 _- great ukulele playing and video thank you