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- Should I put a low G string on my ukulele?
- What gauge is a low G string on ukulele?
- What is a wound string ukulele?
- Can you string a soprano ukulele with a low G?
Should I put a low G string on my ukulele?
A low-G is a replacement string that you can put on your ukulele to change the pitch of the G-string down one octave. ... This is why you need a replacement string in order to tune to low-G. If you detune a standard high-g string by one octave it will be very flabby and sound bad.
What gauge is a low G string on ukulele?
Aquila Tenor Ukulele Nylgut Strings Wound 4th Low G Tuning 16U, Single, . 028 gauge.
What is a wound string ukulele?
A wound string is metal like a guitar strings and is obviously wound, so it has those grooves on it. Unwound would be like a normal nylon uke string but plays the same G3 note.
Can you string a soprano ukulele with a low G?
THE BENEFITS OF LOW G
On a traditional 12-fret soprano ukulele using gCEA tuning, the lowest note you can play is a C4 and the highest note is an A5, meaning you have 1 ¾ octaves to work with. With a low G-string, that same ukulele would now give you a range of 2 ⅙ octaves, from G3 to A5.
