Hello Alex This is my first comment to you. I have been following you over the last three months both on your own channel and the sus-channel and you have given me tons of info, lots of great ukulele tunes to enjoy and loads to think about. Thanks for all of your wonderful vids. Now my respose to this video. I think it is very interesting what you say about the rise of the tenor. I live in the south of Germany where the ukulele revolution is just about happening and if you go to the normal music stores, then you will find mainly concerts and not tenors. It is different with the internet stores, though. So i think Germany is about 5 years behind Britain. Funny isn't it.

thank God for silk worms! God bless those little critters! Who knew they were so musical!

Muito bom. Tive que pesquisar um video em ingles, para aprender como trocar as cordas do meu ukulele, quando for necessário. Congratulations 🇧🇷

Is fret buzz common with these? I just got one and it's so irritating! I've set it up as best as i can but the E string still rattles a bit. Will changing the strings help?

do Ukuleles have spirits? I think they do. i was shopping in a thrift store as i was going thru the shelf looking for good used garden equipment, there was a beat up messed up uke. i just couldn't ignore it, don't know why. walked away then back multiple times; purchased, repaired and now practice on it. Nylgut but tune down one whole step as the bridge is ready to go. Use animal glue and several layers of shellac to hold it in place I don't understand why, but i'm glad i rescued this uke. it will be our first Christmas together. yeah, its weird, but i wonder if musical instruments can have a Klabautermann. you seem to be well connected with instrumentation and thei limitations and maybe folks with insights as well.

I think many people don’t realize that every packet has two string changes, thinking them too expensive. Important that you mentioned that.

On recommendation from a friend, I put the BT-LGs on a ukulele that had lost meaning in why I purchased it in the first place. Those strings brought that instrument to life and it is a favorite now! My other favorites for the best tonal woods I own are Pepe Romero. Great rundown on all the “other” Worth strings. The selection is mind-boggling for sure! Thank you!

My first influence was GUGUG channel (O gone are the days of old internet), so my first uke was concert. Then came the guitarlele, and after that, an ukulele bass.

I got my KCM 00MG from SUS on Wednesday. What a lovely uke. Fantastic wood, lovely sound. The mango ukes all seem to look different. Mine's darker than yours and the grain more pronounced, the headstock is darker too. Is the mango spalted on these?

BEAUTIFUL! 10:22 December 11, 2024. Just started playing! Played guitar for years- some knuckles a little gimped now!!

Im relatively new to the Ukulele, although I've had a couple for around 10 years Ive only recently started to really get into it, choosing to play them over my acoustic and electric guitars, Ive only just discovered the joys of a low G string and coming from guitar it makes a lot more sense, to me anyway. So after looking into it, I went with a wound G as it is the same width as the unwound high G, so there is no need to start widening the nut slot to accommodate a wider string which if not done will affect the string height and possibly pull it of tune when fretting the lower strings, or have I got that wrong?

Awesome Video! Thanks for the String comparison.. I am a JB player - primarily Flats - including the LaBellas.. I am traveling quite often and love to take a Bass with me, that I do with a Höfner Shorty - great little player for Travel, however, the body of the JB seems a better fit for me. Will definetly compare with the current setup.. Thanks a lot! :)

Thank you!

Ok, count me impressed. This is super fun!

Thank you for this interview. I love Bernadette❣️ It was so interesting to hear Bernadette's path

there is now 1 more video on youtube not showing how this is done without showing fingers in front of it. Ty

Thank you 😊

I've been playing for almost two decades. Never thought about that relation between the strings and the Woods... Great knowledge 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Just bought a Ohana TK 35 GCE( All solid Mahogany). Any particular strings recomendation?

It's prettier than the Kala (specially the headstock) but my heart wants a fretless with flats on ....😂

Having played or owning fantastic Eastman guitars, I bought one of these last year and returned it the next day. My cheap Kala KA-T sounded better and louder. The eastman was very quiet and dead sounding. I'd like to give one another try though...

I think I just fell in love with strings ❤ Now I need to buy a baritone just so I can get this sound

Apologies if I missed it in the comments, but can I ask which strings you were using on this one? I just bought the same tenor and loved the tone you were getting here. Thanks!

Thanks Alex. I found this vlog to be very informative.

Great advice! Being based in Sydney, I’ve noticed there aren’t many ukulele specialist stores around. Your comments really resonated with my last visit to Manny’s in Alexandria. If anyone knows of a good ukulele stockist you can visit in Sydney, I’d love to hear about it. I also appreciate what you said about putting GCEA strings on a baritone. I discovered Perry’s Octave Ukulele String Set (no affiliation) with tuning: G2 C3 E3 A3. It completely transformed my baritone! Even though I started as a guitar player and wasn’t fazed by using guitar chords, these strings gave me those rich, warm tones while allowing me to play with traditional ukulele chord shapes. Would love to hear your comments on that. I’ll send a link to how the sound on my not very expensive Kmise baritone.

Very enjoyable as well as enlightening Thank You

Nice one Alex, I recently bought the concert-sized version EU3-C, and it's a lovely uke, but I think the stock D'Addario Nyltech strings are too stiff for this model.

I've used nothing but Guadalupe low G sets since I found them. My favorites. Use white colored strings, easiest to see. They really do sound and feel like a silk and steel set.

Hi Alex! Thank you for all the work you do in sharing your wealth of knowledge!! Reallly appreciate it so so much. Question if i may: what low tension string would you recommend for a really old tenor? Low G if possible. I recently changed out my decade old ko'olau mahana strings to Worth browns and i realised the bridge is starting to pull off slightly at the edges, possibly from the higher tension. Aside, i also welcome any advice on the bridge issue - should i get it fixed preemptively or can i wait until the peeling gets abit worse. Thanks a whole lot and have a great one!

I’ll add one more, but of likely disagreement, on the point of #10, at around 22:10. The “factory strings” on the vast majority of medium-end (and lower-end) instruments are Aquila Nylgut strings. As one who has owned probably 50 ukuleles, and have tried lots of different strings, in my experience, essentially without exception, ANY fluorocarbon string set sounds measurably better than EVERY Aquila string set (Nylgut, SuperNylgut, Reds, Lava, Sugar, . . . whatever, they’re all kind of crappy). If the “factory set” is Aquila, PLAN on changing the set - you’ll be glad you did.

OK, as one who has owned close to 50 high-end ukuleles (mostly Hawaiian Ks, aNueNue, Pono Master Series, custom Ohanas, and the like), I’ll say the name, inferred at around 11:50, about “just because it has a 120-year history,” . . . Let’s just say that, unless you’re looking at a super high-end koa 5K model, . . . If you are set on buying a Martin, think about going on Reverb and buying a vintage-era instrument (1960s or earlier). Similar to its guitar line, the classic “top-end” instruments are still great, but Martin has since padded its catalogue with LOTS of lower-end stuff that just rides on the headstock name (often in a-bit-puffy, glittery lettering for the junkier stuff).

Is there anyway to get the tab to print please. That sounded great and great tutorial. Thanks.

My very first uke was a vintage Kamaka tenor, solid koa which i purchased in 2008 from Hawaii. I may have watched Jake play which inspired me.

Thanking you kindly Sir.........I am about to embark on finding a low G for my Kiwaya KTC-2 and my KTT-2 ukes which I only purchase. Never played a low G before, can you recommend a brand for me? So far hearing your comparison, the Fremont Blackline Flurocarbon and the soloist sounds like my pick, follow by Aquila.

This has been a very informative video. Thanks Alex !

Where do Maple and Eucalyptus fit in? I'm considering the Flight A10 solid maple tenor and the Ohana 450 Eucalyptus concert based heavily on their looks, though I do love the sound of the A10 Maple. Another I am considering is the Kala Solid Curly Mango Tenor. I know I love the sound of mango but I haven't found very many videos on the sound of eucalyptus on its own or compared to anything though....

I was interested in your vid about Sumi Kobo - Have you ever handled a Urabe ? I would love to know your opinion..

The Sumi Kobo looks amazing -- However, a Uke that I`ve never seen, but fascinates me is the Urabe, Do you know anything about these Japanese Ukes ?

Thank you for sharing!

Ukulele Wales We now have Electric Ukulele String sets made by Flight which are the same gauges as the 1st 4 strings of an Electric Guitar set.

Just one thing, though. Hummingbirds were never native to Hawaii, so they didn't become extinct there.👍

I currently have an acoustic guitar to learn on , but what is putting me off is the strings cutting into my fingers which is what I'm struggling with. How does a ukelele compare?

VERY HELPFUL! I might get a Bonanza Mahogany Renegade with Clear Fluorocarbon strings for a happy sound

LOL Hawaii is the capital of the ukulele in the Pacific! The British Isles are the capital of the ukulele in the Atlantic, they even changes their name to the United Kingdom aka The UK! LOL

Well spoken, thanks

Our group, the "O Town Uksters" in Ogden, UT. We do have a Facebook page. Anyway, Out leader Jeanie brought a lower octive baritone. She let me have a play and wow, I loved the sound. I don't know what an audience would hear, but I loved the smooth richer lower notes . My Kala ka-t is a low G. I also have a KAI KTI-700 standard tuning. And then there is my fun jangley Kmise Banjolele. But none of them sound as good as that one octive lower low G. I should get one.

I love that branding!!! I love love love the brown paper rustic packaging. I would buy them just because of that.

I got these from Matt at World of Ukes. I absolutely love them.

I have a set of these on a Kala acacia baritone and was pleased to see your point about the wow feel. They resonate so deeply, it is a personal moment to play them rather than volume for others 😊 Mine sat high on the G and the A slots in the nut but a slight rub with a cheap nut file got it down. It was playable before but i wanted to try adjusting. Thanks for the demo and description!

Very demure 😎 thanks for the uke talk

The octave low GCEA strings sound awesome! I don’t have a baritone (yet!) but I did splurge on a low G string set for one of my tenor ukes . Can’t wait to try them!