Ukulele Tone Like a Pro with These Two Simple Secrets Anyone Can Apply Now

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

Thank you all for watching, let me know what tips n tricks you have to improve your tone on your ukulele (or guitar!) Please support the channel: www.patreon.com/c/mkfingerstyleacademy

[@pjglory3348]

Thank you. Great explanation.

[@MC-zr7hl]

So true about the nails! Makes a huge difference.

[@ukulelerob0007]

Very informative thank you 😊

[@juliehalloran8263]

I've learned so much from you with your MK Fingerstyle Academy and from your videos. I'm so happy I stumbled across your course!!!!

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

Thanks Julie, I'm glad you're learning and enjoying the process :)

[@JennyTalbert]

I cannot wait to retire and be able to have longer nails! Thanks for the tips. I really like the clear nylon strings.

[@beksmith6382]

What do you think of Worth Browns? I have them on both my ukes, and I’ve never used anything else. But I’m considering swapping them out.

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

This is my first time hearing of the brand so I can't really comment. I think swapping any strings brand is worth the time and effort simply because it is the cheapest way to significantly enhance your ukulele if it works, and if it doesnt, you can easily swap back. $30 for 2 sets and 20 minutes each? sign me up, that's the cheapest way to see if you improve your sound without practising :D

[@GerdLPluu]

I'm not exactly sold on nylon strings on Ukulele. They always just sound weak to me. I'm using Fremont Blackline strings on mine. They are also Flourocarbon, higher tension than Worth browns. My playing is nowhere near a professional level, so it's probably not a good benchmark, but they sound better to me than any nylon strings I tried. And then, my Ukulele is not exactly traditional either, considering it's made from bamboo. So it's quite possible it just needs the additional volume that flourocarbon strings offer. I also have one made from a more conventional choice of tonewoods (solid spruce top, mahogany sides), but I honestly like the bamboo one more. It's also possible that my Ukuleles just aren't in the price range that would benefit from nylon strings over flourocarbon. It's often said that flourocarbon strings don't do much for a really good instrument, but can work wonders for a mediocre one. Mustafa is playing a Ukulele that was custom-made for him after all. I don't doubt that clear nylon strings technically are the best strings - it would not be the most common choice otherwise. But in the end, I think for someone not playing a professional instrument on a professional level, carbon strings work just fine. And especially the worth browns have many fans, it seems, so they can't be all that bad, can they?

[@keithgardner5818]

@@MKFingerstyleAcademy I'm not sure how you can not have heard of Worths, in the ukulele world.

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

There are many things I don't know, and I am 100% comfortable with that.

[@tootieo.]

Your videos are so helpful; thank you. How important is a low G instrument for your course? It appears that most (all?) of the tabs require low G.

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

Hello, thanks for the comment. This is a big question to unpack but here goes: 1- the course itself is very huge, like really huge!! About 40 to 50% of it can be done on high g without compromise. In fact I have a student just finishing grade 1 component on high g (that's 3 courses into the 5 course bundle, 2 remaining). 2- Will you need low g eventually for grade 3? Yes, but that's true for fingerstyle in general. Any true multi layered fingerstyle music will require the lower range of low g. 3- most students once they enter the academy and interact with other students eventually either get low g or baritone, you can get a decent honolua ukulele for less than $200 abd strings are super easy to change, in fact, if you don't want the extra ukulele, you can just install the strings I obviously have biased opinion but rest assured the last thing I want in my community are students who don't feel like they belong, if you sign up and think it's not for you I'll personally recommend you try other programs and issue a refund. You'd have to make the decision but right now the price is so low it's a no brainer! Let me know if you need more information!

[@GerdLPluu]

Ha, I wish. I used to be a nailbiter for my whole life until I picked up the Ukulele. I have managed to get rid of this bad habit for almost three years now, but my nails are still a brittle mess. Not sure if that's what caused the habit in the first place or if the habit caused the brittle nails, but as of now, I'm happy whenever my nails are barely long enough to play with them. filing them into shape and polishing the edges is a pretty remote prospect. :D

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

None of them are bad. I'd argue a polished nail would improve tone a lot, a polished nail on a nylon string would shine even more. You can still sound good without either! but once you get that sweet tone you'll never look back! you also don't know what you're missing until you hear it in real life. I remember I wasn't sold on the whole polish thing until I was in a competition, heard the finalist 4 and knew right away who'd win based on the first note they played....it was so sweet and so beautiful. I never looked back after that day (point is: I had to hear it to believe it) Forget this whole KZbin thing ! real life is where the tone is at!

[@GerdLPluu]

@@MKFingerstyleAcademy Oh, I absolutely believe you. My nails are just not up to the task.

[@EvilKnevilFromHell]

I'd have to give up on rock climbing to grow my nails :( Are those picks for the tips of your fingers any good?

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

Hey, I actually do indoor climbing, I just polish my nails after each session. I don't think outdoor rock climbing would work though... I don't have experience with them, the little time I spent with things other than my nails have been a total disaster so I can't intuitively recommend them. I think 4 Strings Boy on IG uses thumb picks a lot and has more to say about the topic than I do!