![]() ![]() ![]() If you want your instrument to function more like a travel guitar, you can tune your instrument just like a guitar with standard guitar tuning. Guitarlele Strings for Standard Guitar Tuning: EADGBe So if your guitalele has bridge pins, you’ll need to use a work around to install loop or tie end strings. That said, Aquila doesn’t make ball-end strings. Guitalele Strings for High E/Octave Tuning: eadgbeĪquila is the only manufacturer I know of that makes strings specifically for this guitalele tuning. If your guitalele doesn’t have bridge pins, I recommend using a G or A string from this set for high G tuning. If your guitalele has bridge pins, I recommend this set for the high G tuning – it’s what I use in the above video. Plus, if you buy a full set of ukulele strings, you will get two high G strings (the G and the A string because they are the same gauge).Īgain, the ukulele string you use depends on whether your guitalele has bridge pins. That’s why I typically recommend taking a G or A string from a ukulele string set. ![]() (It’s actually common to find a single low G string for those who want to tune their ukulele more like a guitar with a low G).Īnd if you do find a single G or A string, it’s usually not much less expensive (or not less expensive at all) than a full set of ukulele strings. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find a single G or A string. So you can either buy a single G or A string or you can take the G or A string from a ukulele string set. ![]() On the ukulele, the G string is typically the same gauge as the A string. Ukuleles have light gauge G and A strings that make for great substitute G strings for high G tuning. Otherwise, if you try to tune the standard G string up an octave, you may break the string, and you will put unnecessary tension on the instrument. I recommend substituting a lighter gauge G string for the G string in your standard guitalele tuning set when you try out high G guitalele tuning. Guitarlele Strings for High G Tuning: ADgCEa In this video, I’m using the D’Addario strings recommended above but with the G string substituted for a G string from this ukulele string set. If your guitalele doesn’t have bridge pins, I recommend Aquila’s strings made specifically for the guitalele with this tuning. If you are using this tuning and your guitalele has bridge pins, I recommend these strings. Like I mention in my guitalele tuning post, standard tuning for the guitalele is in the same intervals as a guitar but pitched up a 4th from A to A as if you were capoing the guitar on the 5th fret: ADGCEa. Strings for Standard Guilele Tuning: ADGCEa In this video, I have my guitalele strung with the D’Addario classical guitar strings that I recommend in the below section and throughout this post for guitaleles with bridge pins for use in standard guitalele tuning: ADGCEa Guitalele String Selectorīut I’ll discuss these string options in greater detail below. I’ve created a simple tool to help you choose the best strings below. If you want to know which guitalele strings are best for your situation, this post is for you!īasically, the best strings for your guitalele depend on the type of guitalele you have and which tuning you are using. ![]()
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