Aquila 72U Red Series Nylgut Single Plain 4th String for Ukulele Low G Tuning

I bought two of these after reading all the reviews here, to replace the high "g" on my soprano uke. (Aquila nylgut). I fitted one very carefully and gradually tuned it up to low "G". And? Very nice.It needed frequent tuning during the first week, but has now settled down. Nice sound . I'm really pleased with it.Oh, and it's red. The packaging sort of tells you that but it doesn't bother me. It sounds very nice.I have no way of knowing, but earlier versions of this string might have been of poor quality, but I wonder how many people here were tuning to high "g"?I have now ordered a new tenor uke and have ordered this Aquila Red to fit to it so will post a new review when I have tried it for a while.Meanwhile, highly recommended.Well, I fitted the Aquila Red to my new Lanikai Tenor uke together with Aquila Super Nylgut C, E and A strings and I've got to say it sounds pretty well perfect! Lovely sound, and the Red G blends perfectly with the other strings. Highly recommended!

I wanted so much to like these strings off the back of a lot of positive reviews but just like the rest of the Aquila brand strings these just do not work as they should. The G string went on easy enough - I was surprised how thick these are - with a strange texture (almost paper like). The sound was okay, however a bit too boomy, and you can hear your slides on the string a lot more than even a wound string (which is very offputting). Overall a 3* for sound.However within 2 hours the string spontaneously snapped at the nut. Value for money is a massive 0* given you have effectively lost a whole set of strings if you replace all at same time.I’ve installed thousands of strings over the years, and used almost every brand going, and there is no issue at the nut that caused this problem. It seems the issue is the string is very susceptible to breaking under any kind of pressure. I’ve had strings snap whilst playing, and Low G strings are notorious for this issue anyways, but within 2hrs and whilst not being played.. that’s a first.I’d strongly advise people to check the reviews of these strings before trying these. I used on a Mainland solid mahogany tenor ukulele. I suspect the issue of breakages is more pronounced in concert and tenor scales given the length and tensions involved.Try Worth Brown LGs, or Fremont Black Lines for high quality unwound low G sets, rather than these. Not worth the price for these.

The sound of these is great. I took real care installing. I haven't had any snaps yet and have installed the red strings (not all low G) on some of my other ukuleles. I like the sound - I think it really opens up the uke.The vendor sent instructions on how to successfully install these and there is also a youtube video. I was really worried about them having seen other reviews - but if you follow the instructions they seem to be fine and make a great difference to the sound. More volume. They do have a scratchy feel. And they do take a harder press as the seem to go tighter than the regular Aquila nylgut strings.You will also need sandpaper to install these - a very light grade - as I had to expand the grooves in the saddle to the string in and at the tuning end too. There cannot be any rough or sharp edges or apparently the string will snap.So - a little hard work and nerve wracking to install for me but I'm glad I did and will be buying more for other ukes for a different sound.

This is my first experience of hearing/using a low G on a tenor uke (my Bambukelele, with which I'm very pleased).I have mixed feelings about it. I like getting rid of that rather tinny high G, but first impressions are that the low G is quite dominant and a bit boomy - almost like a background droning over chords when it is not fretted. This could be (a) my ears unaccustomed to the change in tone, (b) my playing technique, or (c) the uke I'm using, which is quite loud and resonant anyway. The other strings are standard (non-red) Aquila, btw.I'm going to stick with it for a while, see if I get used to it and see how it sounds when playing in my group before deciding whether to switch back.I had no problems fitting or tuning the string, even though I didn't file out the slot in the nut to accommodate the fatter string, just in case I decide to change back later. No complaints about the quality, and very quick delivery from the vendor.

My new ukulele came with high G fourth string which I found a bit confusing for my style of playing so bought this low G string. It has good tone and I like it. It is also not a wound string so has a very smooth action for glissando play.

I have recently started playing a tenor ukulele having learned on a concert size and wanted to try a Low G to get a more guitar like sound and to be able to play bass runs. Having a high G has always seemed strange as I come to ukulele from playing the guitar for many years. Having had real problems with wound Low G Nygut strings Only lasting about a week before the windings started to fray and eventually snap ! I decided to try an Aquila Red plain Low G and so far I am very pleased,the sound is good and nice and bassey. The strings have a rough feel to them probably from the copper oxide in them and are stiffer than standard Aquila Nygut strings.I did have to file the nut to accommodate the wider string but don’t think I will be changing back to wound. ***This is an amendment to my original review after using Aquila Red Low G on two of my ukuleles I have to be honest the strings have broken whilst playing and I have had 2 occasions where I have found the Low G broken when the ukulele was in the carry case ! I have since fitted worth low g strings to my tenner ukuleles which has solved the breaking problem but I must admit that the sound is better with the Aquila Reds ! It’s just a shame about the breaking ! problem.