5 reasons why Low G is better than High G! | Ukulele Strings

And why Bass ukulele is better than Traditional? And why Baritone is better that Soprano? And why guitar is better than ukulele? Is “low G” better then “high G”? This question is nonsense.

Just changed to a low g and love it

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I have a high G ukulele. I am having fun with it. Maybe I'll get a low G ukulele someday. says Judy Corrette Do they cost more than a high G Ukulele??

I have not inherent problem with a low-g, it’s fine. Taimaine Gardner is amazing and she uses TWO low-Gs!
But for me, since I play ukulele and guitar, I want to play a ukulele for what it can do best, and if I’m wanting lower notes, or other things that lend themselves to guitar …I’ll just play that.
Reasons for high g
1) …the sound
The high g give the uke its iconic sound; If you you want lower notes, play guitar.
2) …the variety of styles
Traditional Hawaiian music, campanella and clawhammer cannot be played as well (sometimes at all) with a low g.
You can also play blues, country, jazz, etc. on the high g. but if you only want to play them the way you’d play a guitar …just play guitar
3) …soloing
You can play riffs on the high g that you simply can’t with a low g. Ledward Kaapana specializes in guitar, but plays some songs only on the uke, because you can’t do it on the guitar.
4) …the range
You could have more range with a low g; but also more range with a guitar, even more range with a double guitar/bass, but the range of the high g is perfect for what it does, and the effort of adapting it to some songs inspires creativity; Jake Shimabukuro talks about this.

As with many of the reasons, the “bass movement” again is just wanting to be a guitar.
Just play guitarlele or a nylon stringed guitar

If you play a ukè guitar the low G makes sense😊

Terry and everyone else is wrong. Why choose, have both with a 5-string 😉

I get what you're saying, but it's not impossible to do different styles in high G, as I've seen people do remarkable things with a standard Uke and that high G definitely has it's own characteristic sound of being quiet and subtle that compliments whatever you're playing

I have got 5 Baritones and each I tuned different ,Low Gcea, High gcea,DGBE, High dGBE, and ADF# B

I find that some songs just sound better to me on low G. House of the Rising Sun, Summertime, Dreams (Fleetwood Mac) because they call for that little bit of darker vibe to match the mood of the song. I play both, love both, but the low G definitely has a calling.

Love the Low G, using it on my Tenor and my Super Tenor.

It all depends on what you play.

low g forever! tried that never went back!

Sorry if someone already asked it, and sorry if it's a naive question, but can you get low G strings for a concert ukulele?

As a premium member of ULTP I am completely disappointed in this video. I personally prefer the low G on the Ukulele and enjoy the warm linear tones as opposed to the punchier, louder, treble style sound of the high G. That said since music is SUBJECTIVE and each person has different preferences, likes and dislikes, one can NEVER claim that either low G or high G is better. You can't categorically say, that across the board, Low G is superior and better 100% of the time for every style of music and for every player. That is nonsense and in my opinion makes Terry Carter look foolish. It is as silly as saying that one flavor of ice cream is always 100% better than another flavor. Yes I do agree that low G may present more options to some people who play particular styles of music, but it doesn't necessarily make the low G a better choice for all styles of music and you can't just say that it sounds better to all people, when it is all personal preference. Otherwise we may as well state that the guitar is 100% better musical instrument than the Ukulele since the guitar has more strings and therefore offers a wider range of musical notes. I like the Ukulele for me better for a number of reasons personal to me. And I like the sound of low G more than the sound of the high G most of the time. But I would never say it is better.

I have a 8 string ukulele and a hydra and a stomp ukulele i play with my feet so i played 3 ukulele at the same time

I started with a high G soprano, but liked a low G tenor more. Then I moved to a low G baritone uke. Now all I play is a DGBE tenor guitar. I like it more because it's a guitar with steel strings and sounds like a guitar.

Thanks for the info! I bought a wound Low G for my electric uke but the sounds didn't come through the pickup very much. You can only hear the other 3. So i'm about to buy and unwound G. Anyway I wondered if you had any thoughts... like maybe my red Aquila wound G should be replaced with a silver Wound G form another brand... or only the unwounds work? I also may remove the saddles to see if they're flat or if the piezo strip does not lay under that string enough but wanted to ask about the wound G's first. Thanks!

Fortunately my husband is a luthier, specializing in custom ukuleles, so I have 2 tenor ukes (high G & low G) and a baritone uke. I play both tenors equal amounts depending on the song. If I'm fingerpicking, I go to which one sounds better.

I prefer the low G more because it's more warm and sound better with my voice. I find especially the soprano so high that the sound can enoy me at times (yes, I love playing ukulele 😅). So when I heard of the low G I tried it and don't regret it. Just love it! Seeing this video inspire me to put low G on every size uke I have, so then I have both set of strings on every size uke. Not only playing ukelele but also collecting them becomes an addiction. Lol

Or, Five Reasons Why You Should Just Play A Guitar Instead...

No, really, I'm guilty of this, too: how can we.make a uke sound more like a guitar, cuz guitars are COOL

Right it sound better to me but all of the materials I see are for high G. That is bad for anyone learning to play it.

reason why high g is better: fingerstyle

so prefer Low G on my ukuleles

Is it better to learn on a high G or low G uke?

Hey where can i get a low g string

Well, I have had my first ukulele for 1 week,(U bass doesn't count). I am already thinking I need a Ukulele with low G so I won't have to change strings.
I then recite this mantra "Ukuleles are not Pokémon I don't have to catch them all."

Awesome vid, thank you!!! And the distortion pedal!!! <mind blown> SO excited to try this!

Good video good playing you shouldn't drink energy drinks. Especially before you do videos

Yes low G rules. But that might be because the Hawaiian Ukulele sound is not what I liked. Yes that was incredibly sacrilegious.

I just put low G on my tenor resonator uke!!!! Amazing sound, and I LOVE it. Now I also put a low G on a concert and am having even more fun. So now I have a one concert with low G and 2 with high G, and the resonator sounds cooler with low G. So, yeah, I am with you!!!

I flip the C and the G string.

You had me at Johnny Cash.

You sold it….without a doubt. Thanks; excellent comparison.

Low G sounds prettier. I agree.

That ukulele sounds good

I like the low G. I just got some low G strings and my tuner doesn't have batteries . 😢

I've been going back and forth..
Nowadays I prefer my concert uke with a high G.
Sounds more like authentic uke in my ears.
And those close 'root/9/third-shapes' (add9s) seem to benefit from the high G as well.
If I want to go lower or if I want to play more extended chords I just switch to my GL-1 Guitalele.
However, I'll consider low G when I can afford a decent tenor uke.

Can i buy a low g string and put it instead of the high g??

thank you so much for the content .. i have learned so much from you over the past few weeks .. my question.. what string gage do you recommend for the low G? thanks !!!

Low is the way to go for me!

I've always loved the ukulele, but if I'm being honest I hate low g ones. I think they just straight up sound bad and wrong

ordered a tenor not knowing it came with a low g string I still don’t know how to tune the low g string what is an Octave down is it - 50 on a ukulele setting on a clip on tuner or is it a g on the guitar setting or cand i just tune it to standard GCEA im so confused

I used a baritone uke for many years with the low G string because of the deeper richer sound. And it helped me to play tunes that require a low pluck to do it.

Just swapped mine over to low G. Much better for Iz's Somewhere over the Rainbow.

Proud Low G player here 🖐 Taimane is my inspiration to swap from high G to low G

I like playing both high and low G tuning depending on the piece of music I'm playing.

C'mon Terry ! Low-G is not "better" : it's a matter of personal preference. Basically and originally, ukes were re-entrant instruments. This said, I have both... and I love both ! I totally LOVE my low-G team (2 Romero's STC concerts + 1 Pono ProClassic) and tuned each of them differently : one normal GCEA, one half a step down, and one a full step down. They are great ! And besides that, I have several high-g ones, also tuned in 3 different heights, and they are just as great, and I love them just as much ! But don't play the same things on them. For example, you can't play ancient music in campanella style with a low-G on. Renaissance guitar music - that is absolutely magical on ukes ! - works wonder on re-entrant tuning. Plus traditional Hawaiian style that was played on sopranos requires a high-g too. I have a Kamaka pineapple, and a low-G would simply be heretic with it ! 😁

5 reasons why Low G is better...
1. you have a Low G
2. you have a Low G!
3. you have a Low G.
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5. you have a Low G!