Aquila New Nylgut Tenonr Ukulele Set Nylon Gut high G, White, 10U Regular GCEA (STAQUIL-53115)

I have had great luck with these strings. Put them on an old Martin soprano uke that was too small for me to play with regular uke chords. The mandolin chords are much easier (most of them) on this short scale. Also I like the expanded range compared to the regular uke strings. And the chords sound sweeter. I wonder if some of the folks having problems with the string breakage are not using concert ukes which have a longer scale length. My soprano uke has a scale length of 13-3/4 inches. I am also planning on putting these on a concert uke but tuning them 3 half-steps lower (E B F# C#).

I'm so glad to have found these strings! I started playing the ukulele about 8 months ago, and I quickly came to the conclusion that the standard high G just didn't give me the sound I wanted. As a fairly hesitant first-time ukulele owner, I didn't want to try any of the more jury-rigged solutions for getting a low G, like using a guitar D-string or using a string from a larger ukulele. So here I am! The package arrived promptly, and it contained 3 nylgut strings (C, E, A), and one wound metal string (G).I was a little concerned about inserting the string, simply because I wasn't sure if the stringing process was different for the metal than it would be for nylgut. All of the instructional videos I was able to find were for nylon strings, and lacking any evidence to the contrary I decided to put in the low G the same way, which has been working splendidly for the last 5 months or so-- hopefully someone can correct me if I should have done it some other way.As I say, I've been using these strings for the past 5 months, and I'm very pleased with their sound and longevity. The metal does, as other reviewers have mentioned, give the instrument a slightly different sound, but I don't think it's a bad sound. And contrary to what another reviewer said, I don't believe that the string rusts quickly-- rather, I think the string is composed of a nickel plating over a copper center, and frequent use causes the silver plating to wear off on the parts of the string that see the most action (high up on the fretboard and the sweet spot where you strum), and I can see why one might think the copper showing through was actually rust.Overall I'm very satisfied with these strings, and will definitely buy them again once this set wears out.

Update: just buy regular *LOW G* GCEA strings and get 20 lb test monofilament fishing line because it works better than this high E and doesn't snap nearly as easily. Put the A string where the E string usually is, tune the C to a D and, put on the fishing line and you're done. I did this with a KA-T tenor uke and it is working very well so far. I think a tenor or concert tuned to GDAE is better than soprano - just like people below mentioned. For the low G string a Fremont Soloist is awesome. You can read about this on forums but trust me it really does work.Original review:I really like the sound of these but the high E string is definitely a stretch. It does sound "plinky" like other people have mentioned but I still love it. Playing higher on the fretboard on the E string there is barely any sustain but I don't know what you could expect. Maybe there is a better string to use for the high E. Maybe a CGDA tuning on tenor makes more sense.I did eventually snap the high E but it's because I went past the tuning accidentally. (I had already tuned up the instrument 3 times because I kept loosening them to make adjustments on the instrument). I put them on a LONG NECK soprano - concert sized - so I can also vouch for them working at that scale length. Maybe that's part of the reason the high E sounds shrill / thin and lacks sustain?As other people have mentioned you can try 20 lb test monofilament nylon fishing line for the E string.For sure if you want an instrument to sound like a mandolin you need to get a mandolin. These strings do something so cool though - they go about 50% of the way to a mandolin sound. In the end it's the combination of the fifths tuning and nylon strings that I really really love. Very addicting to play.You will need an instrument with VERY good intonation because I can't imagine how terrible these would sound with poor intonation.

These are soprano-sized strings that are just long enough to be installed on a concert-sized uke, and the tuning of these is G, D, A, E, which puts your concert-sized uke into the same tuning as a mandolin -- but a quieter, mellower version of a mandolin. I now refer to my concert uke as a "mandukolin." The G string is wire-wound nylon, and the remaining strings are straight nylon. The E string is very thin, and I read in some of the other reviews that, for some people, that it broke on them during installation. So please take your time bringing the E string up to tension, perhaps even doing it over 2 - 4 days to let it stretch out slowly. To the best of my knowledge, Aquila is the only brand that sells uke strings in this tuning, so that might explain the fact that they cost over $18, which is reason for only 4 stars on the Value for Money rating. And because these are soprano strings that you put on a concert uke, you don't have much extra string to spare, so I wouldn't bother with the traditional folding-under of the strings at the saddle, or you'll find yourself short. Also, the skinny E string would not remained attached to the saddle without putting an extra loop in the knot. Then it started sliding off the tuning peg, which I finally overcame with sheer persistence. But the end result is worth it, if indeed you want to tune your concert uke like a mandolin.

I bought these GDAE strings to put on a Soprano Uke so I could play it with the same fingering as a mandolin. I think they work great, sound great, and I am thrilled with this purchase. I have a really cheap uke, but these strings do sound better than the original strings I had on it (in standard uke tuning), and I absolutely love that I can now tune my uke like a mandolin/fiddle and play it like that. Yay!