Now here's the mysterious bit. If I tune the G string to a high G, the first fret gives me a semitone higher. If I tune it to a low G, it gives me a tone higher. Weird or what? Some have seen unkind enough to suggest that I have bought a crap instrument. Surely not, I say, it cost me 20 quid. They give me an unpleasant look, somewhere between pity and smirking.
Ignoring their derision I set about my journey of discovery in the world of the high G. Suddenly chords stop sounding like Stockhausen with a hangover. C, C7, F, G - even D if I reach over the top: there's no stopping me. Ode to Moderated Joy here I come.
I'm not an expert, but something to consider is that most ukes have either a high G string or a low G string. I think they are generally interchangeable on most ukes, but I haven't heard of someone completely changing the tuning of one string. You're string is probably designed for high G tuning. Maybe you could try replacing it with a specific low G string.
ReplyDeleteNote: I just got my first low G string uke yesterday. Thought I would like it, but it sounds too much like a guitar and not enough like a uke. So I'll probably go back to high G.
Keep up the work!