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Your cart is empty.ABOUT AQUILA: Producing some of the world’s best gut and synthetic strings for ukuleles, guitars and a variety of other instruments, the Italian company is a welcome addition to the Cordoba Music Group brand lineup. All Córdoba ukulele models now use Aquila strings exclusively. Combining elements of traditional string making with modern manufacturing techniques, Aquila leads the ukulele string market in technological advancement. Until the mid-20th century, ukuleles were strung exclusively in gut, a material that combines excellent promptness of attack with brilliance of timbre. A fundamental aim of Aquila’s research has been to make a new synthetic product having the same acoustic properties as gut, but without its typical defects (high cost, limited durability and high instability in varying climate). Nylgut, Aquila’s patented synthetic string, has precisely these qualities: allowing for the rediscovery of the original sonorities of the ukulele, while guaranteeing a stability of tuning higher even than that of the best nylon strings.
Paul N
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2024
These are the best U-Bass strings I’ve had. They aren’t soft, and don’t get sticky when my fingers are warm. Yet they are more comfortable on the fingers than metal strings.
Johnny
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2023
Put these on my light bamboo from Kala and they look great!Now that's out of the way, they also sound really nice. Good depth and bounce back- important on runs. Am about to buy another set for a new bass.Recently used these on a studio recording and very pleased with the results.Have all the Aquilla colors. The Browns are my favs, but these are really nice also.
JimmyB
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023
I bought these as a replacement of the black string that came on my U-bass. A tiny bit less buzz on the E string, otherwise not much difference
uwwwede
Reviewed in Germany on April 25, 2022
Für meinen Mahalo Solid Body habe ich die Aquila 91U gekauft und aufgezogen. Ich war sehr enttäuscht über das Resultat. Ich hatte gehofft, die Saiten würden nicht klebrig sein. Die D- und G-Saiten waren auch OK, aber die E- und A-Saiten waren nicht zu gebrauchen. Die Oberfläche ist gleichzeitzig rauh und klebrig. So sind Slides kein Spaß und die Finger der rechten Hand spüren beim Anschlagen einen unangenehmen Widerstand. Außerdem schnarrten genau diese beiden Saiten, was sich durch Einstellen der Saitenlage auch nicht beseitigen ließ. Ich habe erst mal wieder die alten drauf gemacht (Pyramid) und werde als nächstes die Pahoehoe ausprobieren.
Samuel Shimota
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2021
I bought these for my fretless Kala U-Bass because they came highly-recommended by some professionals and players as an upgrade for both tone and feel, and reducing ghost sounds that occur when your fingers hit the strings.After installing them, I was immediately disappointed. There was no marked improvement in tone, and they felt a little sticky. They're slightly smaller in diameter than the stock strings, which causes buzzing in the nut. I had to adjust the truss rod to correct some buzzing on the E string at the F fret location (again, I'm playing a fretless U-Bass). However: I figured I'd play them for awhile, let them settle in, then judge them over the short-to-medium term.My experience: they only got worse over time. The E and A strings are now so sticky that I can barely glide notes, and all slides and glides are accompanied by loud squeaks. When playing with my fingers, there is an audible pop/crack sound whenever my fingers pull away from the string, due to how relentlessly sticky they are. I can't even enjoy playing the instrument with these strings on it; their performance is a constant irritation.I might try putting talcum powder on them, as some suggest it helps. This strikes me as absurd, however; I'm going to correct an issue with a replaceable part by putting baby powder on my instrument? Yeech.2/5 stars because they do technically work, and they don't sound particularly bad. They probably last, too; not that you'd want them to.Overall, I strongly recommend NOT spending money on these. I really regret it.
GMD
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2020
It takes a few days to stretch and settle in on the bass uke. Be sure to use google and go online to watch the video of how to make it stretch and settle properly.
Benutzerym3
Reviewed in Germany on March 30, 2020
Bei meinen alten Saiten klang die E-Saite etwas dumpf...Bin mit dem klaren Sound der red label mega zufrieden.Ab jetzt standard!
Jos
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2020
Great punchy sound..thinner than white strings and far less sticky so with a little talc they are superb. Been using for years now, Great.
Nathan
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2020
Incredible. These cost 1/3 as much as my Hadaen u-bass, but make it sound like a $530 Gold Tone. The strings are immensely smooth and provide an astonishingly huge sound. This was a valuable, quality investment that I will be sure to enjoy for many, many years. 10/10, would recommend to anyone looking for an alternative to a high-quality u-bass (high quality strings!)
J. Bouchard
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2018
I got these to replace the Thunder Gut strings which came stock on my Savannah solid body fretless micro bass. The red strings are more dense, a little thinner and smoother with a nice resonance. I actually had to lower my bridge slightly to improve the action a bit. The gut strings are stickier than the red.
Albert C
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017
Update 5/1/21I just ordered another set for my California ubass. Gotta say that the product description on the page is nothing short of terrible. They missed all of the good points of this product and only described how other strings would come up short. Whoever is selling this product please update the page.This is really great strings.The strings feels great and produce great tone. I was skeptical but now I’m sold.
Marcus Horatius
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2017
Bought these for my Kala uBass to replace the original strings. They are less glossy and rubbery, allowing a more tactile feel under your fingers, and they produce a punchier, cleaner, more focused sound. The intonation seems much improved too, staying pretty true all the way to at least the 12th fret, which was not the case with the original strings. Overall I'm really pleased with these red beauties!Stringing tip: you'll need to knot the G and D strings to prevent them from slipping when you tune up.
Alex C.
Reviewed in Italy on January 11, 2017
Nonostante il prezzo sono un buon investimento. Le ho montate sul mio Korala per sostituire le corde originali. Sono di diametro inferiore ma questo unito al rivestimento superficiale delle corde,permettono alle dita di scivolare bene ottenendo un miglior controllo. Dopo un primo periodo di assestamento riescono a mantenere l'accordatura senza problemi.
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