What strings are on a bass ukulele?
Bass ukulele strings fall into 2 main types: The majority of bass ukuleles use synthetic strings such as Aquila Thunderguts. Other bass ukuleles may use metal strings like those produced by Pyramid - however they do not produce the lowest frequency E A D G - instead tuned an octave higher . Bass ukuleles are tuned in the same way as a bass guitar and also the same way as a double bass, that is E A D G. The ultra short scale of a bass ukulele makes very fast lines easy to play, plus stretches over 7 frets with out shifting the fretting hand are comfortable. Buzzards Field supplies a kit enabling any small sized classical guitar to accommodate synthetic bass uke strings and thus become a short scaled bass ukulele.