Aquila 85U Red Series Concert Set

String Set for Concert Ukulele

Red Series
Tuning: GCEA
Material: Nylgut with red copper powder

Available since January 2015

Item number 355091

Sales Unit 1 piece(s)

Material Nylgut

Colour Red

Soprano No

Concert Yes

Tenor No

Baritone No

Low-G No

Bass No

£6.30

Including VAT; Excluding £10 shipping

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86 Customer ratings

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4.7 / 5

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Squeeky-squeeky

Kalpagony 19.12.2020

First of all, these aren't bad strings- they're okay. Nice clear, crisp sound. I have 3 problems with it:
1. They're really thin. Or at least they FEEL really thin. It's probably why they have such a high-middy sound. If you want to record ukulele with other instruments, that could be a good thing for the mix, but if one of your main focuses is the uke, a bit beefier sound and feel would be better I think.
2. They feel unnaturally slippery. Comfy for sliding around the neck, but a bit weird on the picking hand for fingerstyle.
3. My biggest problem with it is that it's super SQUEEKY. When my fingers slide a bit on the strings they have this really unpleasant high pitched plastic noise. Sorta makes picking with your fingertips a pain to listen to.

So if you're just strumming some chords and want the uke to sit well in a mix with other instruments, these strings can be good, but for me personally, they are just weird and squeeky.

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Perfect feel and sound

thorforshort 25.01.2021

Aquila red series strings are hands down my favourite ukulele strings. They always deliver a nice feel for strumming, not too stiff, and sound VERY clear and crisp.

The only improvement I'd want is for them to look even redder but at the same time, I also like how they blend in if you don't want super bright red strings too. They look red up close and slightly more brownish when looking at them from a distance.

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Great

Macku 25.11.2021

Have been using them for a few months now - they show no sign of wear, they tune well, good projection, deep juicy sound, no shrill or tinny tones. 100% satisfied.

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Bright and cheery

GerryDoyle 05.10.2021

Not a very experienced player but these strings are pleasingly clear, something other than the normal ukulele sound.

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