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Ukulele For Guitar Players
Ukulele for Guitar Players is a guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar played to the ukulele.
A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z
Covers the key of C major and C minor, including a detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and the chord substutitions.
Strings
A collection of links and information regarding strings and things for the jazz guitarist.
The rec.music.makers.guitar.jazz FAQ newsgroup's FAQ answers lots of questions on string guages typical.
Jazz Tone Tips: Most jazz players use a heavier gauge string set with a wound third string. Either nickel round wound or flat wound string. Round wounds produce a brighter bell like tone than flat wounds. Some players pefer flat wounds for their lack of finger noise. Flat wounds produce a more muted tone.
Listings of string manufactures and online sites that sell strings. I use the Thomastik-Infield Bebop set (.014).
Not many stores stock the heavier gauge strings a jazz guitarist typically uses. But, I found several sources online (links below). And they can usually be found at various guitar shows around the country.
Thomastik-Infield - I've been using their Jazz Bebop Series (BB 114) for a several years.
Dealer pick for price and service: Legato Guitars and J. Hale Music Supply
Both of these dealers can a wide range of string suitable for the jazz guitarist.
String Manufactures
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D'Addario Strings
J. D'Addario & Company, Inc.
595 Smith Street
East Farmingdale, NY 11735
tel: 516-439-3300 - fax: 516-439-3333
Links
Uke String Sets
- J53 Hawaiian Ukulele Black Nylon
- J65 Ukulele Clear Nylon
- J68 Baritone Ukulele Clear Nylon/Silver
- J54 Tenor Ukulele Silver/Black Nylon
7 String String Sets
7 String guitar string set and singles available.
Has 7 string sets.
ECG24-7, 7-String Jazz Light .011-.065 Flatwounds
Single
strings up to .070 (round wound)
(Ed.) For jazz this gauge is a little like. Most plays start with a minimum of a .012 for string one. I start with a .014. Most players also prefer a wound third string.
Info
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D'Aquisto Strings
P.O. Box 569
Deer Park, NY 11729-0569
Tel: (631)-586-4426 Fax: (631)-586-4472
Links
Info
Guitar
Perfectly Balanced Set - Guitar runs in gauges from ultra light (008-038) to heavy (014-057) in Round Wound Stainless and Flat Wound Stainless. They also have two (2) sets of Black Nylon Tape Wounds for 6 and 7 string guitars. The 7 string set is what Benedetto strings has used on his custom guitars.
7 String guitar string sets and singles available.
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Savarez
Savarez S.A.
Capital de 731 500 €
SIREN : 784 124 463 000 59
APE : 363Z
5, Avenue Barthélémy Thimonnier
BP 133
69643 Caluire et Cuire Cedex
France
Tèl : (0033/0) 4 37 40 32 00
Fax : (0033/0) 4 37 40 32 10
Links
Info
Ukulele
Here is a tenor uke string set up that I have used at various times:
"C" Tuning (G C E A) Low "G"
Savarez Alliance (red card-R)
- E-1 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .024, 541R for the A
- H-2 (B-2) KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .027, 542R for the E
- G-3 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .033, 543R for the C
D'Addario Pro-Arte
- D Light Silverplated Copper Wound .028, J4304 for both the low G and low A bass strings
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Thomastik-Infield
Diehlgasse 27
1050 Vienna
Austria
Exclusive U.S. Importer/Distributor
John M. Connolly & Co. Inc.
Box 93, Northport, NY 11768
Toll Free 1-800-644 5268
Links
- www.thomastik-infeld.com
- Artist Page: Curt Sheller
Info
There 4 different sets available for the jazz guitarist. The Jazz Bebop Series and the Jazz Swing Series.
7 String guitar string set and singles available.
Strings - Online Resources
Here is a partial listing of string manufactures and resources for strings that I've collected. For a more compressive list of manufactures and resellers try a Yahoo search listing.
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Big City Strings
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| JustStrings.com
| There site has the tensions listed for the string sets. Nice touch and very reasonable prices. Here is a link to the gauge that I use: Jazz BeBop Series BB114. I just add a .081 round wound 7th string.
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| Mostly String Music
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| Musician Store
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| Running Wild Music
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| StringItUp! Guitar Strings
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| Strings Direct tel order: 08700 78 74 64
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| TuningPeg.com
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StringTips
Checking Intonation
This is something that I always forget when checking the intonation. So I wrote it down. Now all I have to remember is where I wrote it down.
When comparing the 12th fret harmonic to the fretted note at the 12th fret. If the note is sharp, string is too short from the 12th fret to the bridge. Increase the string length by moving the saddle back (away from the nut). If the note is flat, string is too long. Shorten the string length by moving the saddle forward (toward the nut).
Winding
Normally only two to three winds around a string post is all that is needed. Be sure to have the first wind lock down the string.
A Selection of Jazz Guitar Strings
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La Bella Criterion Electric Guitar C200T Light Strings
For Guitar (Electric). Labella Strings. Rock & jazz. Accessory. Size 4.5x4.5. Published by Labella Strings. |  |
La Bella Electric Black Nylon-Tape Wound 800M 6 String
For Guitar (Electric). Labella Strings. Rock & jazz. Accessory. Size 4.5x4.5. Published by Labella Strings. |
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Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Bebop Light BB112 Strings
For Guitar (All). Thomastik-Infeld. Jazz. Accessory. Published by Nordenholz. |  |
La Bella Electric Flat Wound Stainless 20PL Light Strings
For Guitar (Electric). Labella Strings. Rock & jazz. Accessory. Size 4.5x4.5. Published by Labella Strings. |
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Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Swing Medium JS113 Guitar Strings
For Guitar (All). Thomastik-Infeld. All Styles. Accessory. Published by Nordenholz. |  |
La Bella Electric Flat Wound Stainless 20PCM Custom Medium
For Guitar (Electric). Labella Strings. Rock & jazz. Accessory. Size 4.5x4.5. Published by Labella Strings. |
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La Bella Electric Flat Wound Stainless 20PM Medium Strings
For Guitar (Electric). Labella Strings. Rock & jazz. Accessory. Size 4.5x4.5. Published by Labella Strings. |  |
Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Bebop Medium BB114 Guitar Strings
For Guitar (All). Thomastik-Infeld. Jazz. Accessory. Published by Nordenholz. |
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Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Bebop Medium Light BB113 Strings
For Guitar (All). Thomastik-Infeld. All Styles. Accessory. Published by Nordenholz. |  |
Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Swing Medium Light JS112 Guitar Strings
For Guitar (All). Thomastik-Infeld. Acoustic Music. Accessory. Published by Nordenholz. |
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La Bella Electric Black Nylon-Tape Wound 800 7 String
For Guitar (Electric). Labella Strings. Rock & jazz. Accessory. Size 4x4.25. Published by Labella Strings. |  |
La Bella Electric Nickel Plated Wound El-L-Lite Strings
For Guitar (Electric). Labella Strings. Rock & jazz. Accessory. Size 4.5x4.5. Published by Labella Strings. |
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La Bella Electric Nickel Plated Wound El-R-Regular Strings
For Guitar (Electric). Labella Strings. Rock & jazz. Accessory. Size 4.5x4.5. Published by Labella Strings. |  |
La Bella Electric Nickel Plated Wound El-Xl-Extra Light
For Guitar (Electric). Labella Strings. Rock & jazz. Accessory. Size 4.5x4.5. Published by Labella Strings. |
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Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Bebop Extra Light BB111 Strings
For Guitar (All). Thomastik-Infeld. Jazz. Accessory. Published by Nordenholz. |  |
Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Swing Extra Light JS110 Guitar Strings
For Guitar (All). Thomastik-Infeld. All Styles. Accessory. Published by Nordenholz. |
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Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Swing Light JS111 Guitar Strings
For Guitar (All). Thomastik-Infeld. All Styles. Accessory. Published by Nordenholz. |
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