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Aquila New Nylgut ukulele set

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Video still: Southern Ukulele Store
MakerAquila
Typeukulele strings
PriceUSD 11.99 (2026-09)
Statuscurrent

The synthetic-gut set that became the default on new ukuleles — soprano to baritone, high-G or low-G.

Watch

YouTube video Southern Ukulele Store · 2018-10 — Walkthrough of the Aquila ukulele range with playing, covering Nylgut alongside the other materials

Southern Ukulele Store's walkthrough covers the Aquila line with playing, which is the clearest way to hear what Nylgut does next to the alternatives.

Why it matters

Aquila publishes a breaking-point index of 310 Hz per metre for Nylgut and describes its density and acoustic qualities as nearly identical to natural gut. Because so many ukuleles ship with it, it is the reference point the other sets here are heard against. The range covers all four sizes and both tunings, and single strings are sold, so a broken string does not mean a new set.

Note

Nylgut is a synthetic monofilament developed to behave like gut — density and acoustic behaviour close to gut, without gut's cost or its instability as humidity changes. Aquila patented it in 1997, and it is the material most new ukuleles are strung with.

Specifications

  • Nylgut synthetic monofilament
  • soprano, concert, tenor and baritone
  • high-G and low-G (4th string wound)
  • soprano high-G gauges 0.024 / 0.031 / 0.037 / 0.026 in
  • soprano tensions 3.80 / 3.55 / 3.15 / 3.52 kg
  • sold as sets and as single strings
  • made in Italy

Before you buy

  • Nylgut is softer than fluorocarbon and can dent against sharp fret ends or nut slots — check both before stringing
  • low-G sets use a wound fourth string, a different feel from a plain high-G set
  • sold as sets and as single strings

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