UKE Republic Ukuleles

Your strings are your voice — and whether you’re strumming by the seaside or gigging under stage lights, the right set can make all the difference.  UKE Republic carries a wide variety of carefully curated ukulele strings At UKE Republic , we carry a carefully curated collection of ukulele strings from top-tier brands that we know, trust, and play ourselves. From bold projection to vintage warmth, from silky fluorocarbon to mellow nylon, each set helps your ukulele sing its truest voice. Aquila Aquila’s renowned Nylgut and New Nylgut sets bring a rich evolution of traditional gut tone with modern performance. Constructed from their proprietary synthetic gut, these strings offer warm, resonant tones rivaling classic gut but with impressive tuning stability—even through changes in humidity. Their Red Series amps up brightness and responsiveness, creating a dynamic, powerful range across the fretboard, while the grey-black LAVA Series merges exotic Hawaiian inspiration with Nylg...

I was intrigued when I first heard about these ukulele strings, especially when I understood they were being produced by a friend Ken Middleton.  You may already be familiar with Ken Middleton from YouTube , or perhaps you have seen or met him at a ukulele festival somewhere around the world. Ken is a fantastic player and instructor giving workshops and explaining songs online. Ken is also one of those persons with high standards for musical instruments and their complements, such as strings, so when Living Water Strings were made available, I knew it would be something wonderful. I quickly popped an email over to Ken in England asking if we might be able to carry the strings at UKE Republic, and the next day I received a phone call. Ken and I have known each other for a while, and he told me that if he did decide to have dealers carry, I would be the first to have the option of stocking them. Fast forward to May 2014, and I'm honored to say UKE Republic is currently the onl...