Ukuleles, anyone???

[Gizmotron]

So do we have any Ukulele aficionados here? If so, what size, what brand, and what styles of music do you like??

I have always wanted one, but only recently snagged a lovely tenor Ukulele.

(I tried searching but didn’t get any results…apologizes if I missed a 29-page Ukulele Thread from the past.)

[clivey]

So do we have any Ukulele aficionados here? If so, what size, what brand, and what styles of music do you like??

I have always wanted one, but only recently snagged a lovely tenor Ukulele.

(I tried searching but didn’t get any results…apologizes if I missed a 29-page Ukulele Thread from the past.)

I have one of these. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-an...ear4music/336R
Very handy writing tool ,easy to sit on lap and play anywhere/ anytime.

So it has 6 strings and tuned A to A. It's a bit of a bargain axe.
Here it is on an intro. Excuse my crap playing and subsequent track.

https://cliveymacdougall.bandcamp.co...k/garden-story

I also have a clip or 2 on my YouTube channel

[mnprogger2023]

[interbellum]

No player, no owner, but it's been one of those instruments that got my attention after I saw Allan Holdsworth played on on A Little Hair Action from Soma (although it wouldn't surprise me if it is a practical joke):

9 A Little Hair Action
Bass – Victor Bailey
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Walt Fowler
Ukulele – Allan Holdsworth

[per anporth]

Hundreds of impressionable hipsters started playing ukes after seeing Zach & Beirut.

(I vividly recall the final encore of a glorious concert by Beirut at the Brixton Academy, in 2011 — Condon stayed on stage to play this song solo, just him & his uke & his voice - rapturous!)

[markwoll]

Jake Shimabukuro is pretty awesome.
First saw him open for "The Rite of Strings" , Stanley Clarke, Jean-Luc Ponty , Al Di Meola. ( spoiler, he was better IMHO ) at Wolf Trap. Pretty nice gig.
Seen him a few more times solo. Seems like a nice guy. His album with a backing band Grand Ukulele is pretty good too. I wish I could see that live.

[Mister Triscuits]

I was at an electronic music concert last night and not one but two noise artists--one performing blisteringly loud feedback à la Metal Machine Music--included ukulele in their rigs.

[progmatist]

Jake Shimabukuro is pretty awesome.
First saw him open for "The Rite of Strings" , Stanley Clarke, Jean-Luc Ponty , Al Di Meola. ( spoiler, he was better IMHO ) at Wolf Trap. Pretty nice gig.
Seen him a few more times solo. Seems like a nice guy. His album with a backing band Grand Ukulele is pretty good too. I wish I could see that live.

He is to ukulele what Bela Fleck is to banjo.

[Sturgeon's Lawyer]

Never underestimate the power of ukuleles in numbers.

[SteveSly]

Jake Shimabukuro is pretty awesome.
First saw him open for "The Rite of Strings" , Stanley Clarke, Jean-Luc Ponty , Al Di Meola. ( spoiler, he was better IMHO ) at Wolf Trap. Pretty nice gig.
Seen him a few more times solo. Seems like a nice guy. His album with a backing band Grand Ukulele is pretty good too. I wish I could see that live.

I saw Jake open for Jimmy Buffett once. He was great. Then when Buffett came on Jake played the whole show with the Coral Reefer Band. He is a very talented guy.

[SteveSly]

Former Local musician Patty Pershyla who is now based out of Nashville (also former lead singer of Rush tribute band YYNOT) does some fun Uke covers:

[Gizmotron]

Excellent posts! Thank you!

Jake is simply from another planet.

I will check out the clips of the other players!

I really like the Tenor Ukulele, and want to check out a Baritone.

[clivey]

Excellent2 posts! Thank you!

Jake is simply from another planet.

I will check out the clips of the other players!

I really like the Tenor Ukulele, and want to check out a Baritone.

Well I say just go for it. They are astoundingly inexpensive for what you can get

[Gizmotron]

Well I say just go for it. They are astoundingly inexpensive for what you can get

Yup! I got my tenor a few days before starting the thread, but would be interested in trying out a Baritone. I noticed that the Ukulele community seems quite…opinionated, and apparently many feel “a baritone is NOT a Ukulele!” LOL.

I love breaking rules, so full steam ahead!!

[Czyszy]

I don't recommend getting an inexpensive uke. Especially a Washburn, stay away from that brand. ;p They tend to have terrible intonation.

[Mister Triscuits]

I don't recommend getting an inexpensive uke. Especially a Washburn, stay away from that brand. ;p They tend to have terrible intonation.

I can't speak for their ukuleles, but Washburn is a highly regarded company with some great instruments to their credit. I have a Washburn mandolin that is superb. Used to have one of their basses back in the '80s/'90s, and it was a great playing instrument. I passed that one on to a friend who is still using it to this day.

[progmatist]

I don't recommend getting an inexpensive uke. Especially a Washburn, stay away from that brand. ;p They tend to have terrible intonation.

Also get one with worm and gear tuners. Not the straight peg type tuners. The former will make it easier to find the pitch, and hold the pitch much better.

[rapidfirerob]

I don't play ukelele, but do play acoustic guitar and sing with a ukulele sing along group on occasion.

[Sturgeon's Lawyer]

For no apparent reason, as I opened this thread the following nonsense popped into my head:

Ukelele, ukelele, ukelele and banjo
Beelzebub has a washboard set aside for me...

[Rarebird]

For no apparent reason, as I opened this thread the following nonsense popped into my head:

Ukelele, ukelele, ukelele and banjo
Beelzebub has a washboard set aside for me...

What is wrong with a banjo?

I own a tenor banjo, inherited from my dad.

[Sturgeon's Lawyer]

Absolutely nothing wrong with banjo.

I said it was nonsense.