tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post4965091933219687544..comments2024-03-26T17:50:42.904+00:00Comments on GOT A UKULELE - Ukulele reviews and beginners tips: On Bad Ukulele AdvisorsBarry Mazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-25826391544869989042023-03-28T20:04:12.422+01:002023-03-28T20:04:12.422+01:00...and when some newly-minted expert (probably sel......and when some newly-minted expert (probably selling cheapo ukes) tells you "The ukulele is an easy-to-play toy", just remind them that "All instruments are easy to play... badly."John Chastainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-54647857159467556682017-11-18T03:15:18.366+00:002017-11-18T03:15:18.366+00:00If we take away the re from review and then let pe...If we take away the re from review and then let people post views it would be better. A reviewer really needs some er, reviewing experience/skills, where as a view can be passed at anytime....by anyone unqualified or otherwise unqualified or experienced......it then allows us to seperate the crap from the fact :-)Dansimpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269547298037680610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-59346142944110762982017-11-17T15:50:23.696+00:002017-11-17T15:50:23.696+00:00 Nice!
Nice!<br />Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-71920500254098641382017-11-17T15:26:40.943+00:002017-11-17T15:26:40.943+00:00You're entirely correct there, Baz. If it'...You're entirely correct there, Baz. If it's not a quality build, nothing is going to save them. I'd actually thought about pointing that out in my comment, but the late hour and the excitement of the rest of the day fogged my aging brain.<br /><br />Part of the excitement was that I'd just bought a tenor. Of course, it was a tenor <i>guitar</i>, but I've got it in Chicago tuning and I'm just treating it like a large, steel stringed, baritone ukulele. :-)Howlin' Hobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995816053059542405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-52119458141891924622017-11-17T08:59:21.240+00:002017-11-17T08:59:21.240+00:00What I mean re solid / laminate is that I would ra...What I mean re solid / laminate is that I would rather have good laminate top than a bad solid top. I see a lot of brands rushing to put solid tops on, but they are thick and over braced. Dead sounding. Nice pro laminate is better than those. Of course, with good solid tops - yes you are right, it makes a huge difference.Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-68156989274833671682017-11-17T08:57:04.782+00:002017-11-17T08:57:04.782+00:00I agree with this post except for two small cavils...I agree with this post except for two small cavils:<br /><br />1. Solid wood makes a <i>huge</i> difference on the face of the instrument. If the rest of the body is laminate, not such big deal.<br /><br />2. While the Ukulele Underground is a fab place, it is where I first ran across someone assuring a newbie that it was cool to buy a soprano as their first uke because they could always "graduate to a tenor" later.<br /><br />My comment is <i>not</i> meant to dis the UU, but simply to point out that particular canard is all too common. Howlin' Hobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995816053059542405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-14582949468565872922017-11-06T00:32:59.012+00:002017-11-06T00:32:59.012+00:00This probably going to sound really dumb, but I on...This probably going to sound really dumb, but I only started playing in June, so I'm still figuring a lot of things out. Did not know that a tenor isn't an octave below the soprano! I've read so many places that it's lower than a soprano! I almost bought one because I was curious about a "lower" sound.<br /><br />Mind. Blown.<br /><br />Thanks for the information. This is super helpful!Carinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-9177494011974561882016-03-05T12:15:30.006+00:002016-03-05T12:15:30.006+00:00Sorry - what are you wanting me to check? Probably...Sorry - what are you wanting me to check? Probably easier to let me know the model name! The material being Basswood means this is almost certainly a very cheap ukulele - basswood is not a great wood for instrument makingBarry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-33400126503942846072016-03-05T12:13:42.957+00:002016-03-05T12:13:42.957+00:00Can you check this specs for me?
Body Material: Ba...Can you check this specs for me?<br />Body Material: Basswood <br />Strings Material: Nylon <br />Size: 54×16.5×5.6cm <br />Weight: 400g?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771036700792108539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-36495709484609330852015-08-18T13:53:10.837+01:002015-08-18T13:53:10.837+01:00I was taught to "consider the source" wh...I was taught to "consider the source" when researching stuff. And I research a lot of things before I buy them. There were not too many of these beginner comments, suggestions, blogs?? out there when I decided to begin playing. A friend bought me a really really bad handcrafted uke..nasty. Nice of him, but he knew nothing about instruments. Dad was a professional musician. He always said to get the best you could afford, especially to learn on, because if you didn't like it, you wouldn't use it. And you could always move up to a better instrument as your playing improved. Which is why I have at least 8 ukes here at home. Take advice with a grain of salt. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-3748180374640403932015-08-17T20:50:09.003+01:002015-08-17T20:50:09.003+01:00Thanks Ginny and Jeff!Thanks Ginny and Jeff!Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-87160633546793439162015-08-17T20:43:11.500+01:002015-08-17T20:43:11.500+01:00My son had a cat they named "Pet Peeve" ...My son had a cat they named "Pet Peeve" who has since died, so I am free to use this term once more. My pet peeve is one you mentioned above. The music stores who jumped on the marketing bandwagon when the uke groups were popping up and newbies needed a uke. They were buying crap and selling them right and left. This was trouble from the very beginning. Early on, I bought a laminate from a known maker. It sounded like a rock. I soon got rid of it to someone who was in awe of the "look" of it. Ah, well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899382994071858188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-16918740159204203252015-08-17T11:33:15.381+01:002015-08-17T11:33:15.381+01:00Michael Lynch has hit one of my own dislikes, With...Michael Lynch has hit one of my own dislikes, With the miss use of the word tablature , if you actually searching for tablature all you get is chord / lyric charts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392372802818141968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-86855567149751656342014-04-29T17:31:38.577+01:002014-04-29T17:31:38.577+01:00A Uke with low and high G (g&G) That is most b...A Uke with low and high G (g&G) That is most beautiful. How does it sound? I am going to build a uke from Black Wattle. It is a little known Australian Acacia (in Australia) but prolific in Swaziland where it is the chief firewood. I have received enough fret wire to build about 3 Soprano ukes and hope that mandolin wire will be okay. I also have a set of Grover machine heads and am exited to get started. Next will be an upright base Uke as soon as I can play E in all 10 positions. Mister Cameramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900226652360342956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-32748488088650570162013-11-14T04:10:33.380+00:002013-11-14T04:10:33.380+00:00Barry, one of my gripes has been the nonchalant us...Barry, one of my gripes has been the nonchalant use of the term "tablature" There are so many confused people out there who think that mere Lyric/chord charts are "tabs". The Ukutabs.com site doesn't help with this misconception at all. They among others offer these "charts" in the name of "tabs" which just continues to perpetuate the conception they are offering tablatures. I even contacted them and they said they know it's incorrect but they use it to keep their site "popular" and draw more people to them. Blatantly misleading. arghhhhhhhAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383800986681987168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-67375378014050819442013-11-07T18:50:04.193+00:002013-11-07T18:50:04.193+00:00my playing is so good now I've moved on to an ...my playing is so good now I've moved on to an upright bass ukeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com