tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post6639554045631336025..comments2024-03-26T17:50:42.904+00:00Comments on GOT A UKULELE - Ukulele reviews and beginners tips: So, The Myths Persist - Some Ukulele Predictions and Wishes for 2015Barry Mazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-12896943288630123512015-01-09T16:43:40.372+00:002015-01-09T16:43:40.372+00:00No, I really DON'T plug Mahalo!No, I really DON'T plug Mahalo!<br />Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-20173644349106501592015-01-09T16:36:36.932+00:002015-01-09T16:36:36.932+00:00You plug mahalo. Cool. I say I like Brunswick. Equ...You plug mahalo. Cool. I say I like Brunswick. Equally cool. Like you, I would never tell anyone what to do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616592556902529854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-71358952610312335932015-01-09T16:30:35.983+00:002015-01-09T16:30:35.983+00:00So what was the point - to give Brunswick a plug? ...So what was the point - to give Brunswick a plug? Done, but I don't fully share your enthusiasm.Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-88835856948877998242015-01-09T16:13:37.735+00:002015-01-09T16:13:37.735+00:00Didn't say it wasDidn't say it wasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616592556902529854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-91168357642861163002015-01-09T15:51:02.391+00:002015-01-09T15:51:02.391+00:00Because I haven't ever got around to reviewing...Because I haven't ever got around to reviewing one. I think they are not bad but think there are other alternatives on a par or better. Don't have anything particular against them though as entry level laminates. Though this post was not really about naming and shaming particular models.Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-89875715960769100962015-01-09T15:43:23.279+00:002015-01-09T15:43:23.279+00:00Why do Brunswick never get a mention? I got my fir...Why do Brunswick never get a mention? I got my first uke last year, a mahogany Brunswick electro acoustic concert. In nearly 40 years as a musician I have rarely found an instrument of such high quality for its price. £89. I love it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616592556902529854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-68688554497062078142015-01-08T15:53:30.513+00:002015-01-08T15:53:30.513+00:00Well, one of the guys in the band I was in played ...Well, one of the guys in the band I was in played one and it sounded decent - exactly the sort of uke I wish more people would sell when they decide to jump on the shop bandwagon as discussed in this blog! Well made, well sounding and not going to put you off. In fact, i'd say that Laka will last longer with you than you may think.Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-57021057243727677082015-01-08T15:31:31.455+00:002015-01-08T15:31:31.455+00:00I have a couple of Laka uses. I would agree with y...I have a couple of Laka uses. I would agree with you, Baz, that they are reasonable, if not exciting. The concert uke was a present and the other Joe Brown model concert I bought recently (£129 with postage and gig bag) so I can play low G too. I didn't want anything too expensive at this stage as I am a beginner, and wanted to get on and play without worrying about dropping it, knocking it, having the cat jump on it etc.. I find them both playable insttuments and I am making progress. They are good enough that, far from being put off, I'm becoming addicted! I will buy a better instrument in the future, when I can actually play better than I do now, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-89692145336837794572015-01-08T09:03:38.485+00:002015-01-08T09:03:38.485+00:00Pheasant Plucker - Mainlands are fine instruments....Pheasant Plucker - Mainlands are fine instruments. To avoid US shipping to the UK, Eagle Music in Huddersfield are UK dealers - and sell online - its where I bought mine and I highly recommend the store. Lana are reasonable, but I would choose Mainland over them.<br /><br />Jack - Bruko - I have owned several - they are the closest thing to Luthier instruments as they are handmade by Hubert in a small factory in Germany - I adore them, but they do have a sound which takes a little getting used to. Top quality though.<br /><br />Anonymous - I get your sentiment, but I would never agree to banning any musical genre. Just because I don't like it, thats just personal preference and it is still music.<br />Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-59414666429269660532015-01-08T09:00:00.665+00:002015-01-08T09:00:00.665+00:00Kyle - exactly...
Kyle - exactly...<br />Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-56477859805369145512015-01-08T07:28:15.979+00:002015-01-08T07:28:15.979+00:00Incidently, how do you think Brüko Special/Custom ...Incidently, how do you think Brüko Special/Custom models compare with luthier built instruments? Have you had any experience with these?Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-66045269972182024882015-01-07T23:15:51.328+00:002015-01-07T23:15:51.328+00:00Yes you only ever get what you pay for - so why sh...Yes you only ever get what you pay for - so why should ukulele's be different. As for the "rise" ..... and colleagues daughter conducted serious research ( Doctorate paper) which included the ukulele and identified that the rises in popularity of the ukulele over the past 100+ years has coincided with economic downturns ... continuous growth is therefore concerning! Do we think that cheap ukes should be banned .... mmm.... I think that I would rather see the effort put into banning some "musical" genre's/"performers" :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-11364992415475548332015-01-07T23:14:17.309+00:002015-01-07T23:14:17.309+00:00As usual, Barry, a very cogent and measured blog. ...As usual, Barry, a very cogent and measured blog. Thank you. <br /><br />Having cut my uke teeth (barely) on a very decent Makala Dolphin, I now want to try something a bit larger ( neck), more melodic and, even, prettier! Your review of the Mainline Concert in 2010 is very convincing and seems to tick most of my boxes, including a very comfortable price, apart from the USA shipping costs?<br /><br />Anyway, you provide a huge amount of invaluable information - particularly for beginners like me - where the things to consider when trading up, are legion and much potential to drop a clanger.<br /><br />BTW where do Laka stand in all this? It's a range that someone suggested to me recently, as my step up.<br /><br />Very best for 2015<br /><br />The Pheasant Plucker, with Uke.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-2029254471645007102015-01-07T21:12:04.758+00:002015-01-07T21:12:04.758+00:00It's a bit like reading a news story about Nor...It's a bit like reading a news story about North Korea. You're just scanning paragraphs looking for the shoe-in fact every article about North Korea has - "the two Koreas are still technically at war, having never signed a peace treaty".<br /><br />EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972029301658652624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-19145866975250880442015-01-07T16:22:52.847+00:002015-01-07T16:22:52.847+00:00I found myself in the same situation as Dave but, ...I found myself in the same situation as Dave but, I actually did mention to the Lady that was she was about to buy was in fact a pile of crap and that she would be better off buying a decent ukulele. We ended up having a long conversation about the merits of starting off with a good ukulele. I'm not sure if my arguments won her over but at least she didn`t buy the cheap plastic thing she was intending to. I told her to check out your web site for more info Baz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-76989837083478640072015-01-07T15:27:52.375+00:002015-01-07T15:27:52.375+00:00I guess, but then there are those many with mispla...I guess, but then there are those many with misplaced bridges, frets and necks...Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-40450154788990995022015-01-07T15:16:03.343+00:002015-01-07T15:16:03.343+00:00But.....don't we all have a cheap uke that we ...But.....don't we all have a cheap uke that we put good strings on, and we adjusted the bridge and put a sock inside.....and we like it sometimes. I have one....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-28036389046225806852015-01-07T15:11:23.122+00:002015-01-07T15:11:23.122+00:00Do you know what, I actually can't decide wher...Do you know what, I actually can't decide where I stand with it all. I think you're dead right, the market is going to get flooded with potentially even cheaper ukuleles and they are incredibly damaging to someone's desire to learn. I think what I struggle with is where the price expectations come from. Admittedly before I bought mine I was pretty clueless and I didn't spend all that much but I didn't have a £20 figure in my head.Davehttp://www.ukulelego.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-8280553458090813202015-01-07T14:48:35.185+00:002015-01-07T14:48:35.185+00:00Sad isn't it Dave?Sad isn't it Dave?Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-34347459297468392212015-01-07T14:45:26.344+00:002015-01-07T14:45:26.344+00:00I was stood in the queue at a toy shop just before...I was stood in the queue at a toy shop just before Christmas, the man in front of me was buying a pink guitar presumably for his daughter, or some other relative (or maybe he just loved pink three-quarter guitars). I stood there deliberating whether to politely tell him that he might as well just burn the £25. In the end I didn't do it, I was pretty close though.Davehttp://www.ukulelego.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-48702498211212842012015-01-07T14:29:52.095+00:002015-01-07T14:29:52.095+00:00Spot on as always. Spot on as always. HawaiianShirtRacerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04190225503627817343noreply@blogger.com