Anyone seriously Think about selling your acoustic in favor of the Ukulele?

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

I've been hitting a lot of local open mics since my retirement - seeing a whole bunch of uke players these days...

Interestingly enough, most of them are better than the guitar-slinging wannabe singer/songwriter types - and a lot friendlier and less self-absorbed to boot...

I have no doubt about that.

[Swamp Yankee]

Originally Posted by Neal

Tiny Tim blaming is sooo early 2000’s.

Agreed

Tiny Tim was a vast repository of American popular music from the early 20th century. His appearance and his falsetto voice were his schtick - and it worked, propelling him to his brief moment of fame. But underneath it all he was a serious musician with an immense repertoire.

[Swamp Yankee]

I am in the process of thinning down my collection of guitars, and at the same time, I am looking to pick up a decent quality solid wood tenor ukulele. So, NO I would not sell my (only) acoustic guitar to fund a ukulele purchase, but I've got no problem selling one of my several guitars to pick up a second uke.

[merlin666]

I have one uke (mahogany low G tenor) and a bunch of guitars but I probably play the uke more than the guitars put together. So yeah, I think I'd like to have another uke (koa long neck soprano), and I am contemplating selling some guitars that I don't play as much as they deserve. Problem is I have a lot of reservations about selling online and dealing with packing and shipping etc, and I am fairly sure there is no local market for what I have to offer.

[The Watchman]

I saw this guy - Jake Shimabukuro - play uke at our local premier concert hall. He was better than any guitar player I've seen. I'd say he played the uke much like Tommy Emmanuel plays the guitar. I take it seriously now.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by The Watchman

I saw this guy - Jake Shimabukuro - play uke at our local premier concert hall. He was better than any guitar player I've seen. I'd say he played the uke much like Tommy Emmanuel plays the guitar. I take it seriously now.

Check this one out, James Hill, Voodoo Child



Jake Shimabukuro plays his tenor with a high G, or reentrant tuning, pretty much exclusively, so does James Hill, but this one is low G.

[Neal]

It’s been a few days, wadja think? Is the uke, in correct hands, an awesome instrument? Yes, certain limitations, as in ALL instruments, but definitely a place in a real world repertoire.

I like the uke.

[Ms16]

I once swapped a guitar for a banjo. Sold the banjo a week later and never played one since.

[Scootch]

The Uke is a very social instrument.

Last week I was at the Ohio Ukulele Campout. There a whole culture surrounding ukes and their players.

If I want a uke, I'll just buy a uke. But I don't.

[DavidE]

If a ukulele is good enough for George Harrison, it’s good enough for me.

[CASD57]

I picked up my Yamaha the other to play "I'll follow you into the Dark" and man...I missed it, since I've been playing the Uke for the last month...
There is room for both..