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#16
06-07-2021, 05:24 PM
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Wow! Thanks to all. Lots of solid information here. I'm just going to have to go and try some out!
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#17
06-07-2021, 09:30 PM
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If it’s your first instrument get a concert size. The stretches are easier, but if you play guitar and want to try a uke, go straight to a tenor as you’ll like the extra room up the neck. Just buy one from a store that will do a good setup for you. TheUkuleleSite.com or Mimsukes.com are highly recommended to make it very comfortable to play! Good luck!
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#18
06-08-2021, 07:31 AM
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Speaking of "up the neck," good intonation up high is one of the things that separates the okay ukes from the good to great ones. Especially in the smaller sizes. Trouble is, if you're a new player your touch will wreck your intonation more than the instrument will, so it's not easy to judge.
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#19
06-08-2021, 09:59 PM
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without knowing much of anything about ukes specifically, this looks pretty fun:
https://shop.fender.com/en-US/dhani-...=dhaniharrison
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#20
06-09-2021, 06:10 AM
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I started with a laminated Cordoba concert. Tenor is my preferred size. It’s a slippery slope, once you get into the ukulele - before I knew it, I had 9 of them! I saw Dhani when he opened for ELO a couple of years ago. He was playing a Kala tenor travel uke that had been played so much the top had additional holes worn into it. (At least he comes by the instrument honestly - his father had countless numbers of them)
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#21
06-09-2021, 01:40 PM
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For that classic Hawaiian strum, nothing beats a soprano, but everything else will want a concert or tenor. I started on a concert Fluke. These are not toys besides most being plastic except the top. I moved to the basic solid wood Ponos. Mine is mahogany, but acacia and mango available. They go for around $400 and are very good sounding and are well made. I ventured into the +$1k territory and didn't hear much difference. It isn't koa though.
I've never understood low G. The high G is the uke sound to me. Don't play mine anymore because I took up mandolin.
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#22
06-09-2021, 03:08 PM
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shima ukes (jake shimabukuro) now offers a $400 tenor model that looks very nice.
it also features a “wide” neck, although the website doesn't specify what that is. http://shimaukulele.com/
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