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Chrasstor:
I just didn't want to see this thread die without a picture of:









Carry on.

dougless:

--- Quote from: Ballard on 16 Jan 2008, 13:31 ---They're as different as two fretted, hollow-body, acoustic string instruments could be. Knowing how to play guitar won't help you at all with ukelele unless your fingerstyle is decent.

Tenor, baritone, and soprano tell you the relative pitch of the instrument. A baritone will emit lower pitched sounds than a soprano, etc.

They're no easier or harder to learn than any instrument, really.

--- End quote ---


I disagree with you.

There are several ways to tune a ukulele, and one of the most common ways is GCEA.
Essentially this is the same as putting capo on your fifth fret and ripping off your top two strings, Big E and A.

Therefor, a D chord shape on a ukulele is G.  An A shape is a D.  You can even do 'bar' chords on a ukulele.

I don't think Ballard knows what he's talking about....

...it dosn't have to be a Bari, either. You can have this tuning with a Sap, or a Tenor.
Trust me, I play uke more than I play guitar now-a-days.
 :laugh:
pick a uke up and have fun with it!

Kill.kenada:
haha
Shall do!

Can you reccomend any particular brands for beginners?

malevis:
Ok, obviously you're not in dire need of inspiration as you're already getting a ukulele, but anything on the topic deserves this.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=O9mEKMz2Pvo

dougless:

--- Quote from: Kill.kenada on 24 Jan 2008, 15:11 ---haha
Shall do!

Can you reccomend any particular brands for beginners?

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for a beginer? Hmm. I had a really crapper sopranno uke for a long time, and i dont even remember the brand.  But it went out of tune WAY too much.
Granted, most ukes will go out of tune fairly easily anyways. But my roommate has a Mahalo uke, and it's actually pretty good. Cheap ($35 bucks or something), but sounds decent and feels good.

Right now I have a Hula Uke, but it was a bit pricey for a beginner.

Hopefully that helps a bit!

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