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Kill.kenada:
Ok, so my next question is, what's the difference between playing a guitar and playing a uke?

michaelicious:
How badass you look, basically.

Spluff:
Playing a uke is traditionally a strumming experience, there's no melody in there.

Alternatively, you can do as I did and buy a cheapo $20 ukelele, tune it to DGBE and then use it as a portable guitar. It's actually got a pretty cool sound to it.

ViolentDove:
"Playing a uke is traditionally a strumming experience, there's no melody in there."

This is not true.

I give you Azo Bell and the Old Spice Boys covering a Django Reinhardt tune for example, here.

Edit: Er...in retrospect, if you're talking about characteristics of traditional Ukelele music rather than the Uk being incapable of melody, then maybe you're right? Anyhow, Azo is still an awesome Uk player.   

Spluff:
Key word - traditionally.

It's quite possible to do other things with it, just like its possible to play a guitar with a bow a la jimmy page.

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