prowla Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 I'm totally ignorant about them. What's a soprano uke and what others are there? Quote
xgsjx Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 It’s like a small guitar with the E & A strings missing & a capo on the 5th. Then the G string (which would have been the D string) is an octave up. Then the other uke is a bass uke. It’s tuned just like a bass guitar. You also get tenor, concert, super soprano & pineapple ukes, but they’re all pointless unless you’re playing in a ukulele band (which is also pointless). 3 1 2 Quote
prowla Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 1 hour ago, xgsjx said: It’s like a small guitar with the E & A strings missing & a capo on the 5th. Then the G string (which would have been the D string) is an octave up. Then the other uke is a bass uke. It’s tuned just like a bass guitar. You also get tenor, concert, super soprano & pineapple ukes, but they’re all pointless unless you’re playing in a ukulele band (which is also pointless). I guess that about sums it up! 🙂 Quote
Baldo Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 On 23/05/2019 at 06:33, xgsjx said: It’s like a small guitar with the E & A strings missing & a capo on the 5th. Then the G string (which would have been the D string) is an octave up. Then the other uke is a bass uke. It’s tuned just like a bass guitar. You also get tenor, concert, super soprano & pineapple ukes, but they’re all pointless unless you’re playing in a ukulele band (which is also pointless). Good analogy. The uke will teach one lots about the guitar, for a start they encourage better right hand stuff as they don’t really sustain. I’m a big fan Quote
bartelby Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 On 23/05/2019 at 06:33, xgsjx said: but they’re all pointless unless you’re playing in a ukulele band (which is also pointless). 😂 1 Quote
fretmeister Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 At the music trust I play with I was strongly encouraged to volunteer to play bass for the kids Uke Orchestra. The kids are between 6 and 12 years old. It is not the highlight of my week! 1 Quote
Billy Apple Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 My opinion differs to that of George, in that I think they should be smashed and burned. 2 4 Quote
ped Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 Who decided Ukulele + whistling = every advert in 2019 1 2 Quote
DaveFry Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 Don't know . but here is Fab George doing just that at home : 1 Quote
ezbass Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 There are those irritating little things that, as @ped says, seem to be ubiquitous advert fodder. Then there is the baritone uke... 4 Quote
mangotango Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 On 17/06/2019 at 13:59, ped said: Who decided Ukulele + whistling = every advert in 2019 Ukes & whistling = Albert Hall concert, 16 million YouTube hits https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=uogb+good+bad&view=detail&mid=5A578D25C3BCAA3C7B815A578D25C3BCAA3C7B81&FORM=VIRE Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 On 17/06/2019 at 13:59, ped said: Who decided Ukulele + whistling = every advert in 2019 Presumably the same group of unspeakable deviants who were confident that the fey cover of Chaka Khan used on that Tui advert wouldn't be a capital offence. 2 2 Quote
Pea Turgh Posted June 24, 2019 Posted June 24, 2019 So anybody got any suggestions on a good value uke that won’t break the bank but also won’t get chucked out after getting the basics? Asking for a friend... 1 Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 13 hours ago, Pea Turgh said: So anybody got any suggestions on a good value uke that won’t break the bank but also won’t get chucked out after getting the basics? Asking for a friend... *polite cough* 1 Quote
NickA Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 On 18/06/2019 at 13:26, ezbass said: There are those irritating little things that, as @ped says, seem to be ubiquitous advert fodder. Then there is the baritone uke... Genius! I love it. Even without the audacious fingering, it would still be great. Quote
prowla Posted August 1, 2019 Author Posted August 1, 2019 I bought an Ovation Applause one last weekend. I've learned a few chords for it. 2 Quote
Bassassin Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 On 17/06/2019 at 13:59, ped said: Who decided Ukulele + whistling = every advert in 2019 And 2018, 2017, 2016 2015... Someone who really, really wanted to push someone (who, me?) to pick up a large, sharp machete and hunt them down like the monster they are. Not much actual music triggers my misophonia but this endless, relentless, hateful aural horror genuinely makes me want to kill! 1 Quote
ped Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 38 minutes ago, Bassassin said: And 2018, 2017, 2016 2015... Someone who really, really wanted to push someone (who, me?) to pick up a large, sharp machete and hunt them down like the monster they are. Not much actual music triggers my misophonia but this endless, relentless, hateful aural horror genuinely makes me want to kill! Your username could make a catchy headline - was that your plan all along! 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 On 17/06/2019 at 13:59, ped said: Who decided Ukulele + whistling = every advert in 2019 They wanted a change from the breathless whispy girl singing some famous hit much slower that they used for every advert in 2018. 2 Quote
Bassassin Posted August 4, 2019 Posted August 4, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 17:29, ped said: Your username could make a catchy headline - was that your plan all along! Just a happy coincidence. Happy for me, that is. 1 Quote
spectoremg Posted August 19, 2019 Posted August 19, 2019 Did you know that the fair folk of Madeira claim the invention of? Quote
tom1946 Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 Then they should be burned with the wretched things. To use a uke you have to have 'perfect pitch' , this is so when you chuck it into a skip it doesn't touch the sides.... Sadly we have two friends that are in a ukelele band, even worse for us we've been to a concert, only once mind. Quote
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