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I wanna get a Uke

BrezBrez Posts: 570
edited May 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
But I don't know anything about them. I play guitar, and I am hoping that they are just mini-guitars... am I right?

And if anyone here really KNOWS about ukes, any brands you suggest?
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  • BrezBrez Posts: 570
    Ok just found out it isn't a mini-guitar, but does anyone here play one? Know any similarities? Differences?
    And before his first step... He's off again...
  • One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
    Brez wrote:
    Ok just found out it isn't a mini-guitar, but does anyone here play one? Know any similarities? Differences?

    A friend of mine has one and she tried to show me how to play some stuff. It's extremely different from the guitar and I found it kind of frustrating...granted, I was only at it for an hour or so, but it was nothing like I really expected. I knew it only had four strings, but I also kind of thought it was closer to the guitar.
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  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    It's really easy to play... especially if you already play guitar. All it is = strumming http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://nfo.net/usa/chart2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://nfo.net/usa/uke2.html&h=1590&w=1171&sz=188&hl=en&start=9&tbnid=JWJnOjoOGnphLM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dukulele%2Bchords%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DXhords.
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    buy one cheap. get the chords. easy.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • BrezBrez Posts: 570
    Ahh thanks you guys.
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  • duggroduggro Posts: 1,343
    whats a decent but fairly cheap make of uke??
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Ukes are so fun. :)
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  • this is not for youthis is not for you Posts: 240
    lol yea, i wanna learn to play the uke
    seeing soon forget live kinda did it for me, was so cool yet funny at the same time
    my dad has one n its sitting in the corner of my room at the mo, has been for a few weeks now
    try to play a bit and im absolutely hopeless
    also found a harmonica too and can just about play the begining of smile
    LOL yes that is really bad but meh
    I really wanna try and be able to play something else well other than drums
  • BrezBrez Posts: 570
    duggro wrote:
    whats a decent but fairly cheap make of uke??

    Yeah that would be something I want to know too.
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  • YgoWashYgoWash Posts: 20
    Brez wrote:
    Yeah that would be something I want to know too.

    Oscar Schmidt by Washburn makes some nice inexpensive ukes.
    try the OU5 Koa. ( you can get it for around a $100 )
    it one of thier more expensive ones, but is much nicer than the cheap $50 ones. Awesome everyday uke !!!

    You can also find some decent LANIKAI ukes for cheap, but make sure to shop around for this brand , because they make some decent ukes but also make some real crap. They are the Hawaiian brand for people that dont want to pay alot for a good uke but also dont want to buy the $10 plastic ones at ABC stores. They have a huge quality range of ukes available.

    now if you want to spend a little bit on something nice.
    Try TANGI Ukes from Hawaii.
    They are a mid-range to high quality Hawaiian made uke.
    probably run you $150 to $300.

    or the cream of the crop, KAMAKA ukes !!!
    one of the best you can buy !!
    run you $500 +


    lastly MARTIN ukes.
    they WERE the king of ukes, but I'm not sure now.
    they make the S-O uke for around $300 ( but not good reviews on it )
    or
    the 5-k uke for $4200

    Old vintage Martins and Kamakas are what real uke collectors try to collect.
    depending on condition and age they can run from $500 to thousands !

    and dont forget size !!
    a small Soprano uke will cost much less than a large Tenor uke


    I would suggest a concert size uke !! Most useful size to me !!


    hope that helps some !



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  • BlindMelonadeBlindMelonade Posts: 327
    I got a concert-sized Mahalo Uke from some internet site like ukuleleworld.com or something...It's a pretty nice uke and was about $80
    When this just feels like spinning plates.
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