I wanna get a Uke

Brez

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?

Brez

Ok just found out it isn't a mini-guitar, but does anyone here play one? Know any similarities? Differences?

One Song Glory

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.

MichaelMcKevin

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.

brain of c

buy one cheap. get the chords. easy.

Brez

Ahh thanks you guys.

duggro

whats a decent but fairly cheap make of uke??

Pearl Jam and toast

Ukes are so fun.

this is not for you

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

Brez

duggro wrote:

whats a decent but fairly cheap make of uke??

Yeah that would be something I want to know too.

YgoWash

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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BlindMelonade

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