Ukulele

HailHailVitalogy
HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,120
edited June 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
I was looking into getting a new guitar like instrument.

I was thinking of a ukulele because its easy to travel with and just sit on a beach and play, and it seems simple enough to play with. (By the way, is there a whole new system I need to know about playing a Uke?). My question was does anyone know of a good priced Uke that I could plug into my amp and play. If not, does anyone have an idea of what is a good uke? I'm looking in the 100$ range. Nothing crazy. Unlike the one that I saw on here that looked like Eds that was 1300$, haha.

I was thinking of Mandolin too, but I don't know. My friend is in a band and he playes DISTORTED Mandolin. It sounds amazing!
2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2 | 2025: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Pittsburgh x2
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  • Guitarhero27
    Guitarhero27 Posts: 2,146
    joey - a uke is cool, but why not look into something like the mini-sized travel guitars out there...they're easy to carry around, I have a washburn, it's about $150 i guess...there's also a Martin out there and of course, a baby-taylor. a Uke is ONLY cool if you can play this:

    http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/159572/

    haha

    And of course why not try one of those add-on portable acoustic guitar pickups for like $45 i think they run. I forget the actual name.

    hope that's helpful

    by the way - the washburn is ideal for me at work :) very portable, nice case, people think I'm carrying around a gun though.

    -Seth
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  • HailHailVitalogy
    HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,120
    Guitarhero27 wrote:
    joey - a uke is cool, but why not look into something like the mini-sized travel guitars out there...they're easy to carry around, I have a washburn, it's about $150 i guess...there's also a Martin out there and of course, a baby-taylor. a Uke is ONLY cool if you can play this:

    http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/159572/

    haha

    And of course why not try one of those add-on portable acoustic guitar pickups for like $45 i think they run. I forget the actual name.

    hope that's helpful

    by the way - the washburn is ideal for me at work :) very portable, nice case, people think I'm carrying around a gun though.

    -Seth


    haha thanks, but I would rather have a "new" instrument to play around with.

    is the washburn you speak of the longish one? my friend has it, its not bad
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2 | 2025: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Pittsburgh x2
  • Guitarhero27
    Guitarhero27 Posts: 2,146
    yup long neck, small body. it ain't bad for the price and convienence, would it be my regular acoustic guitar - hell no.
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