Comments on: Posts for First Timers

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:06:20 +0000

Ukulele Wolf: Admittedly, I have the hands of a little girl, but there are plenty of people with proper man-hands that swear by sopranos. Howlin’ Hobbit leaps to mind.

By: Ukulele Wolf

Ukulele Wolf — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:42:20 +0000

Hey all, Some beginner tips. If you are an adult male the sopranos may be too small for your fingers. I play tenors only and it has kept me playing ukes. The sopranos are out of the question and the concerts are cool but very hard to find with a wide enough neck for me. Ibanez has a little soprano which I just played at a store and it is very cool as it has the wider neck but soprano size which is the reality of the sopranos which vendors can’t figure out. Harmonics off as with most ukes so I didn’t but it. My advice to anyone is don’t give up but find the right size and check the harmonics before you buy. 12th fret harmonic verses 12th fretted tone. Don’t match up? Don’t buy. This means it will take you a long time. : ) But you won’t be frustrated with the Uke as an instrument. It is fragile like a violin and you have to buy carefully. Just me. Peace.

By: Kyrl

Kyrl — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:37:39 +0000

I’ve been playing the guitar for a long time now (about six years), I study in a conservatory and I’m starting a duo with a percussionist to play Irish and American folk songs and popular music.

Is it easy to adapt popular music to the ukulele without it losing dimension? I know a good example would be the famous arragement of Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole but I’m wondering if the ukulele would be able to hold up well against the percussion (bodhran mostly, though some other things would be used to) and whether it would be versatile enough to play more sombre music.

The standard ukulele most performers use is a sorpano, right?

Thank you and keep ukeing!

By: Felix

Felix — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:41:38 +0000

this is the only comment box thingy i could find… but i tabbed the sinthy part of scenic world (beirut) if anyone wants it?.. :)

By: peter

peter — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:22:46 +0000

Hello, I ‘m a Belgian ukeplayer. This is the best site ever! I want to buy me a new (very good) tenor uke. Any suggestions?

grtz
peter

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:33:24 +0000

Kevin: The strings go like this from nearest your head to nearest the ground:

- G string (second thinnest)
- C string (thickest)
- E string (second thickest)
- A string (thinnest)

So the G string is higher in pitch than the C string.

By: Kevin Freels

Kevin Freels — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:44:53 +0000

I have been playing for only a little while, so I have a question about re-stringing a Uke.

I bought a new set of strings, and they’re different than the set that came with my Uke. The ones that came with it were all one size (thickness) while the new ones are all different guages. That makes sense to me; the lower voices need thicker strings. However, in a Soprano Ukulele, the “C” is actually *lower* on the key than the “G”, even though the G is the lower string on the fretboard. In fact, the G-C-E-A setup is actually C-E-G-A on the scale. So should I put the thicker strings based on scale position (i.e., on the C, then E, then G, last A), or by the order of strings on the frets, i.e., G-C-E-A order)?

Thanks for any insight!

….kevin

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:26:14 +0000

Lucas: With chords you get the lyrics written out with the chords written above them. With tabs you get exactly what to play written out. I wrote about how to read uke tabs here.

By: Lucas mcknoris

Lucas mcknoris — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:03:56 +0000

I am very new to the Uke, having just bought one 3 days ago, and this being my first instrument am new to most things muscial. This may sound a stupid or maybe pointless question, but what is the difference exactly between ‘chords’ and ‘tabs’. Any enlightenment would be greatly recieved.

By: sandy morris

sandy morris — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:17:34 +0000

Just wondering about uke pickups – I can’t seem to find any Fishman Infinity Matrix pickups on their website – are they unavailable? Anybody know another undersaddle pickup system that sounds good? I play a Lehua tenor and I have some sort of contact mic in there but it sounds terrible. I’ve had great luck with the Fishmans in my acoustic guitars so if there’s anything comparable in uke-land I’d love to know. I’m uking in Newfoundland on Canada’s far east coast…….