Comments on: Slide Ukulele http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/ Ukulele Tabs, Tips, Chords and News Online. The Number One Ukulele Website. Thu, 24 May 2012 12:17:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rodney http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-28194 Rodney Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:19:00 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-28194 Hi - after the 2011 Cairns Ukulele Festival and watching The Sweet Hollywaiians I decided to get a slide uke. Current market slide ukes were uninspiring and very expensive so I decided to make one ! Using a 1920s bell shape uke and obtaining slide guitar fittings thru eBay (and making my own), I obtained a custom wound pickup annd wiring harness from Bill Arnsparger in the US - the result is fantastic played through a Roland Cube Street amp and surpasses my expectations. Uke is constructed using a combination of West Australian Jarrah hardwood and Fijian Mahogany and is 'semi-acoustic' which meanns I can easily practice without am amp. I have initially tuned GCEG and I am looking forward to going through your eBook which I have just downloaded. Happy to put up some photos - if I can find out haw to do it ! Hi – after the 2011 Cairns Ukulele Festival and watching The Sweet Hollywaiians I decided to get a slide uke. Current market slide ukes were uninspiring and very expensive so I decided to make one !
Using a 1920s bell shape uke and obtaining slide guitar fittings thru eBay (and making my own), I obtained a custom wound pickup annd wiring harness from Bill Arnsparger in the US – the result is fantastic played through a Roland Cube Street amp and surpasses my expectations.
Uke is constructed using a combination of West Australian Jarrah hardwood and Fijian Mahogany and is ‘semi-acoustic’ which meanns I can easily practice without am amp.
I have initially tuned GCEG and I am looking forward to going through your eBook which I have just downloaded.
Happy to put up some photos – if I can find out haw to do it !

]]> By: Woodshed http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-27803 Woodshed Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:48:42 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-27803 Gerry: For guitar? Sorry, I've no idea. Gerry: For guitar? Sorry, I’ve no idea.

]]> By: Gerry http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-27797 Gerry Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:07:58 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-27797 ooopppsss sorry for the double nervous I guess ooopppsss sorry for the double nervous I guess

]]> By: Gerry http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-27796 Gerry Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:28:46 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-27796 Hi there I found your site on my comp.Bought your book LOVE IT I've been playing the Uke.for a while but I want to do the slide thing..I have a rather small guitar that I will set up by raising the nut (don't want to mess with my Uke) What type of strings would you recommend? Hi there I found your site on my comp.Bought your book LOVE IT I’ve been playing the Uke.for a while but I want to do the slide thing..I have a rather small guitar that I will set up by raising the nut (don’t want to mess with my Uke) What type of strings would you recommend?

]]> By: Woodshed http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-23658 Woodshed Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:32:01 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-23658 UkeDude: Thanks. There isn't much slide tab available, I'm afraid. In fact, I don't know of any outside of the ebook. UkeDude: Thanks. There isn’t much slide tab available, I’m afraid. In fact, I don’t know of any outside of the ebook.

]]> By: UkeDude http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-23606 UkeDude Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:23:41 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-23606 A very usefull and good workshop. Well done. Where I get so slide tabs for other blues or hawaiin songs? regards UkeDude A very usefull and good workshop. Well done.

Where I get so slide tabs for other blues or hawaiin songs?

regards
UkeDude

]]> By: Woodshed http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-7636 Woodshed Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:02:48 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-7636 Chongolio: Glad you liked it. And glad you didn't start any fretboard fires! Chongolio: Glad you liked it. And glad you didn’t start any fretboard fires!

]]> By: Chongolio http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-7624 Chongolio Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:42:39 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-7624 Mahalo for putting this together. I spent the last week learning the tunes and replaced the bic lighter I was using for a brass slide so now the songs sound even better. Fun stuff wouldbe nice to see more songs and techniques in future Mahalo for putting this together. I spent the last week learning the tunes and replaced the bic lighter I was using for a brass slide so now the songs sound even better. Fun stuff wouldbe nice to see more songs and techniques in future

]]> By: Woodshed http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-7515 Woodshed Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:48:39 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-7515 Baron: It looks like all the cool kids are trying it! nowuh: Thanks. And standard tuning works really well for Hawaiian tunes - even better for us lazy ones. Baron: It looks like all the cool kids are trying it!

nowuh: Thanks. And standard tuning works really well for Hawaiian tunes – even better for us lazy ones.

]]> By: nowuh http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/04/15/slide-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-7514 nowuh Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:09:09 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=2186#comment-7514 Nicely done once again woodshed! I have never had much luck with the slide, partially because I think I was lazy with tuning my guitar to an open tuning and back all the time. But with my recent conversion to uke all the time, and only having to tweak that A string - I'm in old school blues heaven AGAIN. (the first was when I picked up your blues uke book) GOOD STUFF! Nicely done once again woodshed! I have never had much luck with the slide, partially because I think I was lazy with tuning my guitar to an open tuning and back all the time. But with my recent conversion to uke all the time, and only having to tweak that A string – I’m in old school blues heaven AGAIN. (the first was when I picked up your blues uke book)

GOOD STUFF!

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