Comments on: 10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Ukuleles (Before I Bought One)

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:40:46 +0000

Steve: Or make out with your mom.

Nesta: It’s never too late to join in.

By: Nesta Finch

Nesta Finch — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:57:44 +0000

you don’t have to be able to read music to learn the ukulele! In fact, it’s a great instrument to learn because it teaches you to listen instead of read.

Yes, i’m 8 months late, but i’ve only just found you.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:39:52 +0000

also, dont give yourself a sports almanac from the future. an old man might steal it and screw up the future!

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:15:29 +0000

Sterf: The fact you end up buying so many ukes does go against the idea that ukuleles are cheap.

By: Sterf

Sterf — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:46:05 +0000

I wish I’d known I’d be getting my third of them a few months in.

And I wish I’d known sooner that they were so much fun.

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:17:30 +0000

Marcy: Looks like you got off to a good start. It’s turned out to be a common theme that people wish they’d started the uke earlier (or, in my case, took it seriously earlier).

By: Marcy

Marcy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:15:00 +0000

8. Don’t steal plutonium from the Libyans.

Bwahaha!

Well, I’m just a couple years new to the uke, and I don’t think I made many mistakes. My first uke was a flea, which is a great sounding uke, and even sounds better than some more expensive ukes. And my local music shop does carry good strings (aquilas).

The best thing I would tell myself would be to pick up the uke sooner. Although, I kinda think that things happen at certain times for a reason. I might not have appreciated how great the uke was in my teens or twenties.

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:59:45 +0000

BoomerZoomer: Thanks for the advice. I’ve never had a chance to test out a +$2000 uke, so I’ll take your word for it.

Franny: Glad you’ve found your instrument. And thanks for the kind words.

By: Franny

Franny — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:18:57 +0000

I wish I knew that playing an instrument as fun as the ukulele would motivate me to learn more in one year than in ten years of getting nowhere on a guitar.

PS. I agree with Todd–I would listen to your Rockabilly Roustabout over stuff by Jake and James!

By: BoomerZoomer

BoomerZoomer — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:05:34 +0000

No matter how much you spend on a ukulele, it will not be long before you are temped to buy, or start dreaming up your next one. Luckily they are small and easy to find room for. Remember that the law of diminishing returns applies to ukuleles. i.e. The difference between a $500 instrument and a $1000 is easily quantified. The differences between a $1000 and $2000 ukulele will not provide a doubling of quality or benefits. Above $2000 you’re buying something you want vs. something that will provide playability or tonal benefits over a less expensive instrument.