ohmless
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Hello, I will be buying my electric uke in a couple weeks and wanted to discuss the options, my use, and the room it will be played in predominantly.
I record using a USB Yeti microphone and don't have an interface yet. The room is real small(8'x10') and the microphone when on lowest gain still is pretty sensitive. I will be replacing this microphone for a higher quality larger condenser microphone next xmas probably in a bundle with a digital interface. My goal is to have capability of doing electric ukulele performances in this room(quietest in the house) and not just acoustic.
The first ukulele is an Ohana 20CE and the other is a Lanikai UkeSB both with a similar price. The Ohana has a solid top but when listening in the store compared to other ukes(not just the Lanikai) it was pretty quiet. Had great feel and finish otherwise. The Lanikai had a really nice feel to it also with much more resonance(but laminate top).
Questions:
1. Will I be better off in the long run given my circumstances/goals with the louder instrument that I can hook up via USB or the quieter solid top and describe why?
2. Is giving an instrument a year long enough for the solid top to open up?
3. If I was to start an ukulele meetup in a year, will either instrument be advantageous if amplified with a Roland Street Cube in regards to feedback?
4. I sing when I play. If recording while playing powered, would I be satisfied with a condenser mic(while the instrument is plugged into the computer) or should I be looking at getting an SM57 and an PG58?
thanks for any insight you all have.
I record using a USB Yeti microphone and don't have an interface yet. The room is real small(8'x10') and the microphone when on lowest gain still is pretty sensitive. I will be replacing this microphone for a higher quality larger condenser microphone next xmas probably in a bundle with a digital interface. My goal is to have capability of doing electric ukulele performances in this room(quietest in the house) and not just acoustic.
The first ukulele is an Ohana 20CE and the other is a Lanikai UkeSB both with a similar price. The Ohana has a solid top but when listening in the store compared to other ukes(not just the Lanikai) it was pretty quiet. Had great feel and finish otherwise. The Lanikai had a really nice feel to it also with much more resonance(but laminate top).
Questions:
1. Will I be better off in the long run given my circumstances/goals with the louder instrument that I can hook up via USB or the quieter solid top and describe why?
2. Is giving an instrument a year long enough for the solid top to open up?
3. If I was to start an ukulele meetup in a year, will either instrument be advantageous if amplified with a Roland Street Cube in regards to feedback?
4. I sing when I play. If recording while playing powered, would I be satisfied with a condenser mic(while the instrument is plugged into the computer) or should I be looking at getting an SM57 and an PG58?
thanks for any insight you all have.