hey I'm looking for a mitchell Mu-70 uke. I'm just a beginner and want a new ukulele since i just have a cheap soprano right now. I'm looking for any good condition for around $100, a little less or more depending on condition. so Lmk.
hey I'm looking for a mitchell Mu-70 uke. I'm just a beginner and want a new ukulele since i just have a cheap soprano right now. I'm looking for any good condition for around $100, a little less or more depending on condition. so Lmk.
Brand new for that price at Guitar center. I got mine used for 70. Don't overspend just because you got UAS. CHeck out www.ukerepublic.com Mike will take care of you. I have purchased (through my school's club) over 20 ukes from him and he has a good assortment of ukes that might suit you.
Just make sure you check it carefully for any defects (especially buzzes) before you take it home. (I learned that the hard way.) But at least they're replacing it for free.
What I generally find at Guitar Center is people who know more about guitarlike instruments than I do, but don't really know much about ukes specifically other than the sizes. Usually I find that while they can't help you quite as much as you'd like, they can still be very helpful if it's a problem that occurs in guitars, and they're friendly and very interested in ukes.
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Based on my experience with my local Guitar Center, I would have to disagree with the above statement. The author obviously based his/her opinion on one particular store and falsely came to a very broad conclusion that GC doesn't know much about Ukuleles.
I went in knowing nothing about ukes except that my 15 year old daughter wanted that and a new keyboard for Christmas. So after I picked out the keyboard I asked the sales guy if they had any ukuleles. He personally walked me to the other side of the store and found their uke "specialist".
He was quite knowledgable and very informative. He spent at least 30 minutes with me explaining the differences between 4 different models. He even took the time to tune them all so I could hear the difference in sound output.
I am 100% happy with the purchase and with the staff at Guitar Center. If you live in a large metroplex as I do in Dallas/Fort Worth, I definitely recommend that you visit all the Guitar Center stores in your area, not just the one that is closest to you. I have 2 within 20 minutes but will drive an extra 10 to the one that's furthest because it has a larger inventory and more diversified staff that is willing and more importantly, capable of answering any questions you may have.
Just make sure you check it carefully for any defects (especially buzzes) before you take it home. (I learned that the hard way.) But at least they're replacing it for free.
What I generally find at Guitar Center is people who know more about guitarlike instruments than I do, but don't really know much about ukes specifically other than the sizes. Usually I find that while they can't help you quite as much as you'd like, they can still be very helpful if it's a problem that occurs in guitars, and they're friendly and very interested in ukes.
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Based on my experience with my local Guitar Center, I would have to disagree with the above statement. The author obviously based his/her opinion on one particular store and falsely came to a very broad conclusion that GC doesn't know much about Ukuleles.
I went in knowing nothing about ukes except that my 15 year old daughter wanted that and a new keyboard for Christmas. So after I picked out the keyboard I asked the sales guy if they had any ukuleles. He personally walked me to the other side of the store and found their uke "specialist".
He was quite knowledgable and very informative. He spent at least 30 minutes with me explaining the differences between 4 different models. He even took the time to tune them all so I could hear the difference in sound output.
I am 100% happy with the purchase and with the staff at Guitar Center. If you live in a large metroplex as I do in Dallas/Fort Worth, I definitely recommend that you visit all the Guitar Center stores in your area, not just the one that is closest to you. I have 2 within 20 minutes but will drive an extra 10 to the one that's furthest because it has a larger inventory and more diversified staff that is willing and more importantly, capable of answering any questions you may have.
I'm glad you had a good experience at guitar center. Here in Atlanta, the one in Newark, and the one in Nashville, and one of the ones in DFW closest to the airport knew nothing about ukuleles when I visited as well as the sam asjes and ken stantons as well as most other music stores. Most tried to sell me a cordoba uke as a koa ukulele and even tried to tell me that one doesn't tune a ukulele G C E A. No worries though at least most of these salesmen listened to me when I explained the difference in woods and tuning. I don't shop at music stores because the stores around here cater to guitars and not ukes. What did you get your daughter? And welcome to UU!! Are you a Marine Mom?