soupking
Well-known member
Hey. I've been around a while now. I would say my UAS is and was about as bad as it gets. I started out with a couple imports from a local store. Then I progressed to midrange stuff, to high level production stuff, onto custom blinged out incredible stuff. I still own a range of all.
When I first got into this I wound up with two Fleas and a koa Fluke concert; all long since sold. I flipped them to "move up" to Hawaiian production ukes. For no good reason, except that I'm nuts. Hawaiian ukes are basically unbeatable to me, too, in terms of pretty much everything. Owning one is a treasure, because having something so special is a rare occurrence elsewhere for me. It's the one thing I really like, so it's one of the only things I spend money on.
Anyway, I ordered another koa concert Fluke. Love it. It's perfect. Nice shape to grab onto, Made in the USA, sweet sound, and just ready to play without fault. I've purchased three directly from Magic Fluke over the years, so I know this to be so.
I still have customs, and production ukes. The koa model Fluke is also quite a premium, price wise, but I've had the base ones, too. These things should be *the* recommendation for the beginner. I'm posting a video with this Fluke- of a couple verses of "Hobo's Lullaby"- to show the extent of my "talent." I have the Zaza book, and Roadmaps, and Pikillo or whatever it's called, but at the end of the day, I'm too damn lazy for finger style, or even chord melody for that matter-- all I really wanna do is bang out a couple chords and sing terribly, 'cause that's what soothes my soul.
Custom instruments are one-of-a-kind, and awesome in every way, but the longer I play, the more I realize that I let myself get into a territory that was absolutely unnecessary… for me. A Fluke is all I need, as you'll soon discover.
When I first got into this I wound up with two Fleas and a koa Fluke concert; all long since sold. I flipped them to "move up" to Hawaiian production ukes. For no good reason, except that I'm nuts. Hawaiian ukes are basically unbeatable to me, too, in terms of pretty much everything. Owning one is a treasure, because having something so special is a rare occurrence elsewhere for me. It's the one thing I really like, so it's one of the only things I spend money on.
Anyway, I ordered another koa concert Fluke. Love it. It's perfect. Nice shape to grab onto, Made in the USA, sweet sound, and just ready to play without fault. I've purchased three directly from Magic Fluke over the years, so I know this to be so.
I still have customs, and production ukes. The koa model Fluke is also quite a premium, price wise, but I've had the base ones, too. These things should be *the* recommendation for the beginner. I'm posting a video with this Fluke- of a couple verses of "Hobo's Lullaby"- to show the extent of my "talent." I have the Zaza book, and Roadmaps, and Pikillo or whatever it's called, but at the end of the day, I'm too damn lazy for finger style, or even chord melody for that matter-- all I really wanna do is bang out a couple chords and sing terribly, 'cause that's what soothes my soul.
Custom instruments are one-of-a-kind, and awesome in every way, but the longer I play, the more I realize that I let myself get into a territory that was absolutely unnecessary… for me. A Fluke is all I need, as you'll soon discover.