JackLuis
Well-known member
Folks, I need some suggestions. I want to stop smoking, I've tried many times but the daemon weed always wins.
I was up at my local and saw/played a beautiful Nalu Baritone. At $700 it is just out of my reach, and I was a little bummed out. I have very little spare cash. I thought that if I were to stop smoking I could save some money up for six months or so and get a really nice Ukulele.
So I thought if I bribed myself to stop smoking for six months, then at Christmas I could afford a "good Ukulele". I had been able to stop for 36 hours but the jitters got to me and I relapsed a bit. A 55 year habit is hard to break!
I have had second thoughts about the Nalu, they don't really make a Uke that 'sends' me. I'm not a fan of spruce and mahogany is nice but there must be another really nice playing/sounding/looking Ukulele out there that could keep me on the straight an narrow to kick this habit?
So I'm asking for suggestions for a sweet sounding, sort of blingy, good playing Tenor or Baritone that I can use as a goal. I'll probably string it in dGBE/DGBE as C tuning is not my thing. I need a Uku that I can put on my desktop so every day when I open my computer I'll see my "Dream Uku" to reinforce my resolve. I'm thinking that somewhere between $300 and $800 is all I should spend. I need to support the wife, house, cars, insurance, taxes, and stuff too.
So how about suggestions for me. Something not too plain, so I can really get behind this. Something that sounds amazing and has nice playability?
I was up at my local and saw/played a beautiful Nalu Baritone. At $700 it is just out of my reach, and I was a little bummed out. I have very little spare cash. I thought that if I were to stop smoking I could save some money up for six months or so and get a really nice Ukulele.
So I thought if I bribed myself to stop smoking for six months, then at Christmas I could afford a "good Ukulele". I had been able to stop for 36 hours but the jitters got to me and I relapsed a bit. A 55 year habit is hard to break!
I have had second thoughts about the Nalu, they don't really make a Uke that 'sends' me. I'm not a fan of spruce and mahogany is nice but there must be another really nice playing/sounding/looking Ukulele out there that could keep me on the straight an narrow to kick this habit?
So I'm asking for suggestions for a sweet sounding, sort of blingy, good playing Tenor or Baritone that I can use as a goal. I'll probably string it in dGBE/DGBE as C tuning is not my thing. I need a Uku that I can put on my desktop so every day when I open my computer I'll see my "Dream Uku" to reinforce my resolve. I'm thinking that somewhere between $300 and $800 is all I should spend. I need to support the wife, house, cars, insurance, taxes, and stuff too.
So how about suggestions for me. Something not too plain, so I can really get behind this. Something that sounds amazing and has nice playability?