Griffis
Well-known member
Folks, I am sure this same thread has been posted before, so I apologize for beating an already beaten horse.
I did do a search, incidentally, prior to posting this.
I don't want to own a boatload of ukuleles. I keep all possessions to a minimum as much as possible.
Under the right circumstances I'd be overjoyed to own 300 ukuleles, but that's not the world I live in.
At any rate, the one type of uke I feel I lack is something very inexpensive yet durable. A beater. One that can sit in the car at times, go from hot and humid climes to cold and dry.
I'm looking for a soprano specifically.
This would really need to be cheap, cheap, cheap. As in, I would love to keep it under $50.
I am thinking plastic because if I was, say, at the beach and it managed to get a bit wet, it would likely still be fine.
I am okay with a cheap laminate wood soprano as well, but it may live pretty rough. And I think this is where plastic may take the lead.
I have poked around online and looked at some options, but would love to hear from people in the know, actual owners, those with experience with different possible instruments that fit this bill.
I really prefer the classic "figure 8" shape, but I'm not totally married to that at the exclusion of all else.
Just cheap, durable, something with decent intonation and ability to hold tune, hopefully some volume...
Can anyone make recommendations on this for me? It may be several weeks before I could pull this off anyway, but I envision a day when I will be spending a lot of time outdoors around the ocean and I'd like to have something I can toss in the car, throw over my shoulder, pull out whilst sitting in the sand...something that would be okay with some saltwater air, or even be fine if it started to get rained on a little.
I appreciate any input, advice, suggestions, etc.
The ukes I already own are far from expensive or precious, but they are precious to me and I want to protect them because it would be difficult to replace them.
Thanks again, and sorry again if this has come up a million times...
I did do a search, incidentally, prior to posting this.
I don't want to own a boatload of ukuleles. I keep all possessions to a minimum as much as possible.
Under the right circumstances I'd be overjoyed to own 300 ukuleles, but that's not the world I live in.
At any rate, the one type of uke I feel I lack is something very inexpensive yet durable. A beater. One that can sit in the car at times, go from hot and humid climes to cold and dry.
I'm looking for a soprano specifically.
This would really need to be cheap, cheap, cheap. As in, I would love to keep it under $50.
I am thinking plastic because if I was, say, at the beach and it managed to get a bit wet, it would likely still be fine.
I am okay with a cheap laminate wood soprano as well, but it may live pretty rough. And I think this is where plastic may take the lead.
I have poked around online and looked at some options, but would love to hear from people in the know, actual owners, those with experience with different possible instruments that fit this bill.
I really prefer the classic "figure 8" shape, but I'm not totally married to that at the exclusion of all else.
Just cheap, durable, something with decent intonation and ability to hold tune, hopefully some volume...
Can anyone make recommendations on this for me? It may be several weeks before I could pull this off anyway, but I envision a day when I will be spending a lot of time outdoors around the ocean and I'd like to have something I can toss in the car, throw over my shoulder, pull out whilst sitting in the sand...something that would be okay with some saltwater air, or even be fine if it started to get rained on a little.
I appreciate any input, advice, suggestions, etc.
The ukes I already own are far from expensive or precious, but they are precious to me and I want to protect them because it would be difficult to replace them.
Thanks again, and sorry again if this has come up a million times...