I'm not sure why I never really thought about this until today, but here it is...
If there's a duo of acoustic guitar players, in the vast majority of cases the rhythm player is going to have the larger guitar (often a dreadnought) and the lead player is most likely to have a concert size instrument to cut through the mix more.
With ukulele, it seems like soprano is usually thought of as more of the rhythm instrument, whereas the larger tenor is more often used for leads...just the opposite from the guitar players as far as size and sound goes... brighter vs warmer..
I know you can use any uke for rhythm or lead, but just speaking in general here...If you knew you were going to see an uke duo and you saw only a soprano and tenor on stage, you'd probably expect to see the lead player pick up the larger tenor.
Just an odd realization...Maybe I have too much time on my hands today. haha.
If there's a duo of acoustic guitar players, in the vast majority of cases the rhythm player is going to have the larger guitar (often a dreadnought) and the lead player is most likely to have a concert size instrument to cut through the mix more.
With ukulele, it seems like soprano is usually thought of as more of the rhythm instrument, whereas the larger tenor is more often used for leads...just the opposite from the guitar players as far as size and sound goes... brighter vs warmer..
I know you can use any uke for rhythm or lead, but just speaking in general here...If you knew you were going to see an uke duo and you saw only a soprano and tenor on stage, you'd probably expect to see the lead player pick up the larger tenor.
Just an odd realization...Maybe I have too much time on my hands today. haha.
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