I admit it. I have UAS. Most of us here on UU do. But I'm not sure it means the same thing to all of us.
I have decided that certain things just can't be argued with.
1) A great ukulele player can make an average ukulele sound good.
2) A hack ukulele player can make a great ukulele sound bad.
Put Jake Shimabukuro and I on the same stage, and have us exchange ukes. He'll make my $139 Kala sing, and I'll make his expensive custom Kamaka sound terrible, guaranteed. This is just reality. I know I'll never play like Jake, and that's okay.
The point is that I've finally decided that it's alright for me to want Kalas, or Mainlands, or Ohanas or the like. I don't have to aspire to a "big K" brand uke or a beautiful custom instrument. I can have five $300 ukes and be just as happy or happier than I would be with one $1,500 uke.
Whew! I feel better already. Remember, this is my perspective. Yours may be different, and that's cool, too....
I have decided that certain things just can't be argued with.
1) A great ukulele player can make an average ukulele sound good.
2) A hack ukulele player can make a great ukulele sound bad.
Put Jake Shimabukuro and I on the same stage, and have us exchange ukes. He'll make my $139 Kala sing, and I'll make his expensive custom Kamaka sound terrible, guaranteed. This is just reality. I know I'll never play like Jake, and that's okay.
The point is that I've finally decided that it's alright for me to want Kalas, or Mainlands, or Ohanas or the like. I don't have to aspire to a "big K" brand uke or a beautiful custom instrument. I can have five $300 ukes and be just as happy or happier than I would be with one $1,500 uke.
Whew! I feel better already. Remember, this is my perspective. Yours may be different, and that's cool, too....