wickedwahine11
Well-known member
For those of you out there who are fellow UAS sufferers, I have a question for you...do you use different ukes for different songs? I don't just mean low g versus high g tuning. I mean you actually use one particular uke for one type of music. As an example, I always choose my KoAloha Pineapple Sunday for anything from Tin Pan Alley or jazzy ("Night and Day," etc.), and most Hawaiian songs. I prefer my Kamaka on a lot of ballads and rock songs, or 60s stuff.
The high pitched voice of the Pineapple Sunday just seems to suit some songs ("Slow Boat to China," "Five Foot Two,") better, but the more mellow Kamaka voice seems more appropriate on other songs ("California Dreaming," etc.) It doesn't seem to make much difference on individually picked notes, just strums.
Am I the only one out there who swaps ukes in mid playing session for individual songs for a reason other than low g or high g tuning...for the reason that a particular uke's voice seems more suited?
The high pitched voice of the Pineapple Sunday just seems to suit some songs ("Slow Boat to China," "Five Foot Two,") better, but the more mellow Kamaka voice seems more appropriate on other songs ("California Dreaming," etc.) It doesn't seem to make much difference on individually picked notes, just strums.
Am I the only one out there who swaps ukes in mid playing session for individual songs for a reason other than low g or high g tuning...for the reason that a particular uke's voice seems more suited?