the52blues
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Hi there. I'm a seasoned pro when it comes to guitar, bass, banjo and trumpet. I've played in bands and I've played lots of solo gigs. I play covers and original material. Now.....I bought a couple ukes a few weeks ago and can't put them down! I've searched the web and downloaded lots of tunes to play. I have yet to actually use one live. I have not even gotten to a uke club yet. Playing with others sounds like fun so I do need to get out and try it there first I guess. When I first bought the ukes I envisioned a few ideas of where to play my gigs but after years of playing guitar the uke still sounds a little thin as a solo instrument. What I think I will do is throw in a few uke tunes in the middle of a set to see how it goes first as opposed to trying to do a whole show with just a uke or two. Is that how some of you guys got started? There are two ways I thought of using the uke - as a strummer and sing along AND as a solo chord/instrumental ala James Hill (OK I'll likely never sound that good but hey, you gotta start somewhere!)