70sSanO
Well-known member
Just wondering, is the ukulele evolving away from the traditional plink-plink sound?
I'm not saying this is good or bad, but it seems that, like guitars a decade or more ago, ukuleles are now turning up with more exotic tonewoods. And it seems that there is so much more attention fullness and sustain.
A week ago I showed a Ukejon youtube of Time After Time to a friend who plays bluegrass. He couldn't believe the tone coming out of that ukulele... of course Jon is a tonemaster himself.
I know more people play the larger ukuleles... concerts and especially tenors, so there will be more fullness to the sound.
I was just wondering... any comments?
John
I'm not saying this is good or bad, but it seems that, like guitars a decade or more ago, ukuleles are now turning up with more exotic tonewoods. And it seems that there is so much more attention fullness and sustain.
A week ago I showed a Ukejon youtube of Time After Time to a friend who plays bluegrass. He couldn't believe the tone coming out of that ukulele... of course Jon is a tonemaster himself.
I know more people play the larger ukuleles... concerts and especially tenors, so there will be more fullness to the sound.
I was just wondering... any comments?
John