superbond2
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I've been playing guitar for a while now, and i recently bought a starter soprano ukulele. It's fun to play around with, but I feel limited by my inability to amplify it, as well as its tuning. so, I have a few questions:
1. I've been looking into getting a solid body ukulele, as opposed to an electric/acoustic ( http://www.eleukeusa.com/item/cutaway-jazz-rosewood-electric-eleuke.html specifically) and I am unsure of what to do. I like the idea of the solid body, but it seems to lose the ukulele quality and sounds more like a guitar. Is there a way to assure that a solidbody will sound more ukulele-ish, or should i look into buying an electric/ acoustic?
2. I would be more comfortable playing my uke if it had a DGBE tuning, instead of GCEA, but i still want to have the re entered tuning (That is, the D not being the lowest in pitch). Could I retune an electric tenor that way and have it still sound okay? Also, would it work on my starter soprano?
3. Would I need to buy special strings to do #2?
4. Are there any strings that I could use a guitar pick on without worrying about breaking them?
5. Will a standard guitar amplifier work fine for the solid body, or would it sound better if I bought something more specific?
Thanks in advance!
1. I've been looking into getting a solid body ukulele, as opposed to an electric/acoustic ( http://www.eleukeusa.com/item/cutaway-jazz-rosewood-electric-eleuke.html specifically) and I am unsure of what to do. I like the idea of the solid body, but it seems to lose the ukulele quality and sounds more like a guitar. Is there a way to assure that a solidbody will sound more ukulele-ish, or should i look into buying an electric/ acoustic?
2. I would be more comfortable playing my uke if it had a DGBE tuning, instead of GCEA, but i still want to have the re entered tuning (That is, the D not being the lowest in pitch). Could I retune an electric tenor that way and have it still sound okay? Also, would it work on my starter soprano?
3. Would I need to buy special strings to do #2?
4. Are there any strings that I could use a guitar pick on without worrying about breaking them?
5. Will a standard guitar amplifier work fine for the solid body, or would it sound better if I bought something more specific?
Thanks in advance!