Ron
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OK. So. Got my new Bushman bari last week and last night had our first session trying it out in the Ukes of Hazard.
Apart from hurting our brains as we tried to drag ourselves out of uke fingering into guitar fingering (my brain most of all because I've never played guitar!) we noticed some things and wondered about some things.
The Ukes of Hazard are a duo with two tenors - a Kala Archtop and a Lanikai.
We found the bari a bit overpowering if we played the full chord progressions along with the tenor (part of that will just be the better quality of the instrument).
Does anyone play a bari in a small group or duo? What role do you give it in the group to balance with the other instruments.?
The bari DOES sound more like a small guitar than a uke - or is that just me? I know you'd never get that "bright" uke sound on the bigger instrument but it crossed our minds that one could tune a bari Gcea if you found the right gauge strings. What are the issues with that? Anyone done it? Dumb idea?
We've got under-saddle pickups on our tenors and play through a small PA. Best to mic the bari or install a pickup?
When playing baritone with another uke player, how long does it take to stop hurting your head every time you look at the other player's fingers or power into a well learned solo on the wrong fret? ;-)
Apart from hurting our brains as we tried to drag ourselves out of uke fingering into guitar fingering (my brain most of all because I've never played guitar!) we noticed some things and wondered about some things.
The Ukes of Hazard are a duo with two tenors - a Kala Archtop and a Lanikai.
We found the bari a bit overpowering if we played the full chord progressions along with the tenor (part of that will just be the better quality of the instrument).
Does anyone play a bari in a small group or duo? What role do you give it in the group to balance with the other instruments.?
The bari DOES sound more like a small guitar than a uke - or is that just me? I know you'd never get that "bright" uke sound on the bigger instrument but it crossed our minds that one could tune a bari Gcea if you found the right gauge strings. What are the issues with that? Anyone done it? Dumb idea?
We've got under-saddle pickups on our tenors and play through a small PA. Best to mic the bari or install a pickup?
When playing baritone with another uke player, how long does it take to stop hurting your head every time you look at the other player's fingers or power into a well learned solo on the wrong fret? ;-)