Hello all!
I'm playing on my first uke, a Kala KA-S, laminate with geared tuners. I'm a strummer and working on barre chords and chord transitions. One of the things I notice that frustrates me is that the head of the uke is much heavier than the body due to the weight of the tuners. When transitioning from chord to chord, the head of the uke keeps plummeting down.
Would this be much different on a solid uke? Or are there brands that you all might recommend that are more evenly balanced?
I feel like my progress is coming along pretty well. I can actually play a number of songs and have a lot of fun figuring out new strumming patterns. My goal is to purchase a solid uke (big step!) this summer and begin working on finger picking (the kind of stuff I see on YouTube uke vids that makes me go... WOW).
Thanks!
-Kevin
I'm playing on my first uke, a Kala KA-S, laminate with geared tuners. I'm a strummer and working on barre chords and chord transitions. One of the things I notice that frustrates me is that the head of the uke is much heavier than the body due to the weight of the tuners. When transitioning from chord to chord, the head of the uke keeps plummeting down.
Would this be much different on a solid uke? Or are there brands that you all might recommend that are more evenly balanced?
I feel like my progress is coming along pretty well. I can actually play a number of songs and have a lot of fun figuring out new strumming patterns. My goal is to purchase a solid uke (big step!) this summer and begin working on finger picking (the kind of stuff I see on YouTube uke vids that makes me go... WOW).
Thanks!
-Kevin