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Played a new Maton concert uke today.
Went into the music shop in grafton today and hanging on the top shelf next to all the expensive guitars is this uke, "strange place to hang a uke" I thought as I walked up to it, all the other ukes are in their own display on the other side of the rack, The first thing i see is the huge pink price tag... $599.00 AUD, Then i saw the headstock.. MATON !
hmm,, i pulled it down and gave it a strum, my god, loud, crisp, clear, perfectly balanced, set of new aquilas on it, intonation 100% perfect, I picked it, I strummed it, i did a few snappy muted jazz runs, played it real loud and real soft, my god again, i'm in love.
i had the money too, my credit card was literally screaming at me from my wallet.. DO IT DO IT DO IT !.
Then...hooo hum, i thought of my wife, and how I was going to explain how a 200 dollar supermarket food shop turned into a 600 dollar uke purchase for no reason.
it was victorian blackwood, lovely dark grain, all solid, just stunning tight full round perfect maton sound, hmmmm, I put it back on the rack, talked to the sales guy for a while, it's a first release brand new line he said, they are going to be releasing a soprano that will be 600, the concert will be about 100 to 150 dearer than that, so about 750, this one is only 600 as its a one off, my god, I took it down again and played it, did shirly T by jake and it just nailed it, ooooo I realy want this uke.
I walked back to the car without it, I somehow managed to get some self control and head to the supermarket instead.
damn damn damn, If anyone is in northern nsw and wants a brilliant uke I would head to buckleys music in grafton ASAP, because i can't guarantee I will be able to make it through the next 48 hours without going back and buying it you had better be quick.
here is the link to Maton http://www.maton.com.au/acoustics/ukulele.html
And here's a guy playing one http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6Vkp2kDLDmI
Went into the music shop in grafton today and hanging on the top shelf next to all the expensive guitars is this uke, "strange place to hang a uke" I thought as I walked up to it, all the other ukes are in their own display on the other side of the rack, The first thing i see is the huge pink price tag... $599.00 AUD, Then i saw the headstock.. MATON !
hmm,, i pulled it down and gave it a strum, my god, loud, crisp, clear, perfectly balanced, set of new aquilas on it, intonation 100% perfect, I picked it, I strummed it, i did a few snappy muted jazz runs, played it real loud and real soft, my god again, i'm in love.
i had the money too, my credit card was literally screaming at me from my wallet.. DO IT DO IT DO IT !.
Then...hooo hum, i thought of my wife, and how I was going to explain how a 200 dollar supermarket food shop turned into a 600 dollar uke purchase for no reason.
it was victorian blackwood, lovely dark grain, all solid, just stunning tight full round perfect maton sound, hmmmm, I put it back on the rack, talked to the sales guy for a while, it's a first release brand new line he said, they are going to be releasing a soprano that will be 600, the concert will be about 100 to 150 dearer than that, so about 750, this one is only 600 as its a one off, my god, I took it down again and played it, did shirly T by jake and it just nailed it, ooooo I realy want this uke.
I walked back to the car without it, I somehow managed to get some self control and head to the supermarket instead.
damn damn damn, If anyone is in northern nsw and wants a brilliant uke I would head to buckleys music in grafton ASAP, because i can't guarantee I will be able to make it through the next 48 hours without going back and buying it you had better be quick.
here is the link to Maton http://www.maton.com.au/acoustics/ukulele.html
And here's a guy playing one http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6Vkp2kDLDmI
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However, all-blackwood is an attraction! 
