Theresaamusic
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I am looking to buy my second ukulele for about 100 dollars or less. I was checking out the HMS site and I noticed that their prices are incredibly low and the ukes come with a special HMS set up. If I am going to buy from a ukulele store online, I only want HMS. Uke republic is a little high for me.
But Im wondering, why is a set up so important? How come I can't just buy a uke from my local music store? Sorry, Im a bit of a noob when it comes to ukes.
My first uke I bought was a Mahalo ULP 30vs. Its a pretty cheapo uke, but I use it a lot. I got it from a music store near my house and it didn't come with some special set up or whatever, I think it just came from the box.
A lot of people say that if you dont get it set up it will be hard to play, but I didnt really have a problem playing it. Playing really high notes was a little difficult though, and the fret things were kinda uneven. But I liked playing it.
If a set up is really important then Ill stick with HMS, but I dont like having to limit my options, ukes from them are going out of stock very quickly. Have any suggestions?
But Im wondering, why is a set up so important? How come I can't just buy a uke from my local music store? Sorry, Im a bit of a noob when it comes to ukes.
My first uke I bought was a Mahalo ULP 30vs. Its a pretty cheapo uke, but I use it a lot. I got it from a music store near my house and it didn't come with some special set up or whatever, I think it just came from the box.
A lot of people say that if you dont get it set up it will be hard to play, but I didnt really have a problem playing it. Playing really high notes was a little difficult though, and the fret things were kinda uneven. But I liked playing it.
If a set up is really important then Ill stick with HMS, but I dont like having to limit my options, ukes from them are going out of stock very quickly. Have any suggestions?